App to catch a cab picks up local economy

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Growing up with no reliable public transport in his rural hometown motivated Ntebatse Sekgodiso to use his passion for technology to create an e-hailing app called PickUp Cab to solve the problem.

Sekgodiso, 30, from Medingen village in Limpopo, says his idea to provide reliable transport also created employment in the area as people who lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus lockdown became drivers.

Sekgodiso and Mkhize started working on PickUp Cab in July last year and launched it on Google Play Store in late December. It has been operating since and is regularly updated and improved. PickUp Cab’s drivers operate in Kgapane, Lenyenye, Nkowa, Tzaneen, Turfloop and Polokwane and the company gets 10% of the cost of the trip.

The company, which is sifting through applications from prospective drivers, has a rigorous verification process to ensure passenger safety.

 

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