GROUNDUP: Uber owner claims extortion by taxi drivers – at the police station

At about 3.30pm on 18 October, Safwaan Amansure received an alarming phone call from the man who drives his car for Uber, Moses Chikove. Chikove had been stopped by two minibus taxi drivers who impounded Amansure’s car at one of the Delft taxi ranks, and demanded money for its return. Amansure was told to bring R2,000 as a “spot fine” by the minibus taxi drivers.They asked me: ‘Why are you driving? We don’t allow Ubers here’,” said Chikove.

Lt-Col Vani speaks to him in Xhosa and English and says: “Maybe you should sit down and discuss this with them.” Amansure is heard laughing in the recording. “So, you mean they can extort me in the police station and nothing will happen?” he says.Yes! The guy, he asked me now, give me something. I came here for help, and you are helping them,” says Amansure. “It is my vehicle and I have rights to that vehicle, but now I can’t get it, even with the police.”

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