Two young South Africans looked at the e-hailing industry and saw the same problem drivers have complained about for a decade.
You work 12 hour days. You cover fuel, maintenance, data, your own safety. Then a platform based on the other side of the world takes 25 to 45 percent of every single trip.
Persy Qamata and Msizi Mtolo built Bro Cabs because they were done watching that math play out on SA roads.
Their model is simple. Zero commission. Drivers pay a R300 once off verification fee, then R600 a month. Every Rand from every trip after that belongs to the driver.
Their words, unsoftened: when a driver hands over 30 to 45 percent of every trip, he isn't building anything. He's just surviving.
It's not only about the money.
Bro built its safety stack around the reality of SA roads. Panic button. Verified drivers. Live trip sharing. A 24 hour line where an actual person answers.
Big platforms treated South Africa like just another market to conquer and move on from.
Two local founders built something rooted here instead.
That's not a small thing. That's a driver keeping what he actually earned.
Built in SA. For SA. By SA.
So India has frozen approval for Starlink due to national security concerns. Starlink's security clearance remains pending until the company explains how, given its global operations and US ownership, it can ensure compliance with Indian security requirements during periods of geopolitical tension when foreign governments may issue conflicting demands.
But we mustn't ask questions. La hlanya.
https://t.co/XyOjqj7uBD
So. We have confirmation that Starlink is a client of Resolve. This means that the former Leader of the DA, facilitated a meeting with a prospective “tender” applicant which resulted in the Minister beginning changing rules to fit the requirements of said “bidder.”
That, my dears is corruption.
The Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment cordially
invites South Africans to a meeting that will make them aware of how to apply to
become a Gauteng Nguni cattle farmer. #GrowingGautengTogether
-THREAD- To put this in perspective, there are at least 18,600 homes listed on Airbnb in Cape Town. While other cities are banning or heavily regulating Airbnb to protect locals, @CityofCT has signed a partnership with the company and wants to encourage its growth. 1/11
A gentle reminder that we are giving away a car this week on Anele and the club.
An entire car.
If a new car has been your prayer, on your vision board then your ship has come in.
The 7 seater Hyandai Creta.
It’s officially your season. Just say YES then tune into Anele and the club 🩷🩷🩷
@AneleAndTheClub
Apparently if you have a bereavement at your family, you can go to your ward Councillor and get a voucher you can use to buy bulk vegetables for the funeral? Did you guys know this? They did it at this funeral I went to last week