Meter cabs protest against Uber in Cape Town

14 July 2016 - 16:54 By TMG Digital

Meter taxi cab drivers blockaded parts of the Cape Town CBD and reportedly smashed the windows of at least one vehicle in a protest against online cab service Uber on Thursday.“Uber must go‚” the drivers chanted as police arrived to defuse the situation.The action was captured by several people on social media.Sean Jacobs ‏posted a photograph of the chaos on Twitter‚ saying: “Long Street at a standstill. "Uber must go" they say. #CapeTown #traffic #LongStreet”.Deidre Sara Vermaak posted a photograph of a white vehicle with its windows smashed‚ saying: Uber car smashed up #ubermustfallpic.twitter.com/mIagcpEAH7— Deidre Sara Vermaak (@deedzv) July 14, 2016ssHlanga Jordan said:Cab drivers on long street protesting that @Uber_RSA "must go" pic.twitter.com/ppPAG5z2Tt— Hlanga Jordan (@Kiid_choc) July 14, 2016dd‏@MyNameIsAnthea tweeted: “#UberMustFall strike happening in Cape Town. Can they leave #Uber alone please? We like Uber. We shall Uber. How about you drop your prices.”Uber spokesman Samantha Allenberg was not immediately available for comment...

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