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SA’s Bolt & Uber Strike: Everything You Need to Know

On Tuesday, e-hailing operators in South Africa from Bolt, Uber and others made their way to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum of demands to the government. The e-hailing operators say that the government should intervene...

Uber Offers Discounted Trips To and From COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

With South Africa moving into Phase 2 of its vaccine rollout programme, Uber has offered 10 million free or discounted trips to and from vaccination sites so that nobody misses their opportunity to get the vaccine. In partnership with UNESCO,...

Mastercard Expands Cashless Payment Functionality for Uber MEA

Mastercard has introduced a new initiative focusing on digital payments and advancing financial inclusions for Uber across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). As a regional first, the partnership with Mastercard will enable Uber to drive digitisation across their business...

Ride-Hailing Businesses Begin to Recover

Uber Technologies Inc.'s global rides business is down 70% from this time last year, a small improvement from its rock-bottom fall during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Though slight, it is an indication that recovery is coming, albeit...

Uber Lays Off 14% of Global Workforce due to COVID-19

Uber is laying off thousands of its employees as the ongoing pandemic continues to impact business. The company said in a filing on Wednesday that it is cutting about 3,700 full-time roles or roughly 14% of its staff on the...

Uber is gearing up for a major app update

Uber, the global transporter of people, food and even pets, unveiled the newest vision for the ride-hailing app in San Francisco this week. “We don’t just live in the digital sphere, and the real world comes with all kinds of...

Uber introduces tipping function for drivers in South Africa

As of 27 March 2018, Uber revealed that riders in South Africa will be able to offer tips to their driver-partners. At the end of every trip, riders will now be able to issue a selected range of tipping...
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AfriLabs and ATU Forge Continent‑Wide Pact to Fast‑Track Digital Innovation

AfriLabs and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate digital innovation...
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