South Africa:<\/strong>\u00a0Over 15 pick-up areas across Gauteng territory have been declared\u00a0no-go zones for picking up and dropping off due to the ongoing clashes between\u00a0metered-taxi operators and Uber drivers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to a report in Tuesday\u2019s edition of The Star<\/a>, the Uber Drivers Movement shared a list of the pick-up points that have seen their members beaten and their vehicles torched and shot at in the long-running feud over passengers.<\/p>\n

Teresa Munchick, co-founder and representative of the movement, noted that they were worried that more lives could be lost in the \u201cno-go areas\u201d if a solution was not found.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are very specific no-go zones like the Summit Club in Hillbrow, Royal Park in Joubert Park, and the CBD (specifically around the Carlton Centre) is bad, said Munchick.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll Gautrain stations (Park Station, Rosebank, Sandton, Marlboro, Centurion, Hatfield and Pretoria) are also dangerous. Trouble flares up intermittently, but at Park Station there is always trouble. Unfortunately, the malls have also been targeted, Eastgate, Mall of Africa and Southgate have had some reports of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Munchick also warned all Uber passengers that they should try and avoid calling an Uber when there are a noticeable amount of metered taxis nearby.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a few places that are no-go zones. These attacks are now a daily occurrence,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The new no-go zones follow a day after Uber confirmed that one of its driver-partners passed away following a brutal attack in Pretoria on the weekend of 10 June 2017.<\/p>\n

According to a press release sent out by the company on Monday,\u00a0the driver was attacked by a small group of unknown individuals and his car was set alight while he was still in the vehicle, leading to him sustaining serious injuries.<\/p>\n

As a result of the ongoing violence\u00a0Samantha Allenberg, Uber Africa Spokesperson called for direct police and department of transport intervention.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we continue to provide you with statements and interviews around these issues, many of your questions can and should be directed to those whose responsibility it is to ensure people can move around their cities; safely and reliably and without limitation,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can only ask that you contact the Department of Transport and Minister of Police to ask for their commitment on how they intend to solve these issue, as they are the only ones who can move this forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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