A statement from the US-based company alleged there had been “recent intimidation, caused by a small number of metered taxi drivers at the Sandton Gautrain and Sandton City,” referring to a posh northern business district which also has a railway station. Uber said they are providing security for their drivers in South Africa after verbal threats from other bus drivers in the latest of protests against the company . In a recent statement , the company wrote : " We have ... been engaging with law enforcement and the Gautrain Station to assist with stopping this intimidation . In addition we have provided security to these hotspots . "
Uber said they are providing security for their drivers in South Africa after verbal threats from other bus drivers in the latest of protests against the company . In a recent statement , the company wrote : " We have ... been engaging with law enforcement and the Gautrain Station to assist with stopping this intimidation . In addition we have provided security to these hotspots . "