Uber to compensate drivers affected by COVID-19
Following the rising spread of coronavirus around the world. Companies have become very keen on measures to protect their employees from getting exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Uber is among ...
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Uber App Introduces Safety Feature to Let You Report a Problem While on Trip
Uber has added a safety feature on the Uber app to let you report a problem from the car when the trip is in progress. The feature is currently available ...
Uber Kenya’s driver-partners surpass 6000, clocking over 47m rides
Uber Kenya has announced that it has surpassed 6000 active drivers in the country, five years after it launched in Nairobi, with subsequent expansion across the country, including Mombasa, Kenya's ...
Uber Tests Feature Allowing California Drivers to Set Fares
Uber is testing a new feature in California that will allow drivers to set their prices for rides. Previously, Uber will preset prices for the drivers. According to a report ...
5 Most Influential Kenyan YouTubers
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YouTubers #teamtrees Campaign Declared Successful, 20 Million Trees to Be Planted
A couple of months ago, two popular YouTubers — MrBeast and Mark Rober — decided to start a campaign that aims to reforest the US. They wanted to collect a ...
Meet ProFish, Ghana’s Uber for Fresh Fish Orders & Deliveries
ProFish, Ghana's Uber for fresh fish orders and deliveries was founded in 2018 to connect fish farmers to ready market in the country and promote food security while at it. ProFish, ...
GetMyBoat, an Uber for Boats Expands To Kenya Targeting The Growing Marine Based Tourism
GetMyBoat, a San Francisco based marine application, allows users to rent boats and access services like boat riding, Kayaking and other boat services. GetMyBoat aims to tap into the growing ...
Uber loses the licence to operate in London a second time due to leaving passengers at risk
Uber has lost its licence to operate in London for the second time in two years as it faces the prospect of a ban from the capital, all for failing ...
OPay raises $120M, launches Ocar to take on Uber, Bolt & Little in Africa
OPay, Opera's fintech platform for almost everything in Nigeria, has raised a $120 million Series B round to expand its product portfolio as well as expand across Africa. OPay's Series ...
Flit Ride is Madagascar’s answer to Uber but with better terms for drivers
Flit Ride, founded by Madagascar's Tolotra Samuel Randriakotonjanahary is an answer to Uber in the country but with better terms and rates for its driver-partners than Uber, Bolt or traditional ...
Infinix & TECNO badly affected as Uber & Little Cab ban use of some smartphones in Kenya
Driving for Uber, Little Cab, or Bolt (Formerly Taxify) is a great opportunity to make some extra cash or even provide a significant income for those who do it on ...
Updated: Uber Bus set to launch in Lagos, Nigeria in a few months
Uber Bus, first launched in Cairo, Egypt, is set for a pan-African expansion this year, starting with Lagos, Nigeria in a move expected to revolutionize Africa's transport sector and bring ...
Bolt, formerly Taxify launches Bolt Food to take on Glovo, Uber Eats
Bolt, formerly Taxify, has launched Bolt Food, its food delivery service to take on Glovo, Uber Eats, Delivery Hero among others, as the firm moves to become the global on-demand ...
Uber revisits phone call hailing option in Kenya to grow market share
Uber is emphasizing its phone option to allow riders to order uberCHAPCHAP and uberX in Nairobi by calling the toll free number 0800 722 000 from their mobile phone. This option will assist ...
Uber Eats Kenya adds bicycle, roller skaters and skateboarders as delivery partners
Uber Eats, which was launched last year in Nairobi has introduced food delivery on bicycles, roller skates and skateboards just weeks after competitor Glovo unveiled the same. The move, according ...
Tech YouTuber MKBHD Launches ‘Waveform’ Podcast Alongside Studio71
Marques Brownlee who is otherwise known as MKBHD recently launched a podcast named Waveform with the help of friend and MKBHD producer Andrew Manganelli. Waveform, which is being produced in ...
Kenya’s “Uber for fashion manufacturers” Ethnic Brand raises $500k seed investment from MAGIC Malaysia
The Ethnic Brand, a Kenyan startup that wants to be an Uber for manufacturing, has raised $500,000 from Malaysia's Magic Accelerator to bring manufacturing as a service to global artisans ...
Uber Eats signs up 420 eateries in Kenya one year after launch
Uber Eats has announced that it is serving more than 420 Kenyan eateries on the app, one year since it launched in Kenya. Some of these popular restaurants include Maritas Bhajia, Crispy ...
Uber-owned Careem calls it a day in Khartoum
Uber-owned Careem has called it a day in Khartoum, Sudan in a deal entered between the firms on sharing markets and remaining independent brands, for now. Careem, which was acquired ...
Uber to launch shuttles, buses & boat taxis in Lagos, Nigeria
Uber is reportedly in talks with Lagos government authorities to launch a boat hailing service in the city, in a move to end the cities traffic congestion problems in addition ...
Nigeria’s Zend wants to make every car & Okada an ‘Uber for deliveries’
Zend Mobility, an end-to-end logistics solution for moving packages from one location to another is launching to make every car and Okada in Nigeria an 'Uber for delivery'. Still in ...
Uber opens up its Uber Movement Data Portal to help with urban mobility in Nairobi
Uber in association with C4DLab and University of Nairobi’s Innovation and Incubation Lab, today hosted a one day Urban Mobility Summit in Nairobi, which formed part of the Nairobi Innovation ...
Uber raises $1 billion from Toyota, Denso & SoftBank for its self-driving car unit
Uber's newly formed Advanced Technologies Group (Uber ATG), its self-driving ridesharing services has raised $1 billion from Toyota, DENSO and the SoftBank Vision Fund to accelerate the development and commercialisation ...
Uber, Lyft Lawsuits on the Raise, Be Prepared
Car accidents are an unfortunate but inevitable part of life. At some point, everyone will be involved in an accident on the road. While many will be lucky enough to ...
Marketplaces such as Jumia, Souq & Uber Could Create 3 Million Jobs in Africa by 2025-BCG
Online marketplaces such as Jumia, Souq, Uber, and Travelstart could create around 3 million new jobs by 2025 across Africa, according to a new report, titled How Online Marketplaces Can ...
Uber Acquires Middle East Rival Careem for $3.1b Ahead of its IPO
Uber has agreed to acquire Middle East competitor Careem for $3.1 billion, consisting of $1.7 billion in convertible notes and $1.4 billion in cash, in the region's largest technology transaction ...
Uber targets dumb phone users with new hotline allowing requests via phone calls
In a move that will see Uber customers move from one point to another with or without data, Uber has unveiled a hotline to allow its users to hail cabs ...
Kenya’s Bwala Africa raises funding from Uber investor Justin Caldbeck, launches in Uganda
Bwala Africa, a last mile logistics marketplace helping brands to easily deliver their merchandise to consumers has raised undisclosed funding from Justin Caldbeck, a Silicon Valley investor in startups such ...
New ‘Uber for trucks’ startup launches in Kenya to take on Sendy, Lori, Senga & Bwala
A new 'Uber for trucks' startup has launched in Kenya to take on Sendy, Lori Systems, Senga, and Bwalae in a move to solve the last mile delivery problems in ...
