Minister Chikunga encourages women to use safety precautions when using e-hailing services [SOUND]

# Minister for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has encouraged young women and girls to remain alert and take necessary precautions when using e-hailing platforms for transport. This is amid growing concerns over commuter safety and gender-based violence. The department’s spokesperson, Cassius Selala, says transport operators, technology platforms, law-enforcement agencies and communities all have a role to play in creating safer environments for women and girls, including persons with disabilities: