Bolt drivers earned R42.3bn in SA | ITWeb Tech Headlines 29 Sept - 3 Oct 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Bolt says it has paid more than R42.3 billion to driver operators in South Africa since launching in 2016, onboarding just over 500 000 drivers and serving more than 30 million passengers. Meanwhile, Home Affairs plans to use machine learning to make yes or no decisions on visa applications through its Electronic Travel Authorisation system, with humans stepping in only when an anomaly is detected, and study and work visas joining in early 2027. In addition, MTN has lost its bid to halt US anti-terrorism lawsuits, with a New York court denying its request to reconsider an earlier ruling and sending the Zobay and Long cases to discovery. At the same time, Xpatweb's preliminary 2026 Critical Skills Survey finds 25% of employers struggle to recruit ICT specialists, and 22% struggle to find AI and emerging technology skills. Finally, Capitec's fintech net income rose 30% to R2.7 billion in the six months to August, as Capitec Connect grew to 1.8 million a
Bolt SA has onboarded 500 000 partner drivers in SA, with billions paid out over the platform’s decade-long local operation.
inDrive aims to ensure e-hailing industry regulation doesn’t impact the market economics to the point of excluding drivers.
Uber, Bolt and inDrive fuel SA’s multibillion-rand e-mobility economy, creating hundreds of thousands of earning opportunities and contributing to the country’s GDP.
Ride-hailing increasingly supplements income for gig workers, amid high unemployment and financial pressure, says Ipsos.
The taxman calls on influencers to declare their earnings, warning that income received in cash, products or services is taxable under the Income Tax Act.
The country’s online gig economy struggles to take off, with SA’s sector trailing that of African counterparts, such as Kenya and Nigeria.
Sage Intacct, a cloud-based financial management solution, is empowering finance teams to adapt, collaborate and thrive in the modern world.
Low wages, the economic downturn and unfair treatment increasingly impact platform worker welfare in SA, says the Fairwork project.
Internet proliferation leads to more people creating employment opportunities for themselves online, a study shows.
Safcoin’s micro jobs platform aims to match companies and gig workers across Africa free of charge.
The company launches Get-A-Gig through NXT LVL with a vision of connecting one million youth to jobs or gigs by 2024.
The skills development body offers a free digital skills learning opportunity for youth between 18 and 35.