Mobility

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  Mobility

  Breaking: Bolt blocks over 6,000 drivers in South Africa for misconduct

  Ephraim Modise

  4th June 2024

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  Mobility, News

  Kenya greenlights local manufacturing and assembly of electric vehicles despite minimal infrastructure

  Kenn Abuya

  4th April 2024

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  Mobility, News, startups

  Roam secures financing deal with Mogo to grow electric motorcycle adoption

  Frank Eleanya

  3rd April 2024

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  Mobility, News

  Bolt launches in Cairo and undercuts Uber with 15% commission

  Kenn Abuya

  4th March 2024

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  Guest Post, Mobility

  Africa’s mobility startups: Electric and global ambitions fuel funding surge

  Guest Author

  29th February 2024

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  Mobility

  Exclusive: Gokada pivots to an “asset-light model” as it looks to raise funding

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  15th February 2024

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  Mobility

  Breaking: Bolt launches in Zimbabwe and waives driver commission for six months

  Kenn Abuya

  31st January 2024

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  Mobility

  Drivers demand health insurance from ride-hailing firms after LagRide driver’s death

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  9th January 2024

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  Mobility

  Exclusive: LagRide driver collapses and dies, drivers raise concerns over daily targets

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  8th January 2024

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  Mobility

  Ghana’s ride-hailing drivers reject new vehicle income tax

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  21st December 2023

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  Mobility

  LagRide’s asset financing model under criticism after recent moves upsets partners

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  11th December 2023

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  Mobility

  BasiGo gets $5 million loan to ramp up e-bus assembly in Kenya

  Kenn Abuya

  5th December 2023

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  Mobility

  Bolt Kenya expels 5,000 drivers in six months over safety concerns

  Kenn Abuya

  29th November 2023

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  Mobility

  Exclusive: Bolt Kenya denies acquisition bid by Little App

  Kenn Abuya

  7th November 2023

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  Mobility

  Bolt Kenya receives operating licence after meeting NTSA’s demands

  Kenn Abuya

  31st October 2023

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  Mobility, News

  Bolt Kenya drops booking charges as it waits on licence renewal update from NTSA

  Kenn Abuya

  30th October 2023

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  Mobility

  inDrive drivers in Botswana face misconduct allegations

  Ephraim Modise

  21st October 2023

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  Mobility

  Possible EVS wants to become Nigeria’s first manufacturer of electric vehicles.

  Mariam Muhammad

  12th October 2023

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  Mobility

  Kenya halts Bolt’s operating licence renewal on “illegal” booking fees 

  Kenn Abuya

  11th October 2023

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  Mobility

  After years of fighting the industry, SANTACO is entering ride-hailing

  Ephraim Modise

  4th October 2023

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  Features, Mobility

  Your next keke might be electric; here’s the company making it happen

  Faith Omoniyi

  11th September 2023

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  Mobility

  Amid high fuel costs, Uber launches electric motorbikes in Kenya

  Kenn Abuya

  31st August 2023

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  FinTech, Mobility, startups

  Ugandan fintech Asaak acquires FlexClub Mexico as it expands to Latin America

  Abraham Augustine

  31st August 2023

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  Mobility

  After pushback, Nigeria’s ride-hailing union drops ‘workers’ from its new name

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  21st August 2023

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  Mobility, News

  Relief for ride-hailing drivers caught in the middle of Cape Town’s taxi strike

  Abraham Augustine

  11th August 2023

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  Mobility

  Uber riders in Kenya can now pay for trips via M-PESA

  Kenn Abuya

  2nd August 2023

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  Mobility

  Bolt pulls ₦6,000 daily bonus for drivers ahead of impending strike action in Lagos

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  31st July 2023

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  Mobility

  BasiGo joins a growing electric motoring space in Kigali

  Kenn Abuya

  28th July 2023

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  Mobility

  As fuel prices rise by 15%, ride-hailing drivers in Nigeria ask app companies to cut commission

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  18th July 2023

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  Mobility

  Bolt records 150 million users and appoints new CFO

  Kenn Abuya

  6th July 2023

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  Mobility

  Lagos is testing electric buses. Can they withstand the city’s notorious traffic?

  Faith Omoniyi

  4th July 2023

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  Mobility

  How fuel price surge and rising inflation have opened up the ride-hailing market for Rida and InDrive

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  3rd July 2023

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  Mobility

  Despite pushback from Bolt and Uber, Nigeria’s ride-hailing union unites against unfavourable working terms

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  1st July 2023

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  Mobility, News

  Shuttlers targets drivers with car models from 2007 as it expands its carpooling service

  Ngozi Chukwu

  21st June 2023

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  Mobility

  As 7-day ultimatum ends, Uber and Bolt drivers consider another strike

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  20th June 2023

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  Features, Mobility

  Roam Motors, BasiGo have a long way edge out diesel buses in Nairobi

  Kenn Abuya

  20th June 2023

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  Mobility

  As LagRide drivers push for lower daily repayments, it’s time to ask if vehicle financing is right for Nigeria

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  13th June 2023

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  Mobility, News

  Exclusive: Uber increases base fare in Nigeria to ₦1,200

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  13th June 2023

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  Mobility

  Ride-hailing drivers in Nigeria resume work despite unmet demands

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  12th June 2023

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  Mobility

  Striking ride-hailing drivers in Nigeria say Bolt’s new N6,000 daily bonus is unimpressive

  Faith Omoniyi

  9th June 2023