Attacks, some deadly, on Uber drivers finally get ministers’ attention
As another attack on an Uber driver took place in Gauteng on Wednesday‚ Police Minister Fikile Mbalula announced he was joining his transport counterpart in devising a plan to deal with the mounting violence. He said he was intervening in the conflict between the metered taxis and e-hailing service and meeting with Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi. In response‚ a Gideon Leriba alerted the minister to another taxi crime for police to investigate: "I had a case today in Kempton Park where an Uber driver was attacked by Maxi Taxi drivers. They took cash‚ cellphone and tablet from him." Mbalula made the statement on his Twitter account‚ alongside a joking video of himself attributing Uber’s popularity to struggling celebrities‚ who cannot afford their own wheels‚ maintaining their dignity by calling the unmarked cars for a ride to an event. This did not go down well with everyone‚ as he was called to order for making jokes when an Uber driver died this week. Uber driver Lindelani Mash...
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