Uber wants metered taxi drivers to join the ride-hailing platform that has seen some success in South Africa. “Our technology is open and pro-choice and we are keen to offer it to a broad number of taxi drivers to boost their occupancy rates and chances for
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The Western Cape Metered Taxi Council (WCMTC) has rejected violence in light of increasing tensions between metered taxi drivers and ride-hailing application Uber. “We are opposed to all violence, and we will protect the rights and safety of customers and
Gauteng MEC for transport Ismail Vadi has sent out a stern warning to Uber on Wednesday, saying unregistered taxis would be impounded. “Uber vehicles will have to register with us,” said Vadi. “If they are unregistered, they are operating illegally
Eskom announced on Wednesday that four of its senior executives who were suspended earlier this year have been cleared of any wrongdoing. In March, chairman Zola Tsotsi announced that four
A US spacecraft became the first to fly past the dwarf planet Pluto on Tuesday, capping the exploration of the solar system, scientists said. Scientists at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
An Internet service provider has been fined R10 000 by a regulatory body for sending spam e-mails to a private individual. “It is particularly worrying … that an ISP itself appears not to appreciate the unacceptable nature of this behaviour,” the Internet
The Internet service provider fined R10 000 by a regulatory body for sending a spam e-mail was unrepentant on Tuesday. “We won’t pay the fine. And we don’t respond well to threats either
The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has agreed in principle to defer the regulation of online press content to the Press Council of South Africa. In a joint statement from the Interactive Advertising Bureau of South Africa (IAB), the South African
South Africa is intent on forging ahead with the nuclear build programme, which will see the capital investment in as many as nine nuclear power stations, but the state won’t say how much it will cost. The detailed budget breakdown, the funding model
Licensed taxi operators are constrained by legislation that inadvertently gives online operator Uber an unfair advantage in public transport, the Western Cape Metered Taxi Council has said. “The Western Cape Metered Taxi Council does not own any