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• A new platform dubbed inDrive.Freight will allow users to send parcels with the cost of delivery negotiated with the driver. 
• Customers will send parcels of up to 20,000kg to one another. 
• The platform will also allow users to  receive or send non-liquid items via in-city routes in Cape Town and Jo’burg.

E-hailing platform inDrive, best known for allowing customers to negotiate prices with drivers, looks set to tap into South Africa’s freight market. The move follows the introduction of bargain-your-ride e-hailing service in the country. 

The new platform dubbed inDrive.Freight will allow users to send parcels with the cost of delivery negotiated with the driver. With offerings ranging from compact cars for smaller parcels, to large trucks suitable for moving or business requirements, customers will send parcels of up to 20,000kg to one another. 

The platform will also allow users to receive or send non-liquid items via in-city routes, …