Conflict between Uber partner-drivers and metered taxi owners needs to be resolved before lives are lost, says the chair of parliament’s transport portfolio committee. Dikeledi Magadzi in a statement on Monday voiced her concerns
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Internet ride-sharing app Uber is raising its South African fares back to their old rates just two months after the company initiated its winter price cuts. On 7 April this year, the smartphone app cut fares on its cheaper UberX option in
Airports Company South Africa spokeswoman Deidre Davids confirmed on Friday that an attempt to block access to Cape Town International Airport had taken place earlier during a reported clash between meter taxi drivers and
An argument broke out between an Uber and metered taxi driver, resulting in one of them pointing a firearm at the other near King Shaka International Airport, police said on Thursday. The two became involved in an argument at a Sasol petrol
News that Transaction Capital is actively working to consolidate and formalise the meter-cab industry, via Zebra Cabs, should be celebrated by every single one of us who use (or have used) Uber. Competing against Uber is going to need very deep pockets
Internet ride-sharing service Uber will decide on 6 June if it will keep its winter price cuts or hike fares again. Last month, the company cut UberX fares by up to 20% in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban to try boost demand during the quieter
Internet ride-sharing service Uber says it doesn’t expect its cash-payment option to spark further clashes with local metered taxi drivers. On Thursday, Uber started accepting cash
Gauteng roads & transport MEC Ismail Vadi has spoken out against a group of metered taxi drivers who assaulted him last week Monday during the department’s announcement that it would be licensing Uber operators. “I want to make it absolutely
Three metro police officials have been injured after metered taxi drivers stoned two Uber cars and two metro police vehicles in Sandton on Friday. The attack took place at 12.30pm on Friday on
Internet ride-sharing service Uber will switch on a cash payment option in South Africa next week as part of a pilot. Since launching in South Africa in 2013, Uber has only accepted credit