Taxi fares rise

According to the ministry's new rates, a combi trip will be P3.00, up from P2.50. A shared taxi will cost P3.60 up from P3.00. A special taxi trip, P18.00 from P15.00. Furthermore, bus operators on tarred roads will charge 13.58 thebe per kilometre up from 13.32, and those on gravel to sandy roads will charge 15.55 thebe per kilometre, an increase from 12.96.

Under the new system, a trip from Gaborone to Francistown is set to cost anything up to P57.00, while a trip to Maun will cost P135. Transport operators have been charging P51 to Francistown and P104 to Maun.