CurbGo was built for the townships, rural towns, and informal settlements that Uber, Bolt, and DiDi never served. We started where others stopped.
Over 60% of South Africa's population lives in townships and rural areas. Less than 15% of those communities have access to formal ride-hailing apps — because apps optimise for where the money already is, not where it's needed most.
Drivers in these areas earn less because they spend hours repositioning to serve urban demand. Riders pay more to flagging taxis with no tracking and no safety guarantees.
CurbGo flips this. Drivers set their township routes. AI matches riders to local drivers. Money stays in the community. Everyone wins.
We are growing province by province, township by township.
Our largest region. Serving Pretoria and Joburg townships with 600+ drivers.
Where CurbGo launched. Deep community roots across the eastern Highveld.
Serving the Waterberg and Lowveld communities with reliable rural routes.
Launching Q3 2026. Register interest to be first when we go live.
Launching Q4 2026. Durban townships and rural KZN.
Planned for 2027. Register your interest.
We recruit and verify drivers from within the communities we serve — not outsiders who get lost on gravel roads. Every CurbGo driver in KwaMhlanga grew up knowing those roads.
CurbGo runs on less than 1MB per trip — designed for communities where data is expensive and connectivity is inconsistent. We even support offline trip tracking via SMS fallback.
The CurbGo app supports English, Zulu, Sepedi, Sotho, Xhosa, and Afrikaans. We are adding Venda, Tsonga, and Swati in 2026. No one should be locked out by language.
Fares in townships are calibrated to local incomes. We refuse to apply city pricing to township routes. A Soweto-to-CBD trip is priced for what Soweto residents can afford.
Unlike global apps that race to cut driver earnings, CurbGo has a minimum driver income guarantee on route-based trips. If your route brings fewer bookings than expected, CurbGo makes up the shortfall.
Every quarter, we meet with community leaders, township business associations, and driver groups to get feedback on pricing, routes, and features. Communities shape the product.
"Before CurbGo I had to drive all the way to Pretoria just to find passengers. Now I work my Soshanguve routes every day, earn more, and get home for dinner. My community is my business." — Bongani N., CurbGo Driver, Soshanguve
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