Taxify remains mum as anti-Taxify campaign gains traction

E-hailing company Taxify finds itself at the centre of yet another social media storm as the hashtags #DeleteTaxify and #TaxifyAndDie gain traction following reports of misconduct from drivers and the dangerous situations passengers found themselves in at the hands of Taxify drivers.

Media personality and influencer Thabo Mafisa (popularly known as Sir Bluebird) is leading the charge as the creator of the hashtag #TaxifyAndDie after a Taxify driver allegedly disappeared with his cellphone.

https://twitter.com/SirBluebird/status/1071039837027868672

Mafisa has been collecting stories from other disgruntled users under the hashtag and sharing horrific tales about fellow users’ experiences.

This @taxify_za driver just kicked me out of his car and left me stranded alone on the street, I'm completely traumatized by this maniac 😰 pic.twitter.com/di5Yq1UPa9

— Tamara Dey (@tamaradey) August 4, 2017

Dear @taxify_za please address your drivers and their foul behaviour towards female passengers. This particular driver asked for a one night stand and as I started recording this is the BS I was hearing, got out the car at the robot 🤬 pic.twitter.com/wJSntmaPvL

— Cheryl Dube (@CherylDube) November 20, 2018

Hi @taxify_za one of your drivers refuses to return a cellphone that was left in his car. He’s gone from giving us excuses about how tired he is to rejecting our calls. Please help.

— 𝔻𝕁 𝕃𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕖𝕫 ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕙𝕪 (@LamiezHolworthy) December 1, 2018

@taxify_za drivers do the most….texting and driving,not indicating when turning and skipping the red robots pic.twitter.com/VeAfFht3w1

— Zandisile (@ZamaMia) December 13, 2018

Taxify in cities across the world such as Kenya and Nigeria has also been subject to similar complaints and calls for action against them.

Despite this, there are those who have called the veracity of the user accounts shared on Twitter into question.

Various Twitter users have alleged the campaign is funded by Taxify’s competitors to discredit the company after a Taxify affiliate, Phumlani Kango, accused Mafisa of running a funded attack against the company.

I am not understanding why YOU are doing this. For someone who is not getting paid, you're really doing a lot. Threads and hashtags even.

— #PrEPa Pig 🏳️‍🌈 (@Phumlani_PrEP) December 7, 2018

https://twitter.com/King_Alu/status/1075011529769148416

https://twitter.com/dr_nxledi/status/1074997281374593024

Mafisa has denied these claims.

https://twitter.com/SirBluebird/status/1073191792454090753

Regardless of the back and forth, the majority of Twitter users have denounced the app and through it all, Taxify has remained mum.

The Citizen reached out to Taxify for comment and had received no responses at the time of writing.

https://twitter.com/JellyBaybi/status/1073197023619358721

https://twitter.com/iamnatasharyder/status/1073176945041596416

Guys can we all stop using Taxify once and for all…..!!! https://t.co/emQTEFJLIR

— Brandon Zondo (@qmb_zondo) December 13, 2018

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