Uber has hired a new GM for West Africa as Safaricom-backed Little prepares to launch in a few weeks. Uber says its new GM for West Africa, Lola Kassim, who is replacing Ebi Atawodi will oversee the firm's West Africa strategy, improve its UberX service and create additional value for ...
Didi-backed Taxify has launched Taxify Comfort, a new service for riders seeking a top-end service experience with experienced and highest rated drivers as well as newer, better car models. The launch of Taxify Comfort comes just ten days after Uber launched UberSELECT in the market. Taxify Silently, Didi-backed firm added surge ...
Founded by Tanzanian-American Godwin Gabriel, Moovn is a black-owned international ride hailing platform taking on Uber, Lyft and Didi in the US, UAE and across Africa. Moovn, which launched in Tanzania last year recently partnered with Vodacom on data and payments as it mulls expansion into Kenya and South Africa ...
Founded by Edward Essien, Ken Nwogbo and Charles Okoronkwo, Holla Cab, an On Demand Taxi Hailing company has announced that it's set to launch its services in Lagos, Nigeria to allow anyone hail a cab from their smartphones instantly in a few weeks time. The Holla Cab app is launching ...
A good number of Nairobi driver partners using Uber, Taxify, Little and Mondo Ride apps have downed their tools indefinite calling for a hike in prices from their respective affiliate firms known to be lowering prices every month to stay competitive but at the detriment of driver revenues. In a ...
Safaricom-powered taxi hailing service, Little has expanded to Kisumu and the surrounding towns, after eleven months since the hailing service was officially unveiled in Nairobi. The Kisumu launch makes the service live in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu, Kenya's major towns with a planned launch in Eldoret and Nakuru before the ...
Now in its 4th year, EatOut Kenya's Nairobi Restaurant Week aims to celebrate Nairobi’s blossoming restaurant scene with over 60 of the best restaurants, including the likes of Tribe, Asmara, Brew Bistro, Seven Seafood and Grill, and About Thyme. According to Michelle Slater, the General Manager at EatOut Kenya, “Nairobi Restaurant ...
In a move to bolster its downloads and user traffic, Coca-Cola’s music show Coke Studio Africa, has partnered with taxi hailing app Little to provide music content from the Coke Studio mobile application during each ride. Customers who use Little are asked to log into the W-Fi then download the ...
Craft Silicon and Safaricom-backed Little, a Kenyan taxi hailing firm is set to launch in Nigeria in the first quarter according as it pursues its pan-African expansion dream. According to Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO, Craft Silicon, speaking at a Fireside Chat at CIO 100 on Thursday evening, "We are now only operating ...
Since Uber reduced its fares in Nairobi this year July, it has reportedly seen an increase in the number of people using its service amidst growing competition. To help more people take advantage of the service, the firm is doing the same for Mombasa residents by slashing nearly 50 percent ...
Besides being customer centered, Little is extending their generosity to drivers. The company has unveiled new features on the hailing solution that will allow drivers to enjoy discounts on fuel thanks to the pledge made by KenolKobil. Little now allows users to pay for someone else’s ride through the Sambaza ride option, ...
UPDATED:You might wonder why each day a new taxi hailing firm is launching in Kenya but Taxi Chap Chap is coming on the scene with a different game plan unlike a company with a similar name that never launched after announcing more than two years ago. Taxi Chap Chap, took six ...
Img:surdelltaxi.com Safaricom and Craft Silicon's taxi hailing service Little has hit over 23,500 downloads on IOS, Windows and Android stores, with over 1,400 drivers signed up. The firm has today launched its USSD platform making it available to non-smartphone users as the firm moves to attract non-smartphone users ...
