A Cape Town Uber driver has been arrested after a 28-year-old woman sustained injuries when he tried to rob and kidnap her on a trip home.
One adventurous soul decided to test out the high life, soaring through the skies like a millionaire – all without breaking the bank.
Uber driver and TikTok sensation, Bartho Dick from Booysen Park in Gqeberha, has a ball on the job by pranking his customers. But one day, he ended up saving someone’s life.
Uber Eats’s 2023 Annual Cravings report has revealed the world’s most popular, most unusual, and most surprising delivery requests captured in a year on the application.
A video has surfaced on X that allegedly shows how Uber drivers at OR Tambo Airport are ‘rigging the system’ to jump the queuing system the platform has in place, and needles to say, it’s not to the benefit of passengers.
All this does not bode too well for South Africa as every form of transport is beginning to either be non-functional, or potentially life-threatening. At this rate, school runs will soon have to be done in Mad Max-style armoured convoys.
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This latest offering to ‘crime hysteria’ creates the impression that everyday commutes are like ‘gas-runs’ in a Mad Max-style wasteland, but the Black Wolf founder is in no hurry to dispel the image.
Uber is doing the most, launching boat travel in Greece.
In a trip that has never been done before on the continent of Africa, local social media content creator and influencer Ah Mozisi Ubered from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
Shame, quality control has practically flown out the window, especially for Uber in Gauteng, Cape Town, and Durban.
If you are one of the lucky 15 000 people to have gotten your hands on tickets for the Cape Town E-prix, Saturday is going to be a day you won’t soon forget.
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Studies have predicted that by 2030, hardly anyone in the US and Europe will own their own car.
Spare a thought for your Uber driver this festive season and try to be a decent person, alright?
A video of the trip has been doing the rounds on Twitter, showing the unidentified driver confronting the female passenger for allegedly offering her body to settle the unpaid Uber bill.
It is not just xenophobia and the clash between Uber and local taxi operators that put Uber drivers at risk in South Africa.
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The massive Uber Files stories that have broken week, based on leaked messages between Uber execs, shows how South African drivers have been hard done by.
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Uber may have become a household name around the world, but at some stage, it’s going to have to start posting actual profits.
In peak periods, Uber Eats drivers are often taking multiple orders to different addresses, but the priority delivery option means it’s all about you.
An Uber driver cruising around what appears to be Philippi in the Western Cape recently managed to stay one step ahead of a crook.
Often the driver accepts your ride request, but then as soon as they realise how far you need to go, they cancel the trip.
Showtime’s new series follows Uber’s former CEO, Travis Kalanick (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), during his rise to the top and subsequent downfall.
Yesterday, Uber pulled back the curtain on passenger ratings for the first time.
Since a Twitter sleuth posted a video revealing his unfortunate experience with Uber Eats, a bunch of other people have commented with reports of the same scam happening to them.
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Around the world, Uber users are complaining of drivers contacting them and asking for a destination before picking them up.