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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Criminal attacks intensify against Bolt and Uber drivers in SA

    Criminal attacks intensify against Bolt and Uber drivers in SA Ride-hailing provider Bolt has highlighted concerns about criminals targeting e-hailing drivers in South Africa after two recent incidents went viral on social media. Anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee shared footage on X of the...
  3. Luis

    Gautrain launching "Gau Express" e-hailing platform in October

    Gautrain launching "Gau Express" e-hailing platform in October The Gautrain is launching an e-hailing service similar to Uber and Bolt, which will be integrated into the existing mobile app. It will be called “Gau Express”, and customers will be able to hail its branded vehicles to...
  4. Luis

    Uber still doesn't have latest registration to operate in South Africa

    Uber still doesn't have latest registration to operate in South Africa South Africa's dominant e-hailing platform Uber has effectively been operating illegally in the country for nearly two months. As of Thursday, 7 May 2026, the company had not yet confirmed that it had obtained a Certificate...
  5. Luis

    Growth of spending on ride-hailing outpacing growth of fuel spending in SA

    Growth of spending on ride-hailing outpacing growth of fuel spending in SA Discovery Bank customers in South Africa shifted their mobility behaviour significantly in 2025, with ride-hailing usage and spending growing rapidly and outpacing the growth in traditional fuel spending. This was one...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uber electric car drivers not allowed to charge at home for their own safety — Fleet operator

    Uber electric car drivers not allowed to charge at home for their own safety — Fleet operator Commercial electric vehicle (EV) fleet operator Valternative says it does not allow drivers on Uber's recently launched EV ride-hailing service to charge at home out of concern for their safety. Uber...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uber loses sexual assault case in US

    Uber loses sexual assault case in US Uber Technologies was hit with $8.5 million (R138.15 million) in damages in a trial over a 19-year-old woman’s claim that she was raped by her driver in Arizona, raising the rideshare giant’s risk of a costly settlement to resolve thousands of similar cases...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Warning about new e-hailing laws in South Africa

    Warning about new e-hailing laws in South Africa South Africa’s new e-hailing regulations will harm already-exploited individual drivers, while international ride-hailing companies continue to operate unchecked, the South African e-hailing association (SAEHA) has warned. “While these...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa implements new laws for Uber and Bolt

    South Africa implements new laws for Uber and Bolt After many years of consultation and revisions, the South African transport department gazetted amendments to the National Land Transport Act for implementation on Friday, 12 September 2025. The amendments are primarily aimed at addressing...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big changes coming for Bolt and Uber

    Big changes coming for Bolt and Uber Transport minister Barbara Creecy says laws imposing various new requirements on e-hailing operators and drivers in South Africa could be gazetted within two months. Creecy told the Sunday Times that the National Land Transport Amendment Act (NLTA) was...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uber downplays rising complaints over safety and service quality

    Uber downplays rising complaints over safety and service quality Uber South Africa has downplayed complaints on online platforms about its declining safety and service quality standards. In early February 2025, MyBroadband reported on a recent flood of complaints about Uber's services on the...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Musk does not want to use Uber for Tesla robotaxi

    Musk does not want to use Uber for Tesla robotaxi Uber Technologies Inc. chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi said Elon Musk was not open to making Tesla Inc.’s planned robotaxis available on the ride-sharing platform, making Uber a future competitor. “I’ve had conversations with him at...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Wanatu taking on Uber and Bolt — with Afrikaans-speaking drivers

    Wanatu taking on Uber and Bolt — with Afrikaans-speaking drivers A recently launched South African e-hailing service dubbed Wanatu has the tongues wagging for its policy of only employing drivers who can speak Afrikaans. However, the new platform, dubbed Wanatu, promises more than its unusual...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uber funding Nigerian startup Moove with up to $100 million — Report

    Uber funding Nigerian startup Moove with up to $100 million — Report Uber Technologies Inc. is in talks to back African vehicle-financing startup Moove in a funding round of as much as $100 million (R1.93 billion), said people familiar with the matter. The US ride-hailing firm will join a...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uber reports third consecutive quarter with operating profit

    Uber reports third consecutive quarter with operating profit Uber Technologies Inc. reported gross bookings that beat analyst estimates, showing strong global demand for rides and food delivery during the holiday period. Gross bookings, which include delivery orders, ride hails and driver and...
  16. J

    Is Uber in South Africa safe in 2024?

    I keep on seeing articles about Uber (and other similar companies) customers being harassed, raped and robbed. So is Uber in SA still safe?
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    London's black cabs will soon be available on Uber

    London's black cabs will soon be available on Uber If you want to hail one of London’s iconic black cabs, you’ll soon be able to do so by pulling up the Uber app. Uber Technologies Inc. launched in London more than a decade ago but has faced stiff resistance from drivers of the bulbous black...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uber Tasks will let users get help from drivers for household tasks

    Uber Tasks will let users get help from drivers for household tasks Uber Technologies Inc. is launching a mini-pilot programme for a TaskRabbit-like service that will let app users hire people to complete various household tasks, part of an effort by the ride-hailing company to expand beyond...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Bolt vs Uber — Pricing showdown

    Bolt vs Uber — Pricing showdown Bolt's main ride-hailing service is cheaper in five major cities in South Africa than Uber's, a comparison by MyBroadband has shown. Uber and Bolt are South Africa's two most popular e-hailing apps.
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uber driver arrested during trip for allegedly using fake documents

    Uber driver arrested during trip for allegedly using fake documents An Uber customer had a harrowing experience when their driver was arrested mid-trip for allegedly driving with false documents. The customer wrote to MyBroadband to inform us of the issue. However, Uber says it has...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    The story behind the teen hacking of Nvidia, Rockstar, and Uber

    The story behind the teen hacking of Nvidia, Rockstar, and Uber At 21:00 on 22 September last year, a group of City of London police officers waited outside room M15 at the Travelodge Bicester, a one-star budget hotel in Oxfordshire, England, for the right moment to bust in. On the other side...
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