The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) says it is closely monitoring the e-hailing drivers protest march in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
The drivers will be handing over a memorandum of demands at the Roads and Transport Department in Gauteng over alleged exploitation by E-hailing companies.
E-hailing drivers call for industry to be regulated
The drivers began their three-day national shutdown on Tuesday.
JMPD spokesperson, Xolani Fihla explains says they are expecting disruptions in the Johannesburg CBD.
“We are expecting disruptions in the Johannesburg CBD between now and three in the afternoon, especially on the Albertina Sisulu road and Commissioner Street . Officers are present to monitor any disturbances and to control and divert any traffic,” says Fihla.
Discussion on the national E-hailing strike with spokesperson Vhatuka Mbelengwa:
Striking e-hailing operators condemn acts of violence
Striking e-hailing operators have condemned the violence, including the alleged disarming of a police officer, by some protesting individuals during Tuesday’s shutdown.
The protest action is expected to continue on Wednesday and Thursday.
Hundreds of e-hailing drivers on Tuesday submitted a memorandum of demands to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, calling for the industry to be regulated.
