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BUSINESS
Uber Starts Over-the-Counter Medicine Deliveries in South Africa
Uber owns the lion’s share in South Africa’s $600 million food delivery market, but the company has widened its services…
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All Uber Vehicles to be Electric by 2040, Company says
Uber ‘s global ride-hailing business will only use electric vehicles by 2040. In a recent announcement, the company also pledged…
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[Interview] Covid-19 pandemic made us more innovative, Ola Akinnusi, Bolt Country Manager says
Just like in many other sectors, the coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected the cab-hailing industry across the global markets. In…
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BUSINESS
Uber launches Uber Cash in Partnership with Flutterwave in Africa
US-born ride-hailing company, Uber, plans to launch Uber Cash, a digital wallet feature in partnership with Flutterwave in Africa. Uber…
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Uber has a new feature that allows users to send packages to each other through the app
Uber has announced the launch of Uber Connect, a feature that allows users to send packages to family friends through…
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BUSINESS
Uber Eats For Business Customers To Expand To Over 20 Countries Globally After Successful Pilot Progam
Uber for Business, the corporate version of Uber aimed for corporate customers, is finally expanding its food delivery business for…
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BUSINESS
Uber Temporarily Suspends Its Services In Uganda As Country Enters 14-day Lockdown
Ride-hailing company, Uber, has temporarily suspended its services in Uganda. The company’s decision follows the 14-day national lockdown announced in…
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BUSINESS
Uber Sells Its Food Delivery Business, UberEats, To Local Rival In India
Uber has officially sold its food delivery arm to Zomato, a local rival in India. As part of the deal,…
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BUSINESS
Uber’s Ride-Hailing Service Banned In Germany And Colombia
Uber’s ride-hailing business has been banned after a regional court in Frankfurt, Germany decided that the US company has no…
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Gadgets
Uber and Little have banned their drivers from using these smartphones
Uber and Little, pretty common ride-sharing apps in the country are banning a number of smartphones from being used by…
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News
Facebook cryptocurrency backed by Visa, MasterCard, Uber, and PayPal
Facebook has been working on its cryptocurrency for some time now. Unlike the regular cryptocurrencies, the company’s crypto coin will…
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Uber and Suzuki to expand UberCHAPCHAP vehicles across Sub-Saharan Africa
Uber and Suzuki Motor Corporation have entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand the fuel-efficient UberCHAPCHAP vehicle…
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Uber launches Safety Toolkit for riders and drivers
Uber has launched a Safety Toolkit for its riders and drivers across 38 countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania,…
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24Bit Episode 7: A discussion on taxi hailing Apps in Kenya
Taxi-hailing apps have been flooding the Kenyan market in recent days. Ever since the advent of Uber, major cities and…
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News
Uber and Old Mutual partner to provide financial training to driver-partners
Uber drivers in Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria are set to benefit from a free money management course by Old Mutual.…
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Uber announces new rates after drivers’ protest
The minimum fare prices for Uber in Nairobi will now be Sh300 from the previous Sh.200, with fare per kilometer…
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Uber teams up with Nairobi Innovation week 2017 to Launch UBERPITCH
UberPITCH powered by Mettā has partnered with the Nairobi Innovation Week to give entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their ideas to…
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BUSINESS
Here are some basics of getting around over the festive season with Uber
Last week Uber released a set of guidelines aimed at making riders enjoy their rides. Many of those rules were…
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News
Uber will ban you from using the service if you do the following
Uber will soon ban you from the service and drivers suspended from the app if you violate any of the…
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BUSINESS
Uber wants you to thank drivers using stickers after a good ride
Uber wants you to do more than just giving your Uber driver a five star-rating after a good ride. The…
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BUSINESS
Uber is launching chopper services in Nairobi and Mombasa, here’s how to request for one.
Cab-hailing service provider Uber has partnered with Corporate Helicopters to fly passengers who request flights through their app. Just as…
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BUSINESS
Uber records a whopping $1.27 billion loss in the first half of 2016
Ride hailing service Uber, has reportedly lost a cool $1.27 billion in the first half of 2016 alone. According to…
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News
Uber partners with Total to provide benefits to driver-partners
Uber has partnered with oil company Total to provide great deals to benefit Kenya driver-partners. Under this partnership,the drivers will…
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BUSINESS
Uber is launching in Dar es Salaam
After successfully launching in Kampala and Accra Ghana, Uber has also announced that it is launching its services in Dar…
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Uber launches in Accra Ghana
Just a week after launching in Kampala, Uber has also announced its launch in Accra, Ghana. The city joins Uber;s…
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BUSINESS
Uber Launches in Kampala, provides free rides for all Ugandans
Following the success of Uber in many other growing cities in Africa, Uber has decided to spread its wings by…
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News
Uber expands its operations to Mombasa
Online Taxi firm Uber has launched its operations in Mombasa County. The launch brings Uber’s growing global network to 399…
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News
Uber to make driverless cars in ‘robot taxi war’ vs. Google
In just the next few months, in fact, the taxi industry could be a messy battlefield between the hugely popular…
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Apps
Uber is finally in Kenya, promises users a seamless, efficient and safe ride
After much speculation Uber, the international smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers, has launched in Nairobi, Kenya this…
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