Transport & Travel

How to reserve an Uber trip up to 30 days in advance

Uber has launched a new booking service in South Africa that lets riders schedule and reserve Uber Black rides up to a month in…

New South African airline LIFT launches premium bookings

Newly launched South African airline LIFT has announced its new Premium booking option, offering customers more legroom and other perks. The airline first launched…

Bolt partners with PinkDrive to offer lifts to healthcare workers

Bolt has partnered with PinkDrive to offer transportation to COVID-19 vaccination sites for the non-profit’s health care workers. The partnership will allow vaccinators to…

Bolt Food and Pathway Cycles partner to deliver meals with electric bikes

Bolt Food has partnered with Pathway Cycles to launch an eco-friendly electric bicycle pilot for its delivery drivers in Cape Town. The food courier…

Online bookings for private, R10k Table Mountain cable car rides open

The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway has launched a private car service for interested customers, with the ability to book tickets online. However, it doesn’t…

Taxi Live: South African e-hailing app promises competitive rates

The newly launched Taxi Live Africa is a proudly South African e-hailing app that aims to compete with and offer better prices than Uber…

Uber Cash turns Uber and Uber Eats into cashless, prepaid services

Uber is introducing a new payments method for food and trips in South Africa inspired by prepaid services. The company on Wednesday announced the…

Uber launches new RideCheck feature in South Africa

Uber on Thursday announced the launch of a new security feature called RideCheck in South Africa, which will detect “anomalies” during trips. According to…

SAA welcomes its gorgeous new Airbus A350-900 aircraft

South African Airways on Thursday took delivery of its brand-new airplane, an Airbus A350-900. First announced back in July, the airline will take delivery…

Uber plants a push into financial services through ‘Uber Money’

Uber on Monday revealed a new team within its company called Uber Money that’s dedicated to providing “financial products and technologies” to its users….

SAA and Comair flights affected after ‘irregular findings’ at SAAT

Flying in South Africa is going to be a bit more chaotic than normal on Tuesday, thanks to SAA Technical (SAAT). According to a…

Uber-cheap UberGo launches in East London today

Uber has arrived in East London, but it may not be the Uber service you’ve grown to know. While UberX is known as the…

The numbers behind Uber’s six years in South Africa

Uber South Africa is turning six this year. In 2013, the company cut the ribbon on its operations in Johannesburg and Durban. A year…

Your Tesla will soon be able to fart and bleat at other road users

Teslas are pretty cool. Their CEO is pretty cool. They’re all electric and environmentally friendly, and what not. But we’d totally understand if the…

Flying SAA or Mango today? You might want to pack some snacks

How much do you love your airline food? You connoisseurs out there may have to bring your own lunchboxes on Monday, as employees from…

Uber Works is a new app that connects job seekers with employers

Uber on Wednesday announced the launch of a new app that gives job seekers and employers a platform to connect. Called Uber Works, the…

Uber may soon let riders record audio for safety during their trips

Uber may soon let riders record audio during their trip if they’re feeling unsafe. Spotted by Jane Manchun Wong, the feature is an addition…

Elon Musk’s Starship will carry 100 people ‘to the Moon, Mars, and beyond’

At a SpaceX event this past weekend, CEO Elon Musk revealed new details surrounding the company’s upcoming space transportation vehicle Starship, along with a…

Uber Eats Cravings Report: South Africans want chakalaka pizzas

Uber Eats last week revealed its Cravings Report detailing what South Africans love, and hate, when it comes to ordering in. The report breaks…

Uber Black’s rider preferences feature now live in South Africa

Grabbing an Uber Black? The company on Wednesday announced that you can now tailor your trip to suit your needs through rider preferences. The…

Google Maps will help you catch public transport with ridesharing, cycling options

Google Maps will now help users get to their public transport stations by suggesting ridesharing and cycling options available on the route, Google announced on…

Sony and Yamaha to launch self-driving entertainment cart in 2020

Sony and Yamaha have partnered up to create the SC-1 Sociable Cart, a new self-driving mode of transport designed for entertainment purposes. “Sony and Yamaha…

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