E-hailing app service Bolt has over the past year introduced several proactive safety measures to ensure every commuter gets to their destination in one…
Startups that are not venture capital (VC) funded and are looking to get VC funding, should have a minimum of 24-months worth of cash…
A leaked draft discussion document prepared by South Africa’s office of the presidency has revealed that businesses in the country’s tourism, aviation and creative…
In a speech last night President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a massive R500-billion social and economic support package to help South Africa tackle the effects…
SA insurtech Yalu has reported a jump in retrenchment benefit queries as the Covid-19 pandemic begins to bite. The finding is in step with…
Ugandan fintech Xeno has raised $150 000 from Nordic Impact Funds in a pre-seed funding round. The startup, which was founded in 2017 by…
Emerging markets startup competition Seedstars‘ $100-million Africa fund has made its first investment, Seedstars co-founder Pierre-Alain Masson has revealed. Seedstars announced the launch of the…
SA fintech startup Yoco has launched a number of online payment solutions for merchants to manage their cash flow during the Covid-19 period. This,…
Disruptech, a $25-million fintech fund, has invested in two Egyptian tech startups. Tech publication Menabytes reported in an article yesterday that the fund has…
SA startup Healthcent is making its healthtech platform, Signapps free for all users in public-sector hospitals over the duration of the Covid-19 period. This, while…
This Wednesday (22 April) LifeQ will host Aisha Pandor, the co-founder and CEO of SweepSouth, Africa’s first online platform for home cleaning services. Then,…