Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
Yango, an international service for ordering rides online, has launched in Lusaka, making Zambia the fifth African country where Yango is available.
A part of Yandex one of the largest European IT companies, Yango already operates in 19 countries across Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, including Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal.
To order a car, users need to download the Yango mobile app, open it and specify where they want to go.
Once geolocation is enabled, the service pinpoints where the user is and finds the nearby driver who will arrive the fastest.
Yango is a cash-only service now, therefore, when a user orders a car, they input their destination address and the app algorithms automatically calculate the price of the trip ahead of time. Prices for rides in Lusaka ordered with Yango start at 40 ZMW, which is about the cost of a ride from Manda Hills Mall to East Park Mall.
The Yango app uses its own mapping, routing, and navigation as well as smart order distribution.
And Yango in Africa General Manager Adeniyi Adebayo says the company sees great potential in the African market as Zambia becomes the fifth country after Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal where they have launched the service.
Mr Adebayo notes that Zambia has a growing, actively developing economy and there is a high demand for a modern ride-hailing service.
He adds that Yango has developed its own security features and technologies that allow both users and drivers to feel safe and at ease during every trip.
