Safe, simple rides for everyday South Africans.
Hamba Rides connects riders with verified drivers, clear pricing, real-time tracking, and support that keeps every journey moving with confidence.
For riders
Book with clarity. Ride with confidence.
From quick local trips to longer journeys, Hamba Rides gives riders a clean booking experience with visible fares, driver details, and live route tracking.
Clear trip stages
See when your driver is approaching, arrived, waiting, on-trip, and completed.
Flexible payment options
Use cash, card, or instant EFT depending on what works best for the trip.
Built-in safety tools
Emergency support and trip visibility are designed into the ride experience.
For drivers
Earn on your schedule with a driver app made for the road.
Hamba Rides helps drivers manage requests, navigation, earnings, cash ride balances, payouts, and completed trip history from one focused app.
Safety and trust
Professional ride-hailing, with practical safety at the centre.
Hamba Rides combines driver checks, trip visibility, emergency tooling, and support workflows to help riders and drivers feel informed from pickup to drop-off.
Driver verification
Drivers submit required documents for admin review before being approved.
Live route visibility
Riders can follow route progress and trip status updates in the app.
SOS support
Emergency workflows help surface urgent events to the admin dashboard.
Support tickets
Riders and drivers can raise support requests for review and follow-up.
Launch status
Available on Google Play now.
Download the rider app or driver app on Android today. iPhone support is planned next, with the App Store release coming soon.
Need help or want to partner with Hamba Rides?
Talk to the team about riders, drivers, safety, support, and platform partnerships.