Uber Driver Partners Attacked In Johannesburg (feat. Brian Anderson)

Published: May 23, 2016, 6:41 a.m.

b'Late last week a violent attack on two Uber partner vehicles in the Sandton Central Business District led to the injury of three police officers who attended the scene to calm things down, and also resulted in the damage of two law enforcement vehicles.\\n\\nThe assault on the Uber partners\\u2019 cars is said to have been carried out by a group of meter taxi drivers unhappy with Uber\\u2019s disruption of their livelihood. One man has reportedly been arrested in connection with the incident.\\n\\nMeanwhile, the quiet chat with Brian Anderson featured in this week\\u2019s African Tech Round-up in place of our regular debate segment takes on a decidedly more civil tone. Brian is the Head of Sales and Business Development for Africa at NYSE-listed banking and payments technology firm, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS)\\u2014 the company that acquired financial software company SunGuard late last year.\\n\\nListen in to hear Brian talk to Andile Masuku about an ambitious new platform that FIS is poised to launch to help promote financial inclusion on the continent.\\n\\nMusic Credits:\\nMusic by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\\nMusic licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0'