UBER SA confirmed that its drivers and
passengers were being intimidated by meter taxi drivers in downtown
Johannesburg on Thursday morning.
"We are aware of the intimidation occurring at Park Station and are taking all of the necessary steps to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
We are working with private security‚ the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department‚ the South African Police Service‚ and all other relevant stakeholders," Uber SA said.
However, the assurance that the dispute would be resolved was questioned by would-be passengers concerned about their safety. Thursday’s intimidation comes after several attacks in Sandton and Cape Town recently.
The app-based transport service has been battling with the meter taxi operators in recent weeks and has been in negotiations with the fractured rival business to prevent this from happening‚ but the lack of an umbrella body in the meter cab business is said to be limiting its success.
Twitter user Justine Limpitlaw was frustrated by the meter taxi operators’ intimidation‚ tweeting: "I will no longer use metered taxis. The violence against #Uber drivers is unacceptable. Let’s boycott metered drivers".
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"We are aware of the intimidation occurring at Park Station and are taking all of the necessary steps to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
We are working with private security‚ the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department‚ the South African Police Service‚ and all other relevant stakeholders," Uber SA said.
However, the assurance that the dispute would be resolved was questioned by would-be passengers concerned about their safety. Thursday’s intimidation comes after several attacks in Sandton and Cape Town recently.
The app-based transport service has been battling with the meter taxi operators in recent weeks and has been in negotiations with the fractured rival business to prevent this from happening‚ but the lack of an umbrella body in the meter cab business is said to be limiting its success.
Twitter user Justine Limpitlaw was frustrated by the meter taxi operators’ intimidation‚ tweeting: "I will no longer use metered taxis. The violence against #Uber drivers is unacceptable. Let’s boycott metered drivers".
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