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==== South Africa ==== [[File:Tuk-Tuk in Hermanus, South Africa (2014).jpg|thumb|Tuk-Tuk in [[Hermanus]], South Africa (2014)]] Tuk-tuks, introduced in [[Durban]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zululandtourism.co.za/Durban.html |title=Durban offers beaches and cultural diversity |publisher=Zululand Tourism |access-date=22 September 2015 |quote=Tuk Tuks: Mororised, covered tricycles which carry up to six passengers. Ideal for short 'hops' between the beachfront and city centre. |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522232700/http://zululandtourism.co.za/Durban.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> in the late 1980s, have enjoyed growing popularity in recent years, particularly in [[Gauteng]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mg.co.za/article/2013-01-18-cheap-cheap-tuk-tuk-taxis-take-off |title=Cheap-cheap tuk-tuk taxis take over Jozi |last1=Steyn |first1=Lisa |date=18 January 2013 |access-date=22 September 2015 |quote=Tuk-tuks, also known as auto rickshaws, are becoming an increasingly common sight on South Africa's roads because people are trying to travel short distances at lower costs than driving and at less risk than walking.}}</ref> In [[Cape Town]] they are used to deliver groceries and, more recently, transport tourists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insideguide.co.za/tuk-tuks-cape-town/ |title=Tuk-tuks are coming to Cape Town |last=Ryan |first=Tamlyn |date=September 2016 |publisher=Inside Guide |access-date=2017-03-18 |archive-date=2017-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814155835/http://insideguide.co.za/tuk-tuks-cape-town/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2017/01/25/Buddibox-grocery-delivery-programme-set-to-create-10000-young-entrepreneurs-in-Gauteng1 |title=Buddibox grocery delivery programme set to create 10,000 young entrepreneurs in Gauteng |last=Govender |first=Suthentira |date=2017-01-25 |work=TimesLIVE}}</ref> {{clear}} [[File:Seen at Hamad Elnil.jpg|thumb|upright|Rickshaw in [[Omdurman]], Sudan]]
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