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TimesLIVE reports that Tshwane metro police impounded three of "Afrikaans" e-hailing service Wanatu's vehicles on Wednesday for operating without permits.
The came after Build One SA's Ayanda Allie shared a video on X asking whether Wanatu had operating permits from the municipality, as Uber, Bolt and inDrive vehicles were frequently impounded for not having permits. Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya took to X to announce the impounding and wrote: “We do not discriminate when enforcing bylaws in Tshwane”. According to Tshwane metro police spokesperson Isaac Mahamba, the three Wanatu vehicles were impounded during random operations. “We spotted these ones, we did not target Wanatu vehicles,” he claimed. In a SMS sent to all registered Wanatu customers, the e-hailing service said: "Wanatu service is temporarily suspended due to the illegal actions of the TMPD by illegally impounding our vehicles and intimidation of our drivers. We're going to court!" Wanatu recently caused a stir for its alleged Afrikaans-only policy, which some have scrutinised for possibly violating labour laws for only employing Afrikaans-speaking drivers. TimesLIVE took a trip with the new e-hailing service and found it did not discriminate, with its drivers communicating in English, while the app has an English version.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Rorisang Kgosana at TimesLIVE
- Lees ook, Wanatu oorweeg regstappe oor skut van voertuie, by Maroela Media
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