Ride-hailing companies in South Africa eagerly await the National Land Transport Amendment bill to be signed into law, which will help iron out bylaws impeding their operations.
Aghadiuno said Bolt was allowed to attend various sessions to share its proposed amendments to the legislation. In June 2023, violence between taxi and ride-hailing drivers at the Maponya Mall in Soweto and Protea Glen Mall left at least three people injured and four ride-hailing vehicles destroyed.Video of the clashes shared on social media showed men hitting each other and the vehicles.
The two unions came to the compromise during a meeting at the Kliptown police station on 7 June 2023. However, drivers transporting the elderly and people with disabilities would be exempt from this rule.