Africa

7 renewable energy startups trying to revolutionise the way Africa keeps its lights on

Africa has a serious energy problem. This is ironic considering the abundance of natural resources available, from coal in South Africa to oil in…

Kenya starts testing new online IP registration system

The Kenyan Copyright Board (KECOBO) in development collaboration with Microsoft 4Afrika has created an online intellectual property (IP) registration system. This new prototype system…

Konga’s bold attempt to revolutionise online payments in Nigeria

Nigeria boasts over 80 million mobile internet users doing all kinds of stuff online. Yet, as big as the Nigerian tech landscape is, getting…

Tony Elumelu Foundation welcomes 1k entrepreneurs to Pan-African bootcamp

What’s being dubbed the largest ever gathering of emerging entrepreneurs on the continent, the Tony Elumelu Foundation‘s (TEF) two-day bootcamp session will host 1…

Online business network introduces ‘Small Business Toolkit’ for SA SMEs

South African online business network OpenTenders this week introduced its Small Business Toolkit which aims to connect entrepreneurs with relevant opportunities as well as…

From lab to launch: the quest to build startup success in SA’s innovation capital

Venture capitalist and founder of popular US seed fund Y Combinator Paul Graham once wrote that the recipe for startup “clusters” is having a…

PoS terminal startup Nomanini, TranSol partner to expand to Ghana

Nomanini, a South African-based Point of Sale (PoS) service provider, has partnered up with Transactions Solutions Ghana Limited (TranSol) to substantially scale the number…

Xoin introduces prepaid bitcoin to drive SA’s ecommerce and adoption

Bitcoin in Africa is brewing with potential. From Ghana to Kenya there are interesting startups trying to tackle the issue of remittances, while in South…

Price comparison site PricePadi launches in Nigeria amid ecommerce boom

Nigerian consumer internet company Iconway today announced the launch of PricePadi, an online shopping service that allows customers to search for and discover products…

Microsoft named platinum sponsor of DEMO Africa 2014

DEMO Africa, arguably the continent’s biggest annual startup competition, is right around the corner! Microsoft has recently announced that it’s taken up platinum sponsorship…

7 startups hitting the right note with Africa’s musicians

There are a lot of music tech startups popping up across Africa. It shouldn’t be that surprising when you look at Nigeria, which boasts…

Time for new financial landscape, argues SA’s online lending marketplace RainFin

Last week, Aki Kalliatakis asked what lessons startups can take from the collapse of the African Bank. Surely this could have been avoided with…

SA’s free Wi-Fi initiative, Project Isizwe goes live in the Western Cape

Project Isizwe has today launched in Atlantis, in the latest phase of the free Wi-Fi for South Africa project. Later this week, the service…

Impact Report shares 3 tips for SA’s growing entrepreneurial sector

A recent Impact Report by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) shares stories and lessons about small and growing businesses (SGBs) in emerging…

Are African remittance startups missing the bigger picture?

Ventureburn recently posted an article about startups trying to pop Africa’s remittance bubble. I applaud the efforts of these startups in trying to address…

PayPal announces over 1 million accounts in South Africa

Global payments company PayPal announced today that it has passed the milestone of more than 1 million accounts in South Africa. This comes exactly…

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…

Tech4Africa speaker Andy Hadfield: ‘Like it or not, failure is a part of startup culture’

Tech4Africa is coming to Cape Town, South Africa for the first time since it started as an annual fixture four years ago. The event…

Praekelt, SA Department of Health officially launch MomConnect service

The Praekelt Foundation, alongside Jembi Health Systems and the South African Department of Health has today launched a pioneering initiative providing mothers with pre-…

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….

She Leads Africa announces top 10 young women entrepreneurs

In June this year, She Lead Africa launched with the goal to empower tech-savvy women active in the continent’s entrepreneurial tech scene. The initiative…

AppyEverAfter is the wedding app that plans everything from ‘Yes’ to ‘I do’

Weddings are a big deal. Rightly so – apart from consolidating love and all that, the wedding market scoops up a massive US$50-billion in…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs