Inside South Africa’s booming e-hailing economy
Up to 70 000 vehicles now operate on these platforms, creating income for drivers, fleet owners and their suppliers – boom times for some, but not all.
It is hard to miss the transformation on South African roads over the past decade. Cars pull over to collect passengers at all hours, clutter the roads at awkward times, and make U-turns in peak hour traffic.
That’s the irritating part of the e-hailing economy, now reckoned to account for up to 70 000 vehicles and turnover in excess of R500 million a month for car owners operating on platforms such as Uber, Bolt and inDrive.
