Transport & Travel

VR entertainment could be coming to a British Airways flight near you

British Airways is testing a new on-board entertainment option for passengers in the form of VR movies, TV shows and calming excercises. “The headsets…

SAA flights cancelled as Hong Kong protests spill over into airport

More than 200 flights were cancelled on Monday, including two SAA flights, after pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong spilled into the region’s international airport….

Cape Town’s Metrorail train updates are now available on Telegram

Cape Town’s Metrorail train service at the beginning of this month shuttered its free SMS update alert service, noting that it would look to…

Seeing a lot of Uber discounts lately, South Africa? Here’s why

If you’ve ever wondered whether Uber or its drivers foot the bill for discounts offered by the company, you can now rest easy. While…

Western Cape Gov: Uber, Bolt hijackings on the rise in parts of Cape Town

The Western Cape Government is calling on Uber, Bolt and drivers of other ehailing companies to practice caution when operating in parts of Cape…

Cape Town’s Metrorail trains to shutter free SMS alert service from August

Cape Town’s Metrorail train service announced in a communication with commuters on Tuesday that it will soon shutter its free SMS notification service. Users…

Airbnb believes it has a R10bn impact on South Africa’s economy

Airbnb in 2018 believes it had a direct economic impact of nearly R10-billion in South Africa, the company revealed in a release on Monday….

Brett Herron live-tweets ‘horrific’ Metrorail journey across Cape Town

How difficult is it to take a train from Khayelitsha to Cape Town on a Thursday morning? Very. At least that’s what MayCo member…

This Indian airport handled close to 1000 flights in a single day

We’re not sure what you were up to Friday night, but an airport in India had no time for partying. In fact, Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport this…

London’s red buses to run on coffee waste

London’s iconic red buses will soon assimilate into the lives of Londoners by running, at least partially, on coffee. On Monday this week, a…

Uber-rival Lyft goes international, expands to Toronto

For the first time in its history, on-demand ride-hailing company Lyft will expand to a city beyond the United States. On Monday the firm…

UberEATS adds five-star ratings, tweaks recommendations and faves

A star rating system, personalised recommendations and an improved layout for favourites is heading to the UberEATS app, the company announced Thursday. In similar…

NASA, Uber are serious about bringing flying taxis to cities by 2023

In an unlikely partnership, NASA has sought the services of Uber to build air control software that will manage the flying taxis of the…

Uber’s wildly odd ad will resonate with Capetonians stuck in traffic daily

Uber’s first advertisement highlighting the plight of commuters in southeast Asia may just trigger a nerve for those stuck in traffic in Cape Town…

Taxify launches in Port Elizabeth, its fourth South African city

Estonian on-demand transport company Taxify has this weekend began operations in its fourth South African city, Port Elizabeth. Its service has previously been available…

Uber Driver app adds ‘no thanks’ button, rating protection & more

Uber has been in the news a fair bit recently, from protests involving metered taxis to UberEATS finally launched in Durban. But the company’s…

UberEATS now available in Durban’s northern suburbs

UberEATS is now available in Durban, the company announced Friday. After launching in Johannesburg last year November, and stretching to Cape Town, Stellenbosch and…

Johannesburg highways disrupted by metered taxi protest, Uber cars torched

Traffic along Gauteng’s R24 route was brought to a standstill this morning, after metered taxi drivers parked their cars on the road in protest….

Uber debuts its very own credit card

Tech companies very rarely remain in their niche. Over time, we’ve seen Google become a hardware company, Microsoft transform into a creator of Android…

Cape Town’s new buses will be all-electric come 2025

Cape Town, along with 11 other major world cities, has vowed to shirk purchasing fossil fuel-powered buses in favour of electric models for its…

Uber’s Sexual Harassment: The Movie is on its way

In February this year, Uber was rocked with a sexual harassment scandal that resulted in the eventual resignation of founder Travis Kalanick as CEO —…

Jack Parow’s friend stabbed by taxi driver while waiting for an Uber

The war between metered taxi drivers and Uber operators shows no signs of abating any time soon. And the latest incident has left a…

UberEATS reveals strangest orders after its first year in South Africa

UberEATS has officially been in South Africa for a year, and, to celebrate, the company has revealed some weird statistics that will both affirm and…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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