Uber closed for coronavirus lockdown

[Jamie McKane]

Uber closed for coronavirus lockdown

South African Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that ride-hailing services such as Uber and Bolt will be closed for the duration of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown.

Speaking in an interview with 702, Mbalula said that there would be special considerations made for public transport such as minibus taxis.

 

[Ninja'd]

And just the other day Bolt offered me 50% off all rides until the 6th. Goddammit.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

I wish they'd stop calling minibus taxis public transport. They are private businesses, businesses that doesn't pay tax, but still.

 

[Number Six]

Any news about MyCiti bus?

 

[Hemi300c]

And the cadres enforce their cadreship once again.

What about the elderly etc who use these servces to buy food, meds and medical trips?

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Taxis and busses will enable faster spreading of the virus. These need to be shutdown as well, but you chops don't have any back bone to tell that to the taxi operators.

 

[Hemi300c]

Taxis and busses will enable faster spreading of the virus. These need to be shutdown as well, but you chops don't have any back bone to tell that to the taxi operators.

Yes very much so.

 

[nita25]

Uber closed for coronavirus lockdown

South African Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that ride-hailing services such as Uber and Bolt will be closed for the duration of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown.

Speaking in an interview with 702, Mbalula said that there would be special considerations made for public transport such as minibus taxis.

It makes no sense, how will people without transport get their groceries or get to the doctor? We have not stockpiled, so will need to buy again in two weeks time. Also I was told that if I buy groceries online, I have to go and collect it, it cannot be delivered by OneCart, PnP, Checkers60 or similar services. But volunteers in our neighbourhoods may go and buy on our behalf and deliver it at our doors. This makes no sense at all and does not help the most vulnerable ones. Keep the online buying and delivery services going, it will keep people out of shops.

 

[We Love Bass]

They might as well call it house arrest

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

No minibus taxis either

JOHANNESBURG - Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said all minibus taxis, metered taxis and e-hailing services would not be allowed to operate for the duration of South Africa's 21-day lockdown.

 

[mercurial]

More fkn retardation from our lovely government. Fkwads.

 

[cr@zydude]

I wish they'd stop calling minibus taxis public transport. They are private businesses, businesses that doesn't pay tax, but still.

So the Gautrain or PE's Algoa Bus aren't public transport because they're privately owned?

 

[Sinbad]

Taxis can operate between 5am and 9am and 4pm till 8pm for essential transport.
Both minibus and ehailing.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

So the Gautrain or PE's Algoa Bus aren't public transport because they're privately owned?

SA lockdown: Minister Fikile Mbalula shuts down Gautrain and all commuter services

Gautrain services – trains, buses, and midi-buses – will be suspended from midnight on Thursday, March 26.

www.iol.co.za

Taxis to operate for 8 hours a day during lockdown: Mbalula

You will only be able to use public transport for eight hours a day to get essential items such as food and medicine once the national lockdown kicks in.

www.timeslive.co.za

Can't find something specific on the Algoia busses, but both your examples seems to have been shutdown. So...