Soweto residents vow to shutdown taxi operations near Maponya Mall
Tensions remain high in Soweto as residents, angered by the killing of an e-hailing driver, vow to block taxis near Maponya Mall for a week, with police confirming no arrests yet.
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News
E-hailing services on tenterhooks in Johannesburg following shutdown
Uber and Bolt services in Johannesburg were brought to a halt on Tuesday as e-hailing drivers protested fare structures and commission rates.
News
Tshwane e-hailers bring CBD to standstill in anti-impound protests
Tshwane e-hailers staged a major protest on Thursday, disrupting traffic across the CBD as they voiced frustrations over vehicle impoundments and delayed permit processing.
Crime
Watch: E-hailer robbed by passengers requesting pickup in Athlone
The dashcam footage is clear enough to identify the individuals involved in the robbery.
Cape Town Buzz
ACSA warns of Uber blackout at Cape Town Airport: Here’s what we know
Cape Town International Airport faces Uber shortages due to an e-hailing driver strike, affecting services.
Viral News
Bolt South Africa sparks outrage after driver allegedly stabs passenger [photo]
Two women were allegedly stabbed by a Bolt driver in Cape Town, sparking a public outcry amid the e-hailing service's silence.
![Bolt South Africa sparks outrage after driver allegedly stabs passenger [photo]](https://www.swisherpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/swisherpost-bolt-south-africa-silu-daniso-stabbing-cape-town-768x512.jpg)
Crime
Watch: Checkers Sixty60 driver robbed of groceries [video]
Home security cameras caught horrifying images of the moment an unidentified Checkers Sixty60 driver was ambushed by gun-wielding robbers.
![Watch: Checkers Sixty60 driver robbed of groceries [video]](https://www.swisherpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/swisherpost-checkers-sixty60-driver-robbed-768x512.jpg)
Cape Town Buzz
Cape Town e-hailing driver blasted for exposing genitals during trip
A Cape Town e-hailing driver was blasted on social media for exposing his genitals to a female passenger during a trip.
Lifestyle
Bolt Food to cease operations in South Africa and Nigeria
Bolt Food, amidst a strategic realignment by parent company Bolt, will cease operations in South Africa and Nigeria by December 2023.
Crime
Suspect linked to Rustenburg businessman assassination is a registered Uber driver, court learns
Sibongiseni Ngubane desires to continue his Uber driving occupation, citing a loss of income if he remains in connection with the assassination of Rustenburg businessman, Ben Gumbi.
Cape Town Buzz
Cape Town e-hailing services join taxi strike: Here’s what you must know
Cape Town e-hailing services have been suspended as a show of solidarity to the ongoing taxi strike. Here's what you must know.
News
Soweto e-hailing shutdown: Here’s why there are no Uber, Bolt services on Monday, 17 July 2023
Soweto was without Bolt and Uber services on Monday, 17 July 2023, due to a temporary shutdown. Here's what you must know.
News
The precarious lives of supermarket grocery delivery drivers
While they race on their motorbikes against tight deadlines they have little job security and few employment benefits
Viral News
Maponya Mall e-hailing attack: SANTACO can’t confirm if taxi drivers were involved [video]
SANTACO says it can't confirm if taxi drivers were behind the vicious e-hailing attack at Maponya Mall on Thursday evening.
![Maponya Mall e-hailing attack: SANTACO can’t confirm if taxi drivers were involved [video]](https://www.swisherpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/swisherpost-maponya-mall-e-hailing-attack-768x512.jpg)
Cape Town Buzz
Watch: Cape Town woman blasted for using body to settle Uber bill [video]
The e-hailing driver was far from pleased with the Cape Town woman's attempt to use her body to settle her Uber bill.
![Watch: Cape Town woman blasted for using body to settle Uber bill [video]](https://www.swisherpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cape-town-woman-uber-bill-768x512.jpeg)
Viral News
Bolt South Africa battles pressure to create safe environment for women
A petition has done the rounds berating Bolt South Africa
Technology
Uber updates privacy policy: Here’s how they collect and use your data
Uber said it wants to maintain trust in the relationship it has with its customers.
