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E-hailing drivers threaten further protests over industry regulation
Drivers embarked on a two-day strike last week demanding an end to what they labelled exploitation by e-hailing service Bolt.
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Bolt drivers in Joburg to continue their strike for industry regulation
Drivers demanded that the industry be regulated, saying they had been exploited for far too long now.
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Bolt drivers in Gauteng, WC, FS strike over ‘exploitation’
Drivers for e-hailing services said they would not be operating in three provinces on Monday.
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GP, WC, FS e-hailing drivers to strike on Monday over ‘exploitation’
They are demanding that the companies they operate under, namely Uber and Bolt, be regulated so that they can be protected from exploitation.
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UberEats service halted as e-hailing firms face lockdown restrictions
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.
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Taxis, e-hailing services will not be operating during lockdown: Mbalula
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.
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Protesting Uber, Bolt drivers want dept's intervention over pay, safety issues
Drivers staged a disruptive protest on Wednesday raising concerns over security and the payment arrangements they have with their companies.
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'Unsafe' Uber, Bolt drivers in Joburg call on Cele’s intervention
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.
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The employers are exploiting us, say Bolt and Uber drivers
[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.
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Several Uber, Bolt drivers plot next move after companies fail to accept demands
The drivers took part in a protest on Wednesday morning over safety issues and drove in convoy from Zoo Lake in Parkview to Sandton.
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Uber Eats goes local to find its niche in SA food fight
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.
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'Unfit' Uber stripped of London license after safety failures
Uber, which has roughly 45,000 drivers in London, did not offer an immediate comment.
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Police warn Uber, Bolt drivers of Nyanga hijacking threat
Police said that several of the hijackings occurred at night in the Crossroads and Brown's Farm areas.
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Australian watchdog says Uber Eats will amend 'unfair' contract terms
The move comes at a time when global regulators have stepped up scrutiny of the business practices of global technology titans.
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Autonomous production car launched by Uber & Volvo
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.
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Autonomous car launched by Uber & Volvo
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.
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2 hijackers handed lengthy sentences for attacking Cape Town Uber drivers
Andrew Nhasri and Mike Masozho terrorised Uber drivers during May and early June 2017 in Bellville.
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Uber plans to sell around $10 billion worth of stock in IPO - sources
Most of the shares sold would be issued by the company, while a smaller portion would be owned by Uber investors cashing out, one of the sources said.
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Woman killed as e-hailing driver tries to escape 'robbers'
One woman died and the other is recovering in hospital in Langa.
