The country will not outlaw Uber, Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi says
Gauteng MEC for roads and transport Ismail Vadi says the government will not outlaw Uber taxi services in the country. On Friday morning‚ meter taxi drivers blocked the R21 and R24 highway leading to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg‚ in protest against competition by Uber. "They only have one big demand‚ which is that government must ban all Uber-type of operations in the country and we have made it clear that the interim policy position is that we are not in favour of a blanket ban because we think that this type of technological innovation and services provided by these type of companies do add value into society‚" Vadi said.
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