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Notes on moving around Ghana.

Practical writing from the people building and running Topsy: what works on Accra's roads, what drivers and merchants actually earn from, and how to get more out of the platform.

Drivers

Carrying parcels alongside passengers

Send deliveries run on the same driver pool. What is different about the job.

Gideon Anokye Sarpong · 10 Mar 2025 · 2 min read

Drivers

Why declining trips is part of using the platform properly

Accepting everything is not professionalism. It is how drivers end up out of position and underpaid.

Prince Kwesi Amoah · 22 Feb 2025 · 2 min read

Drivers

Drive-to-Own, explained without the sales pitch

A structured path from driving to ownership, and the questions to ask before starting one.

Mohammed Sulemana Iddrisu · 7 Feb 2025 · 2 min read

Drivers

Working the airport run without wasting your morning

Kotoka trips look attractive and can be. It depends entirely on the return leg.

Daniel Nii Lantey Vanderpuye · 23 Jan 2025 · 2 min read

Drivers

Getting your documents through verification first time

Most rejections are photographs, not eligibility. Five minutes of care saves a week.

Emmanuel Kojo Baidoo · 7 Jan 2025 · 2 min read

Drivers

How your earnings are calculated, line by line

Fare, commission, waiting time and stops. Nothing applied silently.

Ibrahim Mahama Alhassan · 23 Dec 2024 · 2 min read

Drivers

What you actually see before accepting a trip

A job you cannot assess is a job you cannot price. Here is what is on the offer.

Samuel Tetteh Narh · 7 Dec 2024 · 2 min read