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ImaliPay brings fintech options to South African gig workers

Fintech platform ImaliPay has announced its expansion into South Africa. This move leverages a partnership with Stitch to rely on its payment and open…

IFC, Novastar and Arcadia Funds star in $110m TradeDepot funding round

African retail and ecommerce marketplace TradeDepot raised $110 million in a Series B equity funding round led by Novastar, CDC Group, Endeavour Catalyst and…

Carry1st partners with PayPal and Chipper Cash to bring payments to Africa

Carry1st, Africa’s leading mobile games publisher, partnered with online payments pioneers PayPal and Chipper Cash to enable people across Africa to purchase virtual goods and services online…

World Mobile launches hybrid network into Zanzibar sky

World Mobile is launching its unique hybrid mobile network supported by low altitude platform balloons in Zanzibar. The balloons are the first to officially…

Vumela Fund backs Kusini Water expansion

The FNB Business and Edge Growth investment vehicle Vumela Fund has announced a new deal with Gauteng-based clean watertech start-up Kusini Water. This investment…

Engen Convoy Fund investment unlocks opportunities for DKN Transport

Road freight logistics solutions company DKN Transport will be able to expand its fleet size and create additional jobs thanks to an undisclosed, but…

Mobiz gets $4m US expansion boost

A collection of investors including Futuregrowth, Allan Grey E-Squared Ventures, Launch Africa and HAVAÍC participated in a pre-series A funding round that raised $4…

Naspers invests $50-million in Nigerian ecommerce site Konga, says report

Key players seem to be raising the stakes in Africa’s ecommerce space. Earlier this week, two of South Africa’s biggest online shops — the…

South Africa’s two most favourite etailers Kalahari and Takealot merge

Two of South Africa’s most successful ecommerce stores, Takealot and Naspers-owned Kalahari, have just announced its merger of operations. This move is said to bring…

DEMO Africa commends international community’s support for local startups

With support from the international community, DEMO Africa is helping local startups get into the global limelight. The annual event recently saw 40 tech…

Seed Academy is offering R2-million training for tech entrepreneurs

Beginning on 30 September 2014, Seed Academy, a school of entrepreneurs, will offer tech entrepreneurs R2-million worth of training for free. “We hope to attract…

5 ways peer-to-peer lending is changing the world [SPONSORED]

Tweet, Hashtag, Like, Poke, Comment. Social media has opened the world up to a totally new way of interacting. It is this brave, new…

Cape Talk, Talk Radio 702 announce Small Business Awards winners

The Cape Talk Small Business Awards and Radio 702 Small Business Awards winners have been announced, with leather goods manufacturer Research Unit taking home…

Startup Knight is on a crusade for SA’s top savvy tech startups

With steed, steel and savviness at hand, South African software development company Byte Orbit recently announced its annual startup competition — Startup Knight. A…

Renting startup Ekaya raises R1.4-million, launches open beta in Cape Town

Renting startup Ekaya has been timid since we last caught up with CEO Justin Melville in July. This doesn’t mean that it’s just been…

Calling all Kenyan startups to attend Ventureburn Meetup

Ventureburn Managing editor Michelle Atagana will be jetting into Kenya on Tuesday, 23 September, and is looking to meet-up and chat with Kenyan startup…

Jumia partners with Ivorian Ministry of Education to support local schools

In partnership with the Ivorian Ministry of Education, African ecommerce company Jumia has recently announced that it will be launching a campaign that will distribute free…

PayPal strengthens presence in SA with PayGate partnership

PayPal recently announced the partnership with South Africa’s PayGate to further help strengthen its presence on the continent. Essentially, the partnership allows PayGate merchants…

Piing app uses Bluetooth so that retailers can engage better with customers

South African tech company, Beaconeye, recently announced a new app, called Piing, that is aiming to revolutionise the way retailers can communicate with their…

SA schools to get savvy with new virtual classroom tool by Mxit, UNICEF

Today, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Basic Education Enver Surty, together with the MEC for Education in Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi, officially unveiled a new…

Millicom, Kalixa join forces to offer payment service provider for Africa, Latin America

The mobile payment sector is currently experiencing an exponential boom on the African continent, perhaps this is why mobile payment firm Kalixa will be…

Aqua snatches up SA software company Applogix

South African digital agency, Aqua Group, has just confirmed the acquisition of nine-year-old software company, Applogix. The deal will help Aqua strengthen its role…

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