Attacks on Uber drivers, allegedly by members of taxi associations, have prompted the appointment of a security team to protect them. This comes after an Uber driver was threatened, pulled out of the car and attacked
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South African Uber competitor Zebra Cabs has just secured R300m in funding from Futuregrowth Asset Management as the battle of the Internet hailing apps hots up. SA Taxi, which owns the Zebra Cabs owner-driver scheme, said on
Cairo has this year surpassed South Africa’s business hub, Johannesburg, as being Internet ride-sharing service Uber’s biggest and busiest African city. This is according to Uber’s head of operations for Europe, Middle
Uber’s GM for sub-Saharan Africa, Alon Lits, shares some insights with Nastassia Arendse into the company’s expansion plans. Uber Africa’s emergence as one of the continent’s more reliable transit
The Competition Commission has struck down meter taxi drivers’ bid to declare Internet app Uber as engaging in predatory pricing and anticompetitive behaviour. In May this year, eight regional taxi companies and 150 individual
MTN Group, which has US$1bn stuck in Iran, agreed to invest the equivalent of R315m in Snapp.ir, the Islamic Republic’s first taxi-hailing smartphone application. The funds “will allow us to quickly expand to other
Food delivery app UberEats was launched on Wednesday in South Africa and the company behind the ride-sharing app is confident the service will disrupt the food industry, and possibly other sectors as well. Uber GM for sub-Saharan Africa Alon Lits
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Internet ride-sharing app Uber has launched a month-long dashcam pilot in Cape Town amid the service experiencing recent safety concerns. The digital cameras record what is happening in front of
Uber has appointed a head of security for Africa after three people were attacked in two separate incidents in July and August in Johannesburg, allegedly while taking rides using the popular app. Deon Du Toit, who joins