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Visa introduces Crypto Consulting Service to support partners

Visa has announced its Crypto Consulting Services – an offering designed to help clients and partners advance their own crypto journey – as crypto…

Local banking app partners with Access Bank to stimulate future growth

Traditional banking challenger, Bettr, has partnered with Access Bank, “the continent’s fastest growing bank”, in preparation for future expansion. The app has also been…

Microsoft SA invests in AgriTech to help smallholder farmers digitise

Microsoft South Africa has selected The Awareness Company as the beneficiary of its AgriTech Programme. The Awareness Company will develop and roll out three high-impact solutions in the…

Invictus NFT Lab set to disrupt fine art with Out of Africa Collection

Invictus Capital has unveiled its first NFT (non-fungible token) collection through the Invictus NFT Lab, which strives to combine the best of fine art…

Tencent and Nielsen Ventures lead historic $15m African EdTech funding round

Nigerian edtech market leader uLesson closed a $15 million series B investment that drew support from Nielsen Ventures and Tencent, as well as existing…

Learners strut their start-up stuff

Tech solutions featured strongly in green start-up ideas presented by learners at the finals of the Primestars Step Up 2 a Green Start Up…

Bitvice wants to spread Bitcoin custodianship in South Africa

Over four million South Africans own cryptocurrency and Bitcoin investment platform Bitvice wants to increase that number dramatically. This is only one of the…

‘Get to the uberCHOPPER!’: Uber celebrates first Cape Town anniversary with on-demand helicopter rides

Uber, next to angel investors and pop-tarts, is possibly one of the best innovations of the modern age. This on-demand cab service operates across…

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…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

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