Jack Parow shares Uber drama
Rapper Jack Parow has taken to social media in outrage about the waging war between metered taxi drivers, Taxify and Uber drivers.
It comes after he and a friend were caught in the drama recently.
The popular Afrikaans rapper shared a photo of his friend's bloody face.
Parow says his friend, @dirk_agenbag, had been attacked and stabbed in the face while climbing into an Uber vehicle in Melville Johannesburg on Sunday.
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The local musician also revealed that he had been threatened with pangas outside Sandton City Mall while waiting for an Uber recently.
This comes in the wake of a spate of attacks on Uber and Taxify drivers by metered taxi drivers.
Pretoria and Sandton have been identified as some of the hotspot areas.
Parow is calling for an end to the ongoing conflict.
Uber has since reacted to the incident on Twitter.
What is being described is deeply concerning and we take incidents like this very seriously. Upon learning of this, we immediately [1]
— Uber South Africa (@Uber_RSA) October 23, 2017
began investigating the matter. We've contacted the rider to check on his well being and offer our support. [2]
— Uber South Africa (@Uber_RSA) October 23, 2017