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Kenyan Transport Regulator Rejects Bolt's Licence Renewal

Bolt Surpasses Over 100 Million Rides in Kenya

Bolt Surpasses Over 100 Million Rides in Kenya

Bolt Rolls Out Scheduled Rides Option

Bolt Rolls Out Scheduled Rides Option

Bolt, the ride-hailing giant is rolling out a new feature, 'Scheduled Rides', allowing riders to book trips up to 72 hours in advance. This move aims to provide both passengers and drivers with added convenience and flexibility. It is worthy of note that the concept of advanced booking

What to Expect as Bolt Plans to Invest $530M in Africa in the Next 2 Yrs

What to Expect as Bolt Plans to Invest $530M in Africa in the Next 2 Yrs

Bolt, a leading tech mobility company that offers ride-hailing services across 7 African countries since its launch in South Africa in 2016, has recently announced plans to invest $530 million in Africa over the next 2 years. This will be used to expand their services and create employment opportunities for

Bolt Nigeria Launches the First Ride-Hailing Inter-City Service, Offers 20% Discount

Bolt Nigeria Launches the First Ride-Hailing Inter-City Service, Offers 20% Discount

Bolt Nigeria, a leading ride-hailing platform, has launched the country’s first ride-hailing inter-city category to expand its comfort-focused service offering for inter-city riders. The company said in a statement released on Wednesday that the inter-city category on Bolt offers fast and convenient rides and that this service was launched

Bike-Hailing Business Perils in Nigeria: Examining SafeBoda's Masterplan

Alastair Sussock

Bike-Hailing Business Perils in Nigeria: Examining SafeBoda's Masterplan

After the Lagos state government ban on motorcycles, residents are having to deal with fare hikes and staking their mental health. The ban has also led to the diversification of startups such as Maxng, and Gokada as well as failed business operations as in the case of OPay‘s ORide

Bike-Hailing Businesses Perils in Nigeria: Diversification as a Means to What End?

Bike-Hailing Businesses Perils in Nigeria: Diversification as a Means to What End?

To live in Lagos is to survive a living hell – or so it seems. Waking up by 4 am to escape the traffic or at least to get to work early amidst traffic, then having to join the evening rush hour with a population of not less than 15 million

Bike-hailing business perils in Nigeria

Bike-hailing business perils in Nigeria

According to a 2021 data by Statista, Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa with its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at $441. 54 billion preceding South Africa and Egypt with GDP valued at $418.02 billion and $402.84 billion respectively. In the same vein, tech startups in Africa raised

Uber, Bolt among other ride-hailing companies face strict regulations in Kenya

Uber, Bolt among other ride-hailing companies face strict regulations in Kenya

Kenya National Transport and Safety Commission (NTSA) has embarked on the move to enforce its 18% commission cap on ride-hailing companies – Bolt, Uber and Little – in the country. According to Uber, the company cannot agree with the stipulated commission because it is 7% lesser than its current charge of 25%

Kenya The New Tech Playground As Google, Bolt, Mono Launch Out

Kenya The New Tech Playground As Google, Bolt, Mono Launch Out

In tech, choosing a location to operate your business has to be one of the most important decisions you have to make. This critical decision became a big deal when some tech companies picked a particular African country, Kenya, as their strategic point of business or their preferred extension destination.