Internet ride-sharing service Uber says it doesn’t expect its cash-payment option to spark further clashes with local metered taxi drivers. On Thursday, Uber started accepting cash
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Gauteng roads & transport MEC Ismail Vadi has spoken out against a group of metered taxi drivers who assaulted him last week Monday during the department’s announcement that it would be licensing Uber operators. “I want to make it absolutely
Three metro police officials have been injured after metered taxi drivers stoned two Uber cars and two metro police vehicles in Sandton on Friday. The attack took place at 12.30pm on Friday on
Internet ride-sharing service Uber will switch on a cash payment option in South Africa next week as part of a pilot. Since launching in South Africa in 2013, Uber has only accepted credit
Internet ride-hailing service Uber will launch UberGreen in Johannesburg next week, offering environmentally conscious users of the popular application the option to ride exclusively in all-electric vehicles. Uber is working with both BMW
Ride hailing application Uber has apologised for problems in Cape Town that have left some users stranded. The application on Wednesday was experiencing network problems that left riders stranded. “We’re experiencing a temporary
New local start-up BetterWage.com wants to pair up South Africans with Internet sharing economy services that can help bolster their monthly incomes. Popular Internet sharing
Apple has reported its first decline in revenues and income for the past 13 years. The market and media has reacted predictably with an 8% fall in Apple’s stock price. From an investor’s perspective, the decline in sales of the iPhone is a signal of worse
On Monday, Ant Financial Services Group received US$4,5bn in private funding. That sets the Chinese firm’s value at roughly $60bn. It’s the largest funding round for an Internet company in history. Let’s put that number into perspective
Technology stocks, which outperformed the market in 2015, have had a wobble in 2016, forcing many investors to question whether the high-flying tech sector is facing an implosion of the sort