'He Told Me He Planned to Rape Me that Night'

In the canton of Zurich, several Uber drivers have had to answer to court for sexual assaults in recent months. Now, the prosecutor's office has filed charges in another case.

'He told me he planned to rape me that night'

By Palesa Matlala Lerato Mafera works night shifts and pays up to R230 per Uber trip to get home safely. She says she was nearly raped by a driver, but keeps using the service because she needs the job and the money. In the final part of our Soweto Transport series, a young woman takes late-night Ubers just to get home. The price? Almost R230 a trip, and her safety. Lerato Mafera*, 24, never thought she’d end up working night shifts at a pub a…

The prosecutor's office charged a man with various sexual offences and other crimes at the Zurich District Court.