The gig economy has taken over the world, with most people not fully realising its impact. Put simply, the gig economy is a labour market characterised by freelance, flexible, on-demand work rather than
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Internet ride-hailing service Uber has launched a new set of features for driver-partners in South Africa that will allow them to choose when, where and how they drive. Uber, which has 12 000 drivers making use of its
Software is so disappointing. It was supposed to – in the words of one sage – eat the world, the implication being that it would be modern, brilliant, liberating, hip and fun (assuming it didn’t make you and your job obsolete
The sharing economy has very quickly gained wide acceptance. Using apps like Uber and Airbnb is now mainstream. “Young people today are demanding access to goods over ownership of goods,” says Daniel Breier
Thank you for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Uber Technologies GM for sub-Saharan Africa Alon Lits and the company’s head of business development for the same region, Justin Spratt
With the British prime minister calling London’s refusal to extend Uber’s license “disproportionate”, and Uber’s chief executive heading to London to talk to regulators, a compromise is in the offing. But it shouldn’t give Uber a false
Gauteng has become the first region in Africa to become part of Uber Movement, Uber’s free website that provides the public and urban planners with anonymised data about traffic flows. The website provides detailed information
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Silicon Valley spent more than a decade finding ways to give company founders more control. When Facebook tried to follow suit, shareholders pushed back. Google started it with a 2004 initial public offering that
Uber Technologies’ potential ban in London is giving new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi an early opportunity to demonstrate a more humble approach to conflict than co-founder Travis Kalanick. Responding to last