Meter-taxi drivers blocked the main highways around South Africa’s biggest airport to protest against Uber Technologies Inc., resulting in passengers missing their flights.
More than 48 vehicles are blocking access to O.R. Tambo International Airport, which lies east of Johannesburg and serves the economic hub, Gauteng provincial traffic spokesperson Busaphi Nxumalo said. The R24 highway that connects Johannesburg to the airport as well as the R21 to the capital, Pretoria, have been blocked.