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…
E-commerce start-up Shopstar secures third funding round
South African e-commerce platform Shopstar has announced that it has secured third-round funding from Launch Africa Ventures, signalling the next phase in its strategy…
South African calling app start-up Talk360 raises $4m
Talk360, a South African international calling app start-up, has secured $4 million in funding as it prepares to launch a new pan-African payment platform…
Swiss VC launches African blockchain early-stage fund
The first ever blockchain-focused accelerator for Africa could soon see the light following a partnership agreement between Crypto Valley Venture Capital (better known as…
Dynamic DNA ‘helps close the skills and digital divide’
While South Africa’s youth unemployment rate rampantly soars, the country’s digital skills shortage is expanding at its seams. ICT skills are the rarest ever…
Nagging Panda: New start-up gets your invoices settled
If anyone understands the constrictions and damage late payments have on small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and corporates alike, it’s serial entrepreneur and TechZoo…
Cybersecurity: Small businesses in Kenya in grave danger
When a small business owner is faced with the responsibilities of production economics, financial reports and marketing all at the same time, cybersecurity can…
SA employee wellness start-up Strove branches out to UK
Less than a year after the South African health tech start-up Strove closed a $277 000 seed funding round, the activity-based mobile rewards application…
AfricArena announces first start-ups through to Paris event
Excitement is building as 25 of Africa’s finest tech start-ups begin finalising their pitches for the Major Viva AfricArena showcase hosted at Station F,…
50 entrepreneurs pitch at WomHub Founder Showcase
Following ten months of business development support, 50 women entrepreneurs in technology, engineering and manufacturing businesses pitched for additional prize money at the inaugural…
These skills are required for tech-based gig economy
Following the release of the latest UK-South Africa Launch League Tech Hub report, experts warn of the “double disruption” of the economic impact of…
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