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…
Health tech startup CenHealth launches to put your medical records in the cloud
A new health tech startup, called CenHealth, has opened its doors to Johannesburg, South Africa with a mission to put your medical information online….
Say hello to ALN Ventures’ 9 inspiring startups of 2015
Today’s startups. Tomorrow’s leaders. African Leadership Network (ALN) Ventures has revealed its latest in-take of entrepreneurs for 2015. From Cameroon to Nigeria and South…
Seed Academy startup survey comes with chance to win R48k worth of training
South African entrepreneurial school Seed Academy has launched a startup survey which gives participants the chance to win one of three places at Seed…
Uber finally comes to Kenya, African expansion to be tested
It was only a matter of time before Uber unleashed its East African chapter. The US$40-billion worth taxi company is finally about to show…
PayGate partners with ReD to beef up online fraud protection
Ecommerce payment service provider PayGate recently partnered with global fraud prevention company ReD in an effort to beef up security against fraud for its…
Africa gets its first billion dollar equity fund, courtesy of Helios
London-based investment group Helios Investment Partners has created the first billion dollar plus Africa-focused private equity fund. The group, founded by Nigerian expats in…
IceCubed and VoguePay partner to bring Bitcoin transactions to Nigeria
Through a recent partnership, South African Bitcoin exchange IceCubed announced that Nigerians using the payment processing service, VoguePay, will be able to make transactions…
Thundafund set to launch community crowdfunding platform come January
South African crowdfunding site Thundafund is set to launch a community crowdfunding platform within the next month, confirming what Ventureburn sources have been saying…
7 African countries with booming ecommerce markets
Ecommerce is at the epicenter of Africa’s thriving economy. With internet penetration rapidly spreading across the region, this represents huge potential which has hitherto…
wiGroup takes top honours in PWC’s ‘Local to Global’ expo
Cape Town headquartered mobile transaction company wiGroup has taken top honours at the PwC Accelerator ‘Local to Global’ expo, beating out nine other tech…
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