Recent attacks on passengers during their rides have left many petrified to request a car.
When taxi services like Uber and Taxify hit our streets, many of us thought we finally had a convenient way to get home safely. Not anymore.Riders are raped, robbed and attacked in cars and now Uber is facing a multimillion-rand lawsuit by survivors.Dey recalled the night she was raped, robbed and beaten by her driver and two accomplices.
"At the end of the day when Susan and the other clients entered the vehicles, they were doing so under the premise that Uber promises to offer safe and reliable service.Riders should use the following guidelines when using an Uber or any other metered taxi service:
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