{"id":27842,"date":"2022-03-23T17:33:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=27842"},"modified":"2022-03-23T17:33:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:33:36","slug":"no-one-can-work-cape-town-e-hailing-drivers-warn-colleagues-to-switch-off-their-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/no-one-can-work-cape-town-e-hailing-drivers-warn-colleagues-to-switch-off-their-apps","title":{"rendered":"‘No one can work’: Cape Town e-hailing drivers warn colleagues to switch off their apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The strike by e-hailing drivers entered its second day on Wednesday,<\/p>\n

with drivers in Cape Town taking to the streets to “send a strong<\/p>\n

message” to colleagues who were still accepting passengers. Drivers contracted to Uber, Bolt and DiDi want government to<\/p>\n

regulate the industry, which they accuse of exploitation. They are also unhappy<\/p>\n

with the impact of rising fuel prices and high commissions on their earnings. Cape Town saw drivers shutting down their apps and warning that<\/p>\n

they would be on the lookout for anyone who broke the strike. “The<\/p>\n

City of Cape Town only gave us permission for one day to strike,” said<\/p>\n

Sakhumzi Peter, chairperson of the interim committee affiliated to the<\/p>\n

umbrella body Unity in Diversity. ‘No one defying the order'”We<\/p>\n

have decided to patrol the streets in our cars. We are moving around the city<\/p>\n

to ensure that no one can work during this time. This is a fight for all of us,<\/p>\n

there should be no one defying that collective order,” said Peter, adding<\/p>\n

that violence was not part of their action plan.In Johannesburg, drivers marched to the offices of the MEC of<\/p>\n

Public Transport and Road Infrastructure, Jacob Mamabolo, to hand over<\/p>\n

their list of demands.The action follows a similar demonstration in Pretoria on<\/p>\n

Tuesday where they furnished the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition<\/p>\n

with their demands for the e-hailing industry.The department was given 48 hours to respond to the grievances,<\/p>\n

which include calls to:Stop the practice of determining prices on behalf of operators;Abolish uneconomic prices and encourage competition and new<\/p>\n

business entity entry into the sector;Create a fair regulatory environment that enables investment in<\/p>\n

an equitable and socially responsible manner;Guard against the creation of App monopolies that compete at the<\/p>\n

expense of operators and drivers.Rapidly rising fuel prices have contributed to the woes of<\/p>\n

drivers, who claim to be already buckling under steep commissions deducted by<\/p>\n

companies. They want commission to be slashed to 10%. Some companies charge up<\/p>\n

to 25%. Similar protest actions are said to be taking place in Polokwane<\/p>\n

and Durban. “The e-hailing drivers are suffering a lot under the<\/p>\n

current operating model of this industry,” said Vhatuka Mbalengwa, the<\/p>\n

convenor of Unity in Diversity.He said previous engagements over the years between themselves<\/p>\n

and contracting companies had not yielded any positive results.”They have been evasive, and dismissive. Now we want the<\/p>\n

government to intervene,” said Mbalengwa.E-hailing services entered the country in 2013 with the arrival<\/p>\n

of Uber, creating a new sub-sector of the economy and employment. However,<\/p>\n

some local operators also decry the employment of foreign nationals, which they<\/p>\n

believe exacerbates the problem of for exploitation.”The issue of foreign nationals is very emotive [currently].<\/p>\n

Right now we are dealing with other issues, but the employment of undocumented<\/p>\n

foreign nationals works to [operators’] advantage because they know that they<\/p>\n

won’t be able to strike,” said Mbalengwa.The drivers have recommended an app base fare of R50, as well as<\/p>\n

a R13 per kilometre pricing model. Peter said in some cases, companies charge<\/p>\n

as little ad R7 per kilometre, which is not profitable under the current<\/p>\n

economic conditions. The strike is scheduled to end on Thursday.Get the biggest business stories emailed to you every weekday.Go to the Fin24 front page.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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