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Transport services on track in Mother City despite strike threats

Transport services ran smoothly in Cape Town on Thursday despite threats of protest action by Metrorail workers and drivers for the ride-booking service Uber.

Metrorail spokeswoman Riana Scott said the company obtained a court interdict on Wednesday evening to avert a strike from going ahead in Cape Town on Thursday.

Regional manager Richard Walker said employees reported for duty on Thursday and services ran on schedule without any incidents.

 He said Metrorail had contingency plans and security remained on high alert to ensure order in case of a strike.

By midday‚ there had been no sign of further protest action by Uber drivers in the Mother City.

On Wednesday‚ a group of drivers parked their vehicles in Greenpoint and marched to the company offices to protest tariff cuts.

Uber announced a cut of about 20% in tariffs ahead of winter‚ when it expects demand for the service to drop. The price per kilometer was cut to R6 in Gauteng‚ Cape Town and Durban and the price charged per minute to R0.60.

The company tried to appease drivers’ fears at a media conference.

It said lower prices have resulted in increased demand and income in other markets.

Uber said on Thursday that it had not recorded any incidents of drivers in Johannesburg protesting against the price decrease.

 

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