Heetch, first VTC operator to get on the road in Angola
The company, which competes with Careem (Uber) in the Maghreb, plans to open its first market south of the equator, according to our sources.
23/09/2020 at 16h47, by Aurelie Benoit
Six months after closing shop in Douala for lack of profitability, Heetch, the VTC (Spanish acronym of transport service through a rented car with a driver) specialist shows that it has not lost interest in Africa. According to well-informed sources, the French company will launch its activities in Luanda next Monday, 28 September.
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