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[TOP STORY] Cape Town taxi strike delivers severe blow to economy

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‘This is absolutely problematic for the country and takes us back significantly and we are already at the precipice, and things like this just create serious crises,’ says Business Unity South Africa’s chief executive officer, Cas Coovadia.

10 Aug 2023 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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