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:
Hlanga Jordan said:
@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.
