A new online game has been released to give us a sneak peek into the daily life of a typical Uber driver. The Uber Game has been published by the Financial Times to accompany an article they wrote titled "Uber: The uncomfortable view from the driving seat". Although the game…
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Johannesburg And Pretoria Are The 1st Afrikan Cities To Have Their Trip Data Available On Uber Movement
Uber trip data for Johannesburg and Pretoria is now available on Uber Movement. This makes South Africa the first Afrikan country to have some of its Uber trip data on the platform since it was made available to the public on 30 August 2017. Uber Movement shares anonymized GPS data…
Uber Is Set To Launch A Service Similar To How Public Buses Operate In Egypt
Egypt's Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Sahr Nasr, has announced that Uber is set to launch a service similar to a public bus service in the North Afrikan country later in 2017. The busses are expected across most cities in Egypt. Nasr made the revelation during an interview with…
Little, Taxify, Uber And MondoRide Drivers Go On Strike In Kenya Over Remuneration
Drivers of Kenya's top ride-hailing platforms - Little, Taxify, Uber and MondoRide - went on strike on 11 September 2017 over remuneration. The main issue was that they work hard with little to show for it in return. The strike is primarily prompted by continuous price cuts (special offers) by…
Uber Movement Tool Now Open To The Public
Uber Movement, a tool aimed at making planning cities better, is now live and open to the public. The tool will share anonymized GPS data and traffic information collected from over two billion Uber trips with the aim of, among others, helping city planners identify trouble spots and keep the…
How Some Drivers Are Robbing Uber When A Customer Chooses Cash As A Payment Option
It seems some Uber drivers have found a way to rob the ride-hailing platform by abusing the cash payment option. So far, from iAfrikan's investigation, the method used seems to be limited to South Africa with only a low percentage of Uber customers we spoke with having experienced it. In…
Uber Clarifies That Labour Ruling In South Africa Only Applies To 7 Of Its Driver Partners And Not All Of Them
Last week we reported on a ruling by South Africa's Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) which stated that Uber drivers are now able to form unions, bargain and strike. In a statement sent to iAfrikan, Uber South Africa have clarified that the ruling as it is only applies…