South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
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…
Why Africa’s ‘largest retailer’ Jumia calls itself a startup
In February, I put Nigeria’s two leading ecommerce giants Jumia Nigeria and Konga to the test. The results showed some concerns about the quality…
Are carpooling services Nigeria’s next big thing?
In March, I spoke to the country manager of “the world’s sexiest startup“, Uber, on how the company is faring in Nigeria. Among other…
Pivot East 2015 announces mobile startup semi-finalists
Pivot East, an East African-based startups competition for tech companies, has announced its semi-finalists for this year’s competition. All entries were based on a…
