DA: Bobani enjoys protection of ANC councillors
Politics
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WC cabbies to challenge approval of licences for Uber partners
The metered taxi industry is up in arms over the issuing of new operating licences to drivers.
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OPINION: Uber - Govt must wake up & smell the disruption
Mandy Wiener says government has been found napping with the service offered by Uber.
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Inside the cab wars - EWN investigates
As the popularity for cab-hailing service Uber grows, tensions in the taxi cab industry is on the rise. EWN gets to grips with the latest.
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Analysts call for draft amendment of transport act
As Uber drivers received operating licences, the company says many drivers are stuck in a complex system.
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Uber condemns metered taxi policy
Uber says the policy around metered taxi operations is complicated and many of its driver partners.
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CT Uber drivers to operate with same license as metered taxis
Uber launched a petition to put pressure on officials to fast track the issuing of licenses.
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WC approves Uber operating licences
Transport MEC Donald Grant says despite Uber partners receiving operating licences, the service itself is not prescribed by the National Land Transport Act.
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'Uber must register or be taken off the road'
Gauteng Transport MEC says Uber must register & abide by the same regulations as metered taxis.
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Operating licences approved for CT Uber partners
Uber drivers have recently been targeted along major routes.
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Uber also facing challenges in New York
The cab-hailing service is coming under pressure across the globe, including in South Africa.
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Regulatory meeting to decide on Uber licences
The cab hailing service’s popularity has seen some of its drivers being harassed by metered cab drivers.
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‘Uber will leave us jobless'
Metered taxi drivers fear they’ll lose their jobs if Uber doesn't adhere to the same rules.
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Questions raised about meter taxi licencing regulations
Uber drivers have faced intimidation in Sandton and other major routes in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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Taxi industry currently in talks over Uber
Officials are in talks with key taxi industry players to discuss regulation and policy issues.
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Uber saga unpacked
Uber’s GM in the SADC region, Alon Lits, discusses issues facing Uber drivers after some were allegedly threatened by meter taxi drivers over shared routes in Sandton and other lucrative areas.
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Intimidation of Uber drivers & passengers condemned
Uber drivers & passengers have allegedly been threatened by meter taxi drivers over routes in parts of JHB.
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City of Joburg to address Uber issues
The city plans to meet all affected stakeholders to discuss the issues affecting the local cab industry.
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Zille: Plans in motion to tackle Uber-Cape Town saga
The city has started compiling a by-law to create a legal framework for the e-hailing industry.
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Uber drivers intimidated & harassed in JHB
Meter taxi drivers are unhappy they have to share the same routes in Sandton and other major areas.
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UberPop halts service in France, arrests 2 executives
France took two executives from Uber into custody and said they will face trial in September.
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Private meter taxi drivers protest outside Uber offices
More than 40 drivers gathered near a park in Sandton before moving to Uber's head office.
