Kunomthelela omkhulu kubasebenzisi bamatekisi njengoba amanani okugibela eqala ukukhuphuka kusukela namuhla, mhla zi-5 kuNhlaba, okuzokwengeza ingcindezi ezindlekweni zemindeni. Lokhu kuza ngesikhathi izwe libhekene nokwenyuka okukhulu kwentengo kaphethiloli nodizili.
Kubikwa ukuthi uphethiloli ukhuphuka ngo-R3.27 ilitha, kanti udizili ukhuphuka ngo-R6.19 ilitha, kwathi upharafini ukhuphuka ngo-R4.22 ilitha. Lokhu kudalwa ukunyuka kwentengo kawoyela emhlabeni, okuhlobene nengxabano eqhubekayo phakathi kwe-Iran, i-United States kanye ne-Israel.
I-South African National Taxi Council ithe ukukhuphuka kwamanani bekungeke kugwemeke. Umkhulumeli uRebecca Phala uthe izinhlangano zamatekisi zithathe izinqumo zazo, kanti ukukhuphuka kulindeleke ukuthi kube phakathi kuka-R2 no-R6 kumabanga amafishane, kanti kumabanga amade kungaba phakathi kuka-R10 no-R13.
UPhala uveze ukuthi izinhlangano zizama ukuthola ibhalansi phakathi kokugcina ibhizinisi liqhubeka nokungaxoshi abagibeli. Nokho, uxwayise ngokuthi amanani angase aqhubeke nokukhuphuka uma izimo zamazwe omhlaba zingaguquki.
I-Congress of South African Trade Unions inxuse uhulumeni ukuthi enze okuthile ukuvikela abasebenzi, ixwayisa ngokuthi umnotho ungase ungakwazi ukubhekana nalezi zinguquko uma izibonelelo zikaphethiloli zehliswa.
