One person was allegedly shot with a rubber bullet during a protest in Johannesburg by e-hailing taxi service drivers on Wednesday
Thabiso Sithole, who said he was an Uber driver, said their complaints fell on deaf ears.
“I joined Uber when it launched in the country and we were promised to make at least R8,000 a week. But they have not controlled the influx of drivers and so this makes it difficult to make money. “This app is bankrupting me. I cannot afford the life I am living right now. I literally live month-to-month. I don’t even want to talk about my health.
“In order for you to make that money, you don’t rest. There’s a lot of things that are wrong. We are also fighting the lack of recognition and regulation of the business,” said Sithole. He added that the companies needed to do more to standardise pricing in a manner that would not leave the drivers worse off.
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