Section · Nº 04 of 6
Motoring.
Bakkies, EVs, taxis, fuel costs and the vehicles that carry South African families, trades and side hustles.
4 stories in this section
Fuel Maths
The petrol-price family meeting
When fuel moves, South African households renegotiate school runs, lift clubs, weekend plans, car choices and who gets the car on Friday.
Buyer Checklist
Used-car red flags in South Africa
A shiny bonnet can hide finance trouble, accident repairs, weak paperwork and the old problem of wanting the deal to be real too badly.
Transport Reality
Why minibus taxis are still the real mobility app
Before a phone can optimise a trip, South Africans have already built route knowledge, hand signals, timing and affordability into a living transport network.