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African tech innovators: Our Uber moment is coming

We all know that we face some unique challenges in Africa, driven by the lack of access to market and the relatively small skills…

Zapacab relaunches as white-label solution to save SA taxi companies from Uber

Uber’s disruptive nature in South Africa’s taxi sector is more heated than ever before. So much so that it just prompted the relaunch of…

Are carpooling services Nigeria’s next big thing?

In March, I spoke to the country manager of “the world’s sexiest startup“, Uber, on how the company is faring in Nigeria. Among other…

Uber starts testing first-ever cash payments in India

Ride-hailing company Uber this week announced it will offer cash payments for Indian customers looking to hail a car, as part of a pilot…

Uber continues to adapt, launches rickshaw on-demand feature in India

Uber has just announced another India-first: UberAuto. Uber app users in Delhi, India’s capital city, can now hail auto rickshaws within the app and…

Kenya’s Easy Taxi finally introduces cashless payment method

Since Uber made inroads into Africa’s market two years ago, alternative taxi startups have been trying to find new ways to compete with the…

No slowing down for Uber: luxury car service now finally in Durban

In a recent blog post, popular US-based luxury transport startup Uber announced the further rolling out of its services in South Africa by opening…

Your startup doesn’t need to be cool to succeed… but it helps

Every startup wants to be cool right? Well, how do you go about doing this and how can you benefit from improving your image?…

Uber should focus its new found millions on the emerging markets

If Uber hasn’t launched in your city yet then you are missing something, because in the last few months the mobile based private car…

Uber stealthily cruises into Cape Town

After testing its Africa chops in Johannesburg, it seems luxury private car driver service, Uber has finally made its way to Cape Town. According…

Uber gets massive $258m cash injection from Google Ventures

This is big. Luxury private car company Uber has US$361.2-million in its latest funding round and US$258-million of that is believed to have come…

Mellowcabs: using tech to disrupt first and last mile transport, the African way

South Africa’s taxi industry, which carries an estimated 60% of the country’s commuters, is a multi billion rand pie. It’s no surprise then that…

Uber drives into Johannesburg with secret tests

No more speculating, Uber is coming to Africa with a South African play. According to a press release by the company, secret Ubers were…

Ice cream on demand: All scream for Uber ice cream!

Starting today, a new ice cream cone icon will appear in the Uber app, which lets users summon an ice cream truck to their…

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