Why Rolla: minibus taxi safety in South Africa
More than 11,400 people died on South African roads in 2025, about 31 every day.
Source: Road Traffic Management Corporation, 2025 figures as reported in January 2026Road crashes cost South Africa about R186.5 billion in 2022, roughly 3.3% of GDP.
Source: RTMC, reported 2024Minibus taxis were involved in 53% of major crashes in the 2024/25 festive season, and 41% of all road deaths were pedestrians.
Source: Minister of Transport, January 2025About 70% of South African commuters use minibus taxis.
Source: AP, January 2026Between April 2015 and January 2016, crashes involving minibuses killed 1,024 people.
Source: Parliamentary reply NW481, RTMC dataWhy reporting matters
Most commuters see unsafe driving every week but have nowhere safe to say so. When many people report the same plate, patterns become visible, good drivers get the credit they deserve, and operators and authorities can act. Rolla lets you speak up without being identified to other users.
How Rolla works
- 1Before you get in, note the taxi's registration plate.
- 2Log what happened, good or bad, using fixed categories.
- 3Moderated reports appear on the map as approximate, delayed pins. Your identity never does.
Legal notices
Rolla is not an emergency service. In danger, call 10111 or 112.
Reports are the opinions of users and are moderated before publication.
Vehicles are identified by registration plate only.
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