After a decade of operation and perhaps a year or so away from its initial public offering, an essential unanswered question remains: is Uber viable?
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Uber Technologies is partnering with insurance company Chubb to cover its South African drivers in case of death or injury as violent attacks plague the country’s cities.
Electric scooter rental company Lime is teaming up with Uber to bring an unconventional mode of transportation to the world. Uber Technologies is investing in Lime as part of a $335-million financing
Indian start-up Swiggy has raised US$210-million (about R2.9-billion) in a round led by South Africa’s Naspers and investment house DST Global, setting a stage for a battle between well-funded players in the
Some Uber Technologies drivers in South Africa have gone on strike as the cost of running cars increases with higher fuel prices. Drivers at the US ride-hailing service gathered peacefully at a public park
Warren Buffett proposed investing $3bn in Uber Technologies earlier this year but the talks fell apart following disagreements over the terms and size of the deal, people familiar with the matter said. The now-dead
Uber Eats, the food delivery business of ride-hailing giant Uber, has acquired South African-owned restaurant technology company orderTalk in what is being billed as a significant exit for Cape Town-based venture capital investor
In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Knife Capital investment partner Keet van Zyl about the company’s big exit of investment orderTalk to Uber Eats, announced on Wednesday. Van Zyl
You can now tip your Uber driver directly from the app in South Africa. The Internet ride-hailing company announced on Tuesday that it has introduced the tipping feature with immediate effect. At the end of each trip, Uber
Uber Technologies has denied a Kenyan newspaper report that it plans to introduce unmanned flying taxis in the East African nation. Business Daily, a Nairobi-based publication, reported Wednesday that the