Fin24 reports that after just one year in SA, the Chinese e-hailing platform DiDi has seemingly halted its services.

DiDi started operations in the Eastern Cape last year and expanded to cities in Gauteng and the Western Cape. While it offered ride-hailing services similar to those of Uber and Bolt, it also offered passengers the option of negotiating fares and keeping in contact with drivers whom they preferred. Uber owns about 13% of DiDi. Last week, drivers on the DiDi platform received a notification that the application's service in SA would be discontinued from 8 April. The notification also served as a 14-day notice of the termination of agreements with drivers. Convenor of the Unity in Diversity coalition of drivers, Melithemba Mnguni, confirmed that DiDi was no longer operating. DiDi did not respond to requests for comment on its exit from the SA market. Last month, SA e-hailing drivers took part in a strike aimed at forcing Uber, Bolt and DiDi to improve their conditions of employment.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Khulekani Magubane at Fin24

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