Uber drivers
Disgruntled Uber, Taxify drivers to be offline again over unmet demands
Hundreds of operators gathered outside Uber’s head office in Sandton on Tuesday where a memorandum was given to management.
Spokesperson for the Uber drivers' general task team Vhatuka Mbelengwa said Uber was forced by the South African police to send out management to come to receive the memorandum.
Dozens of drivers staged a demonstration, driving along the Main Road from Cape Town Stadium to the city centre on Tuesday morning.
To make their point, drivers made their way down the Main Road from the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point to the CBD, causing a traffic snarl up.
The groups held a meeting at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature on Tuesday where they voiced their grievances.
They claim metered taxi drivers have been barring them from operating at the Cape Town International Airport.
This follows the discovery of Siyabonga Ngcobo's body which was found in the boot of his car in Arcadia on Friday.
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Some US lawmakers called for Congressional hearings and implored the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look into the matter.
The company’s admission that it failed to disclose the breach comes as Uber seeks to recover from a series of crises that culminated in the Kalanick’s ouster in June.
Motorists have been warned to avoid the R24 and R21 highways near OR Tambo International Airport on Friday morning as a protest is underway.
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Two Uber cars were petrol bombed near the Gautrain Station, allegedly by metered taxi drivers at around 7pm on Thursday night.
Two Uber cars were petrol bombed in the Sandton CBD, allegedly by meter taxi drivers. Uber drivers retaliated and moved around Sandton, attacking stationary meter taxi cars and those moving through the area.
An angry group of Uber taxi drivers has now dispersed after pelting taxi operators with stones in the Sandton area while torching others.
Khosrowshahi said Uber needed to stabilise itself but also take what he called “big shots.”
The preliminary investigation is the latest in a series of legal wrangles at Uber as the ride-services company waits for its new chief executive to take the reins.
Khosrowshahi, 48, would take on the daunting task of mending Uber’s image, repairing frayed relations among investors and rebuilding employee morale.
The driver's car was petrol bombed outside Loftus Versfeld last month, allegedly by metered taxi drivers.