COMPETITION
Taxi-cab rivalry fuels public transport inquiry
The inquiry will probe regulations governing meter and Uber taxis and state subsidies for buses and trains
After receiving a number of complaints the Competition Commission plans to launch an inquiry into public-transport sectors in the next few months. The inquiry will look into the regulatory regime governing meter and Uber taxis and the government subsidies given to buses and trains. Commissioner Thembinkosi Bonakele told Parliament’s economic development committee this week that the inquiry would be very big and complex and would take about two years to complete its work. The terms of reference were expected to be finalised by July. The results of the inquiry would feed into the many transport plans being developed by spheres of government and drive the adoption of efficient public transport systems.
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