By JOHN WALUBENGOMore by this AuthorAs the public university strike enters its 60th day this week and the protagonists dig in deeper into their opposing positions, some parents have wondered if the lecturing process cannot be disrupted through digitisation. If Taxify goes on strike, the consumer simply turns on Little Cab or Uber and continues to enjoy their ride. Basically, the taxi business has been commoditised through technology into what is known as ‘Taxi-as-a-Service’. The service provider does not own a single taxi, but uses software to connect taxi owners to taxi riders. Taxi owners procure their own vehicles and register onto the software to immediately be accessible to thousands of potential riders.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2018 03:00 UTC