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Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates

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By: Stephanie Wangari
Charles has been an Uber driver in Nairobi for nearly five years. But the last couple of years have been hard, with stubbornly high gas prices eating into his earnings. In...

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Uber driver Emmanuel Bitok prepares for the day in the home he shares with his girlfriend Winny (23) in Nairobi’s Mathare neighborhood, Kenya, on October 16, 2020. Previously a workshop manager for a furniture company, Emmanuel began driving for Uber three years ago. Emmanuel checks the Uber app as he waits for his first ride of the day.

Uber came to Kenya, a country of densely populated cities without efficient public transport systems, and aggressively signed up drivers while simultaneously increasing ridership by dropping prices and making taxis a more affordable option.
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When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?

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By: Tianyu Fang
When one of China’s once-popular electric vehicle startups went bust, car owners encountered an unexpected problem: Their vehicles went “offline.” Richard Qian didn’t know what to expect when he heard...

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Building a food delivery app in the internet shutdown capital of the world

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By: Gafira Qadir
Jibran Gulzar was all set to move to London to pursue a master’s degree in 2019. On August 3 that year, he arrived in his hometown, Srinagar, to renew his...

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Delivery riders leave to pick up their orders for delivery. In Kashmir, it’s often challenging to find delivery workers as the profession is not widely accepted. The team at Gatoes, as per one of the emplyees, is trying to chnage perceptions and make delivery work a respectable career choice.
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A beauty contest controversy turned Uber into an unlikely battlefield between Nigeria and South Africa

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By: Damilare Dosunmu
Over the past two days, ride hailing apps Uber and Bolt have become battlegrounds for a conflict between Nigerians and South Africans over a beauty pageant contestant. Earlier this month,...

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Participants gather on stage as the 2024 Miss South Africa Final begins at SunBet Arena in Pretoria on August 10, 2024.
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