Uber, the Department of Health, and Mastercard are working together to give people two free Uber trips, each up to the value of R100, for rides to and from vaccination sites.
You’re in your pyjamas, it’s cold, we’re all lazy, and you are ready to pay the extra dosh to avoid facing the world. So which service is easier on the wallet?
Being asked what time you finish throughout the day is a walk in the park compared to what this poor man endured.
It looks like, after years of classifying South African drivers as independent contractors, Uber is going to have to answer for itself in court.
A law student, waiting for her takeaway meal, received a text from her Uber Eats driver saying that he’d eaten her food.
Uber wants to make sure that you get from point A to point B safely, which is there’s now a COVID-19 compliant payment system.
Tons of people take Uber every day, and you never know who was in the passenger seat before you.
I thought I had it bad when one of my Uber drivers didn’t know how to use a handbrake, but this is something else altogether.
Uber has responded to growing public safety concerns with a review that’s revealed some unsettling stats and figures.
Yesterday, Uber was denied a licence to operate in London, which jeopardises one of its most lucrative markets. That’s not the only headache currently facing the company.
If you want to beat New York traffic and can afford the fare, the Uber Copter turns a 60-minute car trip into an eight-minute helicopter ride.
Uber is responding to some recent bad press coverage with an upgrade that wants the company to become “the operating system for your city life”.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi claims that he’s not worried, despite losses in the billions and damning interviews with former employees.
Following a series of PR nightmares, Travis Kalanick stepped down as Uber CEO back in 2017. One PR nightmare involved a pretty epic meltdown.
A new law in California wants to reclassify independent contractors like Uber drivers as employees, and the ride-hailing company is pushing back.
Many entrepreneurs around the world look towards Silicon Valley for inspiration, although there’s plenty that happens behind the scenes.
A new book, authored by New York Times reporter Mike Isaac and titled ‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber’, is giving the company nightmares.
If you’re one of those people forced to take the red-eye flights every so often, you’ve probably tried to figure out the smartest way to get to OR Tambo.
Everyone who uses Uber is used to getting SMSs or emails about the company’s promotions. Is Uber breaking the rules, though?
Uber co-founder Garrett Camp and his partner Eliza Nguyen have purchased a Beverly Hills mansion for a record-breaking $72,5 million.
The ride-hailing service is taking the guesswork out of the driver-passenger chatting conundrum with the ‘quiet ride’ option. Is this a good thing, or a sign of the times?
A helicopter regularly used for an on-demand flight service crashed into the Hudson River, and the drama was captured on video.
If you can’t muster the time to swing past the chemist or doctor, why not have a qualified nurse come to you?
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The new Evidential Breathalyser Alcohol Test will make it easier to identify drunk drivers, who could then face up to a week in jail pending a bail hearing.
Uber’s latest campaign is focused on driver and passenger safety, and features an advert modelled on the standard in-flight safety videos.
You’ve never been driven by anyone quite like George the Uber Driver, who provides passengers with an in-car menu of entertainment options.
Not sure what to do with all those Voyager Miles you’ve racked up? You might want to spend them on something other than flights.
We finally found the source of a story going around about one very lucky victim of crime, and he described to us exactly what happened.
There was a 6% decrease in overall fatalities this past festive season, and it has a lot to do with the new smart tech that traffic officers are using in the Western Cape.