Taxify, the ride-hailing platform, was on Thursday rebranded in SA as Bolt, after five years in the local market. Bolt currently provides its services in six African countries, the company said in a statement. It has plans to expand its offering in SA during the course of 2019. The company said Bolt users will not need to take any action as the app will update automatically. Taxify had been expanding to ensure operations in most major SA cities, most recently being launched in East London and Polokwane at the end of October.