Commuters who rely on e-hailing services were advised to make alternative arrangements as there would be a very limited amount of drivers available during the week.
The Public Private Transport Association expects at least 30,000 drivers from Uber, Uber Eats, Bolt, Bolt Food, InDriver, and Mr D Food will partake in a national shutdown of e-hailing and app-based delivery services on Thursday, 24 March 2022.The organisation claims to represent a collective of e-hailing representative bodies that want the government to regulate the industry, and give drivers more say on pricing.
The strike will continue on Wednesday and culminate in a national shutdown on Thursday, 24 March 2022, when drivers aim to block public roads and disrupt access to “critical institutions”. He explained that drivers were turning to the government for regulation as the e-hailing platforms they relied on were not addressing their concerns, including rising fuel and insurance costs, over-saturation of drivers, and driver safety.
Mbelenwga claimed that prices in the e-hailing sector had decreased since Uber became the first market player in 2013, while fuel prices increased over the same period.“They continue to take their lion’s share of whatever is generated and leave us in a situation whereby we’re just continually getting poorer and poorer.”Bolt’s SADC regional manager Gareth Taylor told MyBroadband that the company was aware of the planned action and respected drivers’ right to protest.
Bolt said it believes that every South African has the right to earn a living and move around without risk of harm, intimidation or coercion, or fear of death or injury.that the striking drivers were already disrupting e-hailing drivers who tried to continue operating on Tuesday.
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