The government has appealed to metered taxi associations, Uber and provincial governments to "co-operate in finding a solution" after clashes between the two transport groups. Transport Department spokesman Ismail Mnisi said: "What we will not accept is those acts of violence and intimidating and the damaging of property or attacks on people."Metered cab drivers blocked the road to Cape Town International Airport on Friday, reportedly pulling passengers out of Uber cabs and assaulting at least one driver.Yesterday, hundreds of drivers met confidentially in Cape Town under a high private security presence.In response to Uber's announcement that its drivers would now accept cash in South Africa, Mnisi said that the government would not regulate Uber's methods of operations. Uber driver Emanuel Yimesegen said: "It would be cool if they could resolve this because even the taxi drivers need to benefit and we all need to make money and survive somehow."Uber spokesman Samantha Allenberg said: "We have been engaging since we launched and continue to be a willing participant in further engagements with metered taxi associations on ways we can partner with them."Metered cab boss Ayub Baker said Uber drivers were circumventing regulation. Uber drivers fall under the same regulations as metered cab drivers and have to have operating permits to provide their service but taxi bosses have accused some Uber drivers of operating without permits and circumventing paying for the service by underhandedly accepting cash...