Lindelani Mashau's family had hope that he would pull through‚ even after he was horrifically injured when his car was set alight in Pretoria last month.
"It is hard for them because it seemed like he was starting to recover and now he is no more‚" a contact close to the family said.
The Uber driver was brutally attacked on 10 June in Sunnyside in the escalating violence and intimidation meted out to Uber drivers by traditional cab drivers.
Several Uber drivers who spoke to TimesLIVE on condition of anonymity have raised serious concerns with the taxi-hailing operator‚ particularly security and working conditions.
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