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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

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

Riders

Travelling between cities on one metered fare

What changes when the journey is 200 kilometres rather than 20.

Kofi Agyeman Duah · 22 Nov 2024 · 2 min read

Riders

Okada, Economy, Comfort or XL: choosing for the trip you are making

Seats are the obvious question. Luggage and journey length are the ones people forget.

Akosua Frimpong · 6 Nov 2024 · 2 min read

Riders

Scheduling a ride the night before

Why the driver search starts ten minutes ahead rather than the moment you book.

Yaw Oppong Darko · 22 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

Riders

Adding stops to a trip instead of booking twice

Up to eight stops, priced into the same quote, so nobody negotiates a detour mid-journey.

Adwoa Serwaa Nyarko · 7 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

Riders

What the four-digit PIN is actually for

It is not bureaucracy. It answers the only question that matters at a busy kerb.

Nii Armah Quaye · 21 Sep 2024 · 2 min read

Riders

Booking a ride for somebody who is not you

A parent, a client, an elderly relative. The trip is theirs; the account stays yours.

Efua Mensimah Boateng · 6 Sep 2024 · 2 min read