Uber driver assaulted
[WATCH] #HighwayProtest: Roads blocked and 2 Uber cars torched
Truck drivers & metered-taxi drivers barricaded the R21 South near the Barbara Road off-ramp and the R24 near Jones Road in the early hours of Friday morning....
The minister says she’s distressed about the potential negative effect of the feud between the two groups on the tourism industry.
Uber says its drivers are fed up with the constant intimidation and violence that they have faced from metered taxi drivers.
Two Uber cars were petrol bombed near the Gautrain Station, allegedly by metered taxi drivers at around 7pm on Thursday night.
On Thursday night, two Uber cars were petrol bombed in the Sandton CBD near the Gautrain station, allegedly by meter taxi drivers.
A passenger allegedly threw a chemical substance onto the driver when they reached the drop off point.
The parties agreed last week to stop acts of intimidation and harassment that claimed the life of an Uber driver a few weeks ago.
Clashes broke out between the two groups at the Sandton Gautrain station on Monday with metered taxi drivers accusing Uber of operating illegally.
The movement says he was targeted during an ongoing turf war between Uber and meter taxi drivers.
It is believed that the two were targeted in Sunnyside, Pretoria on Wednesday, allegedly by meter taxi drivers.
Police said it's unclear whether the vehicle that was torched on Wednesday belonged to an Uber driver.