The minibus taxi industry, which transports 16.5-million passengers a day, will only be allowed to transport essential service workers during the 21-day lockdown period, while all rail services have been banned, transport minister Fikile Mbalula says.
The transport ministry said it will maintain a “skeleton staff” for purposes of safe road operations, clearing of accidents, maintenance of tunnels as well as road traffic enforcement...
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