Behind the Steering Wheel With a Cape Town Uber Driver
Which Uber passengers are the best tippers? Who do Uber drivers dread? What makes a well-adjusted person, and what does this Uber driver dream of for his sons? Shirley Fairall got a ride with Cape Town Uber driver Maphanga Maseko, who says his stories could make your hair stand on end…
Maphanga (43) grew up in the town of Phuthaditjhaba near Harrismith in South Africa’s Free State. His father, a farm worker, died when he was just 14, leaving his domestic worker mother as sole parent to him and his four brothers. He lives in Fish Hoek, Cape Town, with his wife Mami,
