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The ride service will face a case in the equality court over allegations that its drivers discriminate against people with disabilities
Metropolitan is collaborating with Uber during Youth Month to help transport young job seekers to job interviews for free
On Thursday night, metered-taxi drivers allegedly attacked e-hailing operators at designated pick-up and drop zones near Maponya Mall
The service isn’t growing as it should because of the pandemic, rising unemployment, fewer visits to malls and more people working from home
Taking an e-ride is an anxiety filled experience
In an added layer of security, passengers and drivers can record audio clips during a ride, which are encrypted and saved for 15 days
But the drivers don’t get a say, or the benefits gained by their overseas peers
Only half of digital labour platforms could give evidence that workers were paid at or above the minimum wage, a new report shows
She’s worked on one of the biggest class-action cases in South Africa and she’s taken on Uber: Zanele Mbuyisa speaks to Athandiwe Saba about advocating for the underrepresented, getting ‘old’ and transformation in the law fraternity
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Better laws can stop companies such as Uber from riding roughshod over people who do work for them but are denied employment benefits
Whether in Paris, Kuala Lumpur or California, gig economy workers fear they can no longer survive on meagre earnings from jobs that leave them increasingly vulnerable.
The pandemic is hastening neoliberal universities’ moves towards platform pedagogy, where lecturers become participants in the “just-in-time” gig economy and students become “clients”
There is evidence that platform workers worldwide have unfair work conditions and lack benefits and protections afforded to employees
The restaurant’s guilt free dining experience is laced with a disconcerting diet culture message
The Competition Commission’s market inquiry reveals that South Africa’s public transport system remains skewed by class, advantaging middle- and high-income earners
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Were investors like SoftBank and JPMorgan duped by the hype of a charismatic founder, as happened with Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos?
Fewer vehicles in cities will allow for more green spaces
Market sentiment towards high-flying, loss-making start-ups has changed; investors are becoming more wary of big talk
Emergency Taxi is competing with the likes of Uber and Bolt to give Johannesburgers other e-hailing transport options, using cheaper-to-run Qute cars
A new e-hailing service offers rides at a fraction of its rivals’ prices, and it’s cooking with gas
Investors have eagerly been waiting for Uber to make its stock market debut
Uber is expected to launch its initial public offering on Friday giving it an estimated valuation of some $80-billion
A programme to help Uber drivers obtain vehicles has proven exorbitantly expensive — and drivers still won’t own their cars in the end
Taxify’s practice is to expand, but operators say they have to spend an unreasonable time on the roads
The dishonourable member will have to polish his skills in his quest for a job
Gauteng public hearings on the Bill have been completed
Congestion in South African cities costs the economy about R3-billion each year
Nearly half of all African vehicle sales are made in South Africa
Facts about San Francisco are hidden; they are gleaned from trying to make sense of being there
Uber believes the transport ministry’s amendments to the National Land Transport Act could mean the loss of 9 000 job opportunities in the industry
A group of drivers have asked that the ride-hailing company reduce its service fee in light of the fuel price hike