@tee.jay.network: #creatorsearchinsights 🚨 THE UNEXPECTED VICTIM OF XENOPHOBIA: SOUTH AFRICA'S TAXI INDUSTRY? What was supposed to "solve problems" may be creating new ones. Across some areas, taxi operators are reporting quieter ranks, fewer passengers, and a noticeable drop in daily activity. Some commuters—particularly foreign nationals—are staying away out of fear, while others are avoiding certain routes altogether. The result? Taxi ranks that once buzzed with life are, at times, looking eerily empty. 🚖 No passengers means no income. 📉 No income means less money circulating in local communities. 💸 Less economic activity hurts everyone. The irony is hard to ignore. If people are too afraid to travel, work, shop, or run their businesses, who really benefits? Taxi drivers lose fares, street vendors lose customers, and local economies take another hit. Some ranks are reportedly so quiet that people are comparing them to the COVID-19 lockdown period—a time when movement was restricted and livelihoods were under immense pressure. Let's be clear: xenophobic attacks and intimidation are unacceptable. Violence does not create jobs. Fear does not grow the economy. Division does not solve poverty. If anything, it risks making existing challenges even worse. 🔥 The big question is: If fewer people are using taxis, businesses are losing customers, and communities are earning less money, who is really paying the price? #southafrica #saynotoxenophobia #teejaynetwork

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