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BusinessLive reports that, in the wake of reports of attacks on Uber drivers‚ the drivers say they do not feel safe or protected by Uber itself or by the police.
"The problem is that we are not safe‚ Uber does not care about our safety‚ they are doing nothing even though they are aware of the criminality directed at the drivers." said Zweli Ngwenya‚ a spokesperson for the Uber drivers. "You don’t know when they will strike. It is getting complicated‚ we are attacked from many sides. I know about at least 20 Uber cars that were smashed in Gauteng‚ and nothing was done about that. In fact‚ from my eyewitness account‚ the police ignore these crimes even when they occur in their vicinity." Ngwenya added that when about 200 Uber drivers operating around Eastgate Mall had protested against ongoing intimidation and attacks‚ allegedly by meter-taxi drivers‚ Uber had called the mall management to say that Uber did not recognise the drivers. On Tuesday, Uber SA said that it was "devastated" to confirm the brutal attack of a driver in Pretoria this past weekend. According to a Gauteng police spokesperson, they are not aware of Uber attack hotspots, and have urged the public to report any such places.
- Read this report by Kgaugelo Masweneng in full at BusinessLive
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