Electronic hailing operators have vowed to continue their strike action on Thursday morning.
They handed a memorandum of demands to the Department of Trade and Industry and Competition earlier this week, calling for the industry to be regulated.
E-hailing operators met with the Gauteng Transport MEC, but say the meeting did not yield any positive results.
The operators have been on strike since Tuesday over allegations that their companies are exploiting them.
They say the minimum base fare is very low and are concerned about their safety.
E-hailing spokesperson Vhatuka Mbelengwa says, “We had a meeting with the MEC (in) which he confirmed that the initial rounds of mediation failed with Uber and Bolt. We would like some reassurances in which we are confirmed that there is any value in returning to the process of mediating because they need to endure that there is some process of accountability that will be taking place should app companies not come to the table in good faith that there will be some kind of repercussions. We are not convinced that there’s good will on the part of app companies.”
E-hailing operators say crime in the industry can be prevented through regulation
Electronic hailing operators say they are willing to sacrifice their livelihoods for the next three days to get government to address their concerns about security and fees.
Hundreds of e-hailing drivers submitted a memorandum of demands to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, calling for the industry to be regulated.
E-hailing drivers call for industry to be regulated:
