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…
Innovation Prize for Africa founder freed from jail after settlement reached
Swiss Angolan entrepreneur Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais — the founder of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) — has been released from jail in…
As SA proptech sector hots up here are five startups to watch
The proptech sector is hotting up. Last year saw online estate agency PropertyFox acquire fellow Cape Town based property platform Steeple for an undisclosed sum and Pam Golding Properties buy up…
Vans, minibuses or cars – mobility startup Lüla’s founder won’t say which
Is it a trade secret? SA mobility startup Lüla — which last month launched a bid to raise R2.5-million from investors through local equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa…
Property technology SA PropTech to host first event next month
A new networking organisation for South Africa’s growing property technology — or proptech — sector is set to be held in Johannesburg next month….
SA startup FlexClub closes $1.2m round led by CRE Venture Capital [Updated]
Joburg-based startup FlexClub, which links investors and drivers to cars for ride-hailing services, has landed $1.2-million in investment in a round led by CRE…
Meet Ridver, the ride-hailing app that has netted interest from Zambian investor
A month doesn’t seem to pass without news of the launch of another ride-hailing app. Last month it was sushi king Kenny Kunene’s Yookoo…
SMEasy saga: founder slams MTN’s claim that deal had no exclusivity clause
SMEasy founder Darlene Menzies has hit back at MTN’s claims that there was no exclusivity clause in a multi-million dollar distribution deal that her…
Did Polish man accused of defrauding Nigerian investors lie about merger? [Updated]
UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in…
Silicon Durbs aims to turn beach city into country’s next tech hub
While Cape Town has long been held as SA’s startup capital and Gauteng has recently emerged as a strong contender, a Durban-based organisation is…
MTN locked my startup in paralysis for three years says top tech entrepreneur [Updated]
UPDATE (14 March 2019): MTN Group finally commented today on the saga with SMEasy. It said while MTN Group and SMEasy Business Software entered into a three-year…
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