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SA e-hailing drivers go on STRIKE
business

SA e-hailing drivers go on STRIKE

UBER drivers open up
Lifestyle

‘Grossly unethical,’ UBER drivers open up about the company

Uber drivers react
Lifestyle

‘This is a three-sided story,’ UBER drivers react to BACKLASH

SA e-hailing drivers go on STRIKE
Business

SA e-hailing drivers go on STRIKE

UBER drivers open up
Lifestyle

‘Grossly unethical,’ UBER drivers open up about the company

Uber drivers react
Lifestyle

‘This is a three-sided story,’ UBER drivers react to BACKLASH

Uber speaks up
Lifestyle

UBER speaks up against repeated CRITICISM

By Ray Leathern28-08-2023 19:48

Finally, Uber speaks up against criticism of its dilapidated fleet, poor drivers, cancelled trips, strikes and incidents of crime.

Uber drivers under threat
News

WATCH: ‘They are waiting to burn our cars’ – Uber drivers on taxi strikers [VIDEO]

By Nick Pawson04-08-2023 17:16

Uber drivers have vented their concerns, and anguish, over being targets during the current taxi strikes in Cape Town.

Everything you need to know to get your PDP
Motoring

EVERYTHING you need to know to get your PDP

By Ray Leathern15-06-2023 19:41

A PDP, or Professional Driving Permit, is essential for anyone looking for a job as a driver. Here’s the quickest and easiest way to get one.

Maponya mall Uber Bolt
Gauteng

E-hailing services blame government for attacks at Maponya Mall

By Nokwanda Ncwane02-06-2023 09:39

SANTACO has urged people who can identify the culprits behind the violent attacks on Uber and Bolt drivers at Maponya Mall to come forward.

Uber
News

Uber to launch accounts with extra safety features for teenagers

By Cwenga Maqhubela19-05-2023 16:56

Uber has announced that they will now allow teenagers (13-17) to own accounts with extra safety features on their app.

Uber
News

Taxi drivers destroy Uber cars for offering cheaper rides [Pictures]

By Cwenga Maqhubela30-04-2023 10:03

Angry taxi drivers have smashed and overturned several Uber cars after a Uber driver showed taxi drivers the middle finger.

Uber
Celeb News

New scam alert? Shimza accuses Uber drivers of stealing food

By Megan van den Heever02-02-2023 10:48

Another day, another scam. This time DJ Shimza and fellow tweeps are accusing Uber Eats drivers of stealing their food deliveries…

Uber
Business & Finance

Uber shares surge as company says consumers still strong

By Agence France-Presse03-11-2022 18:40

Shares of Uber rocketed higher Tuesday after it reported a surge in quarterly revenue and described consumer demand as remaining robust.

Uber
Offbeat

Uber charges UK man R720 000… for 15 minute trip to Australia

By Thabo Baloyi18-10-2022 16:40

The trainee chef says all was normal when his Uber picked him up from work to meet friends just 6km away – until the next morning

Uyajola 9/9
Lifestyle

‘Uyajola 9/9’: Uber driver throws a bucket of urine on Jub Jub

By Megan van den Heever26-09-2022 11:48

Tweeps are amused after Jub Jub and the ‘Uyajola 9/9’ crew received a ‘baptism of urine’ on Sunday night’s episode.

Uber
Lifestyle

Uber beefs up security with new recording feature in Gauteng

By Nokuthula Ngcobo06-09-2022 17:57

Uber SA is launching an emergency audio-recording feature that has been effective in Latin America and the US. Here’s how it works…

Uber driver cape town
Offbeat

Watch: SA Uber driver REJECTS woman’s offer to ‘pay with her body’

By Tom Head25-08-2022 15:52

An Uber driver in Cape Town chose a course of self-preservation, after his female passenger allegedly offered him an X-rated payment method.

Uber
News

Protesting Cape Town Uber drivers want minimum of R40 per trip: Fair?

By Garrin Lambley18-08-2022 08:15

Uber and Bolt drivers will continue with the second (and final) day of their strike in Cape Town on Thursday, 18 August.

Uber Bolt Soweto
News

Uber, Bolt drivers continue strike TODAY: Walking shoes!

By Garrin Lambley18-08-2022 06:42

Uber and Bolt drivers will continue with Day 2 of their strike on Thursday as they seek lower commission charges and higher rates.

Uber
News

Uber, Bolt drivers begin strike

By Garrin Lambley17-08-2022 15:19

Uber and Bolt drivers have started a strike in Cape Town, demanding lower commission charges and higher rates for drivers.

Uber new features
Lifestyle

Uber unveils new feature, allows drivers to choose trips

By Agence France-Presse30-07-2022 15:46

Drivers across the United States will be able to see exactly how much they will earn and where they will be going before they accept a trip

e-hailing stay away Uber Bolt
News

E-hailing drivers threaten national stay away from 8 August

By Nokwanda Ncwane26-07-2022 16:55

E-hailing drivers are threatening a stay away from 8 August, they are complaining about Uber and Bolt prioritising profits over them.

Samkelo Ndlovu
Celeb News

Samkelo Ndlovu dragged for allegedly owing Bolt driver R100

By Megan van den Heever22-06-2022 13:39

A Bolt driver has accused Samkelo Ndlovu of dodging a R109 cash payment after he recently transported her to a Joburg restaurant…

A Cape Town woman has shared her experience of how she was assaulted by an Uber driver.
Celeb News

Uber attack: Cape Town woman hit by driver after not having cash [watch]

By Megan van den Heever09-06-2022 14:06

A woman has recounted how an Uber driver verbally abused and physically assaulted her during a trip in Cape Town…

Driverless car
Technology

Uber and Waymo collaborate to get driverless trucks rolling

By Agence France-Presse09-06-2022 10:30

Uber and google autonomous vehicle unit Waymo envision a future where driverless trucks tackle the long-haul portion of driving across US

Uber UN WFP
Lifestyle

UN food programme uses Uber to deliver aid in Ukraine

By AFP08-06-2022 15:20

Uber and the UN’s World Food Programme are coming together to deliver aid to people in urban areas of war-torn Ukraine.

Drunk woman in an uber
Lifestyle

An Uber driver’s reaction to a drunk woman peeing in his car stuns Mzansi

By Rae Seleme03-05-2022 10:09

Mzansi responds to the Uber driver’s reaction to a drunk slay queen – who peed in his car, refused to pay and later paid with a wet R200 note .

Uber
Lifestyle

How Uber is putting brakes on drivers cancelling shorter trips

By Naledi de Wee29-04-2022 12:08

‘We do look at interventions’: Uber has stepped in to help after riders were left frustrated by drivers refusing or cancelling short trips.

South Africa tweeps react to e-hailing strike
Lifestyle

SA tweeps react to e-hailing strike: ‘Finding a ride is as hard as finding love’

By Megan van den Heever23-03-2022 13:32

South African tweeps have found a way to laugh at everything – including being stranded due to the current e-hailing strike…

e-hailing strike
News

E-hailing drivers blocked, prices sky rocket amid strike

By Nokwanda Ncwane22-03-2022 11:12

Circulating videos show striking e-hailing drivers blocking those who are working amid the planned three-day national shutdown.

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