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Slam-dunk apps for basketball in Nigeria

Sport Tolu Olasoji - 24 Sep 2020

Would-be professionals have taken to technology into their own hands to arrange fixtures and tournaments for their favourite sport

How to assess our schools’ eReadiness

Article Heather Dugmore - 26 Mar 2020

An easy-to-download app has been developed to assess and evaluate the information and communications technology (ICT) or e-readiness of all government schools in South Africa.

Malaicha trade goes digital

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 8 Nov 2019

A new app lets users in South Africa buy goods that are dispatched from warehouses in Zimbabwean cities

SAFCOIN launches!

Article Advertorial Supplement - 12 Dec 2018

The crypto-currency will positively impact Africa

Drivers unhappy with Taxify’s rapid growth

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 30 Nov 2018

Taxify’s practice is to expand, but operators say they have to spend an unreasonable time on the roads

Uber: It’s drivers vs the corporate machine

Article Julian Yeates & Gemma Ritchie - 4 Jul 2018

A group of drivers have asked that the ride-hailing company reduce its service fee in light of the fuel price hike

Uber, Taxify: Drivers v corporate

Article Gemma Ritchie - 18 Jun 2018

Drivers for the ride-hailing apps want in on policy discussions as the cost of living and expenses to run their vehicles hamper their income

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Metered taxis deny involvement in death of Taxify driver

Article Gemma Ritchie - 6 Mar 2018

Taxi council distances its members from the violence, claiming the death of Siyabonga Ngcobo was a fight between Uber and Taxify drivers

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Ingenuity, fair play guide efforts to help Uber and meter taxis stay in their lanes

Article Carl Collison - 21 Sep 2017

New regulations and an app to appease metered taxis are aimed at easing SA’s e-hailing tensions

Uber drivers fight back with spotters

Article Govan Whittles - 15 Sep 2017

The war with metered taxis has escalated as calls for the government to sort it out grow louder

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Justice department hit by a costly cyberattack

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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