BUSINESS MAVERICK 168: Driving in times of Covid lockdown: Uber, Bolt and the pivot to survive

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The Covid-19 rebound – when it comes – is expected to create some momentum for small companies. But in the meantime, the focus is on survival.

“You know, it was a disaster,” says Nosipho Mzimela of the early days of the pandemic. As an Uber driver in Johannesburg, she is used to picking up passengers from the airport at least three times a day, but she now is likely to go only once a week. “Even though we were essential [workers], the people were not moving around.”

This, of course, isn’t particularly surprising, considering the government-mandated restrictions on movement, and the financial struggles of other transport bodies such as the Gautrain and Greyhound. “Uber and Bolt have played a very important role in this industry and [e-hailing] created a lot of jobs … but now that’s not enough.”

 

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