In the fast-paced world of smartphones, a fierce rivalry has shaped the industry for over a decade. On one side, Apple, the epitome of…
Mobile business event M-Days to support SA trailblazers
German mobile business event, M-Days, is giving two South African mobile innovation trailblazers the opportunity to showcase their products on an international platform. Kicking…
Easy Taxi to help drive Ebola Awareness Campaign with Dettol partnership
The Ebola virus has been responsible for over a thousand deaths since it started spreading across West Africa early this year. Some of the…
Startup Weekend EDU comes to Cape Town, aims to encourage edtech innovation
A first in Africa, Startup Weekend Education (EDU) will be taking place from 5 – 7 September in Cape Town, South Africa to help…
Online booking startup ClickBus gets $10-million in funding
Online booking startup ClickBus has announced that it’s just received US$10-million from Latin America Internet Group, Tengelmann Ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures and Rocket Internet. The…
Ghanaian mobile messaging provider Saya acquired by US Kirusa
Emerging market, US mobile service company Kirusa recently announced the acquisition of Saya, a Ghana-based mobile messaging app company focusing on the African market….
DEMO Africa 2014 to kick-off with special investor summit 24 September
DEMO Africa is one of the continent’s biggest and most extensive startup competitions. Earlier this year, the annual initiative announced the top 40 up-and-coming…
Mobile PoS startup Nomanini records over one million transactions
Sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile payments space is getting more exciting by the day. South Africa based mobile Point of Sale (PoS) startup Nomanini today announced…
MTN dubs Live Inspect South Africa’s best business app of 2014
South African telecom giant MTN has announced the category winners for its popular annual business app competition. Data capture app for insurers Live Inspect…
SA’s new accelerator programme to fast-track local health innovation
South Africa faces high rates in maternal and child mortality, HIV, tuberculosis, and other diseases. At the same time, there’s a lot of potential…
Rocket Internet’s hungry Foodpanda gobbles up $60-million
Foodpanda, which also operates under affiliated brands Hellofood and Delivery Club, has raised US$60-million from Falcon Edge and Rocket Internet AG. The food delivery…
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