{"id":23241,"date":"2026-02-03T11:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/uber-withdraws-from-tanzania-after-nearly-a-decade\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:34:04","slug":"uber-withdraws-from-tanzania-after-nearly-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/uber-withdraws-from-tanzania-after-nearly-a-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber withdraws from Tanzania after nearly a decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uber has announced its exit from Tanzania after operating in the country for almost ten years, citing regulatory hurdles and an increasingly unsustainable business environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ride-hailing company said ongoing challenges in navigating local regulations, combined with pressures on profitability, made continued operations unviable. Uber\u2019s departure marks a significant shift in Tanzania\u2019s ride-hailing market, where local competitors and alternative mobility solutions are expected to fill the gap.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The company expressed gratitude to drivers and customers who supported its services over the past decade, while noting its focus will shift to markets where regulatory frameworks are more favourable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23242,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-23241","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Uber has announced its exit from Tanzania after operating in the country for almost ten years","published_date":"2026-02-03 13:11:46","news_description":"Uber has announced its exit from Tanzania after operating in the country for almost ten years","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26271,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23241\/revisions\/26271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=23241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}