South African taxi drivers blocked roads to Johannesburg's airport on Friday, holding up thousands of travellers in the latest protest against ride-hailing app Uber. Uber Technologies' service has triggered protests by taxi drivers from London to Hungary and New Delhi as it upends traditional business models that require professional drivers to pay steep licensing fees to drive cabs. "Uber is illegal," Reuben Mzayiya, a spokesman for the metered taxi business in Gauteng province, told broadcaster 702 Talk Radio. South African Airways urged its customers to arrive at the airport early to avoid delays. Uber has attracted more than 500,000 users and 4,000 drivers across South Africa since its 2013 launch.

Source: The Star March 11, 2017 08:51 UTC