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AWS unveils three serverless innovations to empower data-driven businesses

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled three groundbreaking serverless innovations designed to empower businesses of all sizes to harness the power of their data…

Amazon S3 Express One Zone: A new storage class for performance-critical applications

Amazon has announced the general availability of Amazon S3 Express One Zone, a new storage class designed to deliver the highest performance and lowest…

Amazon Q: A new generation of generative AI for the workplace

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled Amazon Q, a generative AI-powered assistant designed specifically for the workplace. This sophisticated tool aims to revolutionise how…

Salesforce and AWS forge deeper alliance

In a landmark announcement at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Salesforce unveiled a significant expansion of their longstanding strategic partnership. This collaboration…

Clarity AI and AWS advance sustainable investing at scale

Clarity AI, a leading provider of environmental and social insights, has announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage the latter’s generative…

IBM and AWS strengthen alliance to propel generative AI solutions across critical use cases

IBM announced a significant expansion of its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to empower mutual clients in unlocking the full potential of generative…

Google Hustle Academy empowers 5,300 small businesses across Africa

Google’s Hustle Academy has celebrated the graduation of 5,300 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. This milestone marks the…

Alternative fund managers turn to outsourcing

Alternative fund managers are increasingly outsourcing their fund administration services to third-party providers, with 96% planning to utilise external support over the next three…

Unlocking prosperity: Africa embraces digital payments

Africa, long reliant on cash transactions, is undergoing a transformative shift towards digital payments. According to insights shared by Joel Bronkowski, country lead…

Stitch unveils WigWag: No-code payments for SMEs

Payments infrastructure company Stitch this morning announced the launch of WigWag, a new brand designed to serve SMEs and individual business owners with easy,…

Partner for growth to future-proof your business

In a rapidly changing business landscape characterised by exponential digital transformation, companies across various industries are faced with the challenge of expanding beyond their…

Harnessing data for financial inclusion: Mukuru’s top insights

The modern world has moved towards digitisation, yet a significant gap remains in terms of financial and economic inclusion, particularly in Africa. Despite this,…

MTN Xlerator to boost local supply chains for growth

MTN South Africa has taken a significant step towards bolstering the nation’s supply chains, fueling economic growth, and promoting inclusivity with the launch of…

10 Cape start-up founders inject R152.3m into economy

A transformative milestone in the Western Cape’s business landscape unfolded as Property Point, a leading business accelerator, and sponsor Growthpoint Properties celebrated the graduation…

Buenos Aires tops charts as ultimate city for hybrid workers

Buenos Aires has emerged as the ultimate haven for hybrid workers, according to a recent global study conducted by Savoo. The study analysed 50…

Egyptian start-ups Qardy and Sandah to boost SMMEs

Egyptian start-up Qardy, a marketplace and aggregator for debt financing, has partnered with Sandah, a prominent microfinance start-up, to empower and support SMMEs across…

AfricArena celebrates sustainability and climate pioneers

The AfricArena Nairobi Summit and Africa Climate Tech Festival, jointly hosted by AfricArena and the Catalyst Fund, concluded with an awards ceremony for the…

Entrepreneurial success: Master the offshore IP game

In the global landscape where Intellectual Property (IP) reigns as one of the most coveted assets, it’s imperative for entrepreneurs to grasp the intricacies…

African climatetech start-ups soar, raising $3b since 2019

The AfricArena Nairobi Summit kicked off with an impressive line-up of speakers and insights shared by key figures in the tech and investment sectors….

Africa’s climatetech boom ‘a lucrative long-term bet’

“Climatetech presents a long-term opportunity for investment with significant growth potential,” believes Jean-Gabriel Dayre, senior investment officer in private equity and venture capital at…

African tech start-ups urged to improve investor relations

71% of African technology investors would hesitate to invest further in a start-up that fails to provide regular reporting updates. This is according to…

Malta lures non-EU start-ups with residency programme

The island nation of Malta has unveiled an enticing initiative aimed at luring non-European Union entrepreneurs and their families to establish their start-ups on…

Unicef Ethiopia backs Global Startup Awards Africa Summit

The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), exclusive rights holder to the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa, has announced Unicef Ethiopia as strategic partner for…

The Great Smartphone Showdown: A Decade of Samsung vs. Apple

Samsung Brings Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification and Sleep Apnea Features to Galaxy Watch in South Africa

How Lyra and Courtne Marland are shaping communication with AI

Is the HONOR X9C the Right Smartphone for Startups and Entrepreneurs?

ALX South Africa Expands Digital Training as PYEI Report Highlights Youth Job Growth