F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Bootcamp to boardroom: Mentorship key to start-up success
When Luvuyo Rani, a former Cape Town teacher, saw some of his colleagues struggle with new computer technology, he embarked on a new life…
FlyH2 ready to scale with hydrogen-powered plane
For FlyH2 co-founder Mark van Wyk, the South African technology start-up he launched with Onno Huyser is a dream come true. Their hydrogen electric…
E-commerce trends unpacked at Google’s shopping summit
Owners of small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa can still register for Google’s first Shopping Small Business Summit on Tuesday, 21 June. During the…
Africa’s top logistics start-ups join forces to scale globally
A new partnership between Yobante Express and MPost, two of Africa’s most innovative start-ups, enables door-to-door deliveries between locations across the continent at a…
Young employees happier, but highly financially stressed
As South Africa celebrates Youth Day, a local fintech start-up found that younger employees are generally happier at work than their older peers. In…
Bizao founder: ‘Anticipate, adapt and decide. Quickly!’
Mobile money is an African innovation. Fact. Researchers found that Sub-Saharan Africa alone had about 548 million registered mobile money accounts in 2020 with…
Start-ups can now apply for next B2B SaaS accelerator
Building on the success of its first accelerator batch, Startup Wise Guys (SWG) vows to create further momentum in the African start-up scene. Applications…
4 African start-ups shine at tech showcase in Paris
Less than two months after Senegalese logistics start-up Yobante Express was announced as the best emerging entrepreneur at AfricArena’s West African summit, it also…
This founder dreams of owning an eight-tonne crane truck
Recycling is big business. Just ask Rheineth Modiselle, the founder of Bokamoso Recycling, a Johannesburg-based waste management start-up, who dreams of owning an eight-tonne…
GovChat to be showcased at Las Vegas tech summit
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and so it should be – except when GovChat, an innovative citizen engagement platform, gets…
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