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Uber Eats drivers to go on strike over cut delivery fees
“We sent them our grievances and they did call for an immediate meeting with drivers in Gauteng, which last two weeks and they said they were going to work on...
They’ve refused to work over the weekend after they accused the service of lowering the fee paid to drivers per delivery.
Drivers embarked on a two-day strike last week demanding an end to what they labelled exploitation by e-hailing service Bolt.
Drivers demanded that the industry be regulated, saying they had been exploited for far too long now.
Drivers for e-hailing services said they would not be operating in three provinces on Monday.
They are demanding that the companies they operate under, namely Uber and Bolt, be regulated so that they can be protected from exploitation.
E-hailing services, such as Uber and Bolt, can only operate between 5am and 9am in the morning and again from 4pm to 8pm in the evening.
Speaking on the Radio702 on Wednesday morning, Mbalula confirmed government was looking at special time slots during which taxis would be allowed to transport essential services staff to and from work.
Drivers staged a disruptive protest on Wednesday raising concerns over security and the payment arrangements they have with their companies.
Scores of the drivers took part in a protest on Wednesday where they also raised concerns over what they say were exorbitant fees deducted by the e-hailing companies.
[WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT] Bolt and Uber drivers blocked the N1 driving to the head offices of both companies in Marlboro to hand over their memorandum on 20 February 2020 to both companies' representatives.
The drivers took part in a protest on Wednesday morning over safety issues and drove in convoy from Zoo Lake in Parkview to Sandton.
Having already dominated Africa’s ride-hailing sector, Uber is trying to conquer the food delivery market by leveraging its massive fleet of drivers in the continent’s most developed economy and tracking popular food choices and destinations.
Uber, which has roughly 45,000 drivers in London, did not offer an immediate comment.
Police said that several of the hijackings occurred at night in the Crossroads and Brown's Farm areas.
The move comes at a time when global regulators have stepped up scrutiny of the business practices of global technology titans.
Uber and Volvo entered the joint engineering agreement in 2016 and have since developed several prototypes aimed at accelerating the companies’ self-driving car development. The Volvo XC90 SUV is the first production car that in combination with Uber’s self-driving system is capable of fully driving itself.
Uber and Volvo entered the joint engineering agreement in 2016 and have since developed several prototypes aimed at accelerating the companies’ self-driving car development. The Volvo XC90 SUV is the first production car that in combination with Uber’s self-driving system is capable of fully driving itself.
Andrew Nhasri and Mike Masozho terrorised Uber drivers during May and early June 2017 in Bellville.