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…
How Partech Africa took on the headache of counting VC money in African startups
How do you define an African tech startup? It’s a question that has come to bug Partech Africa’s Tidjane Dème, particularly when counting how…
Will former media buyer Meshi Qwelane’s app prove a boon to minibus taxi sector?
Commuting by minibus taxi in South Africa is often akin to dicing with death. Aside from the bad driving one must regularly endure, commuters…
SA’s Facebook for vehicle buyers and sellers, YouSellCars out to raise R6m in campaign
Promising to be a “Facebook for vehicle buyers and sellers”, SA’s YouSellCars platform is looking to raise R6-million in an equity crowdfunding campaign for what…
Former law student turned tech founder sells art platform to Precious Moloi-Motsepe
Former Durban law student Sihlesenkosi Majola has sold his online art marketplace Wezart to Precious Moloi-Motsepe’s fashion company African Fashion International (AFI) for an…
Mauritius the ideal base for entering SADC for newly funded African mobility startup Vite
Two Ghanaians and a Nigerian who have just netted seed funding from a Nigerian investor for their mobility platform, believe Mauritius is the ideal…
ChefDirect looking to raise R5m to become Uber of food delivery for SA restaurants
Farmers have long had a raw deal when selling their goods on the market. They’re often hapless price takers, while middle-men such as farm…
Meet the startup behind the ANC Presidential Gala Dinner’s payment gateway system
With a seat at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s table billed at a whopping R600 000 and a platinum table for 10 people at R500 000, the…
Tech firms serving Africa raised over $2bn in funding in 2019 reveals Partech report
Venture capital (VC) investments in tech companies that serve the African market last year grew 74% over 2018 — to total over $2-billion, through…
SA trio behind Wildcards betting on social status to propel their endangered wildlife token
Protecting endangered wildlife can do more than just save the planet. For some pledging their support for a good cause can help elevate their…
How SA brothers in their early 20s launched cash-advance fintech after lessons learnt in US
So eager were they to learn how to run a cash-advance business, that SA brothers Maxi, 22 and Sebastian Cohen, 24, started a merchant…
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