Late last month Uber launched UberEATS in northern Johannesburg. Jo’burg is the first city in Africa to be covered by the food delivery service, joining the likes of London, Sydney, Dubai, Amsterdam and about 30 locations in the US.UberEATS takes the principle of Uber and applies it to food delivery: an in-demand service outsourced to a collective of vetted third-party service providers, all via an app.Uber is the concept that irrevocably disrupted the taxi industry. And, with any luck, it should shake up or wake up an arguably complacent food delivery industry.The app provides you with a list of restaurants in relative proximity to you. From there, click into a place of your choice, peruse its menu and order.At this point, the app offers you a status list — moving from "order accepted" to "delivered". It also provides a dynamic estimated delivery time. Once your food leaves the restaurant, you can, if you are so inclined, watch the car icon move across the map in your direction in ...
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