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…
Pre-owned luxury goods are surprise pandemic winners
Luxity, South Africa’s omnichannel luxury brand buyer and reseller, reported 86 percent growth for the 2021/22 financial year. This brings total growth over the…
4DX leads $3M Eksab seed round
Egyptian fantasy football start-up Eksab raised $3 million is a seed round led by 4DX Ventures. The round also drew participation from Darwazah Capital,…
African Development Bank is the biggest backer at South Africa Investment Conference
President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the heads of businesses onto stage at the fourth annual South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) to announce investment commitments of…
Why fintech start-ups are winning the race for talent
Data from recruitment consultancy Robert Walters shows that headcount growth within South African start-ups swelled by 20 percent in the past 12-months. This trend…
Reserve Bank greenlights new SME bank Lula
The South African Reserve Bank has given its regulatory approval for a new partnership specifically designed to address the most usual challenges SMEs face…
Susa Ventures leads $5M seed round to scale Powered By People
Susa Ventures led a $5 million seed round alongside Flexport Fund, Golden Ventures and JVentures that will enable global makers wholesale marketplace Powered by…
Friday interview: Thandwefika Radebe, Qwili co-founder
From his roots in starting a student-led consulting organisation, Phaphama SEDI, in 2014 that first assisted seven entrepreneurs from Khayelitsha, Thandwefika Radebe has taken…
Lightrock continues developing market support with 4G Capital Series C
Lightrock led a $18.5 million Series C funding round for Kenya-based neobank fintech 4G Capital, continuing a busy 2022 investing in developing markets. Lightrock…
How to choose an AI partner for your business
With the market value of Artificial Intelligence in fintech estimated to hit $26 billion, the computational arms race is on. And that’s just in…
Fujifilm breaks ground on new African Technology Centre in Sandton
Fujifilm South Africa has cemented its ongoing commitment to South Africa with the construction of new head office in Sandton. Once finished the five-story,…
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