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AfricArena set to make history with Cairo summit

AfricArena is making history with its first-ever summit in Egypt, following the massive success of its event in New York just last week. From…

Maholla raises $1.5m for consumer rewards app

Maholla, a South African consumer rewards app, has just raised $1.5 million in seed funding to continue building the country’s largest retail-agnostic rewards and…

Global Leadership Conference to boost Cape Town tourism

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s (EO) flagship event, the 2023 Global Leadership Conference (GLC), is set to give Cape Town’s local tourism sector a much-needed boost…

SME showcase in Noupoort drives economic growth

Noupoort Wind Farm recently hosted an exhibition and marketing event in collaboration with Business E-Zone Noupoort, aimed at promoting the growth of small and…

SAB Foundation launches R88m Impact Fund

SAB Foundation, in partnership with Lead Impact Capital and the National Treasury’s Jobs Fund, has launched an R88 million Financing for Impact Fund aimed…

Autochek acquires AutoTager for North African expansion

Autochek, the African-based automotive technology company, has announced its latest acquisition of a majority stake in AutoTager, an Egyptian automotive technology company that simplifies…

Bellville’s 2023 Business Expo: Register now

Business owners in Bellville and surrounding areas in the Cape metropolitan are urged to mark their calendars for the launch of the 2023 Bellville…

New $100k funding grant for start-ups in Kenya, Tanzania

Founders who want to scale their impact-driven start-ups in Kenya and Tanzania can now apply to receive a grant investment of up to $100 000….

Local streaming services have edge over global counterparts

Over the last five years, Africa has become a prized territory for multinational streaming services in their ongoing battle for supremacy. While many nations…

SA’s most promising businesses honoured by SAVCA

A multi-store, e-commerce start-up and an energy drink brand were among the winners at this year’s prestigious SAVCA Industry Awards. Hosted by the South…

Yaga raises $2.3m to grow pre-loved fashion market in Africa

Women across Africa and Asia will soon be spoilt for choice when it comes to second-hand clothing after Yaga, a women-founded e-commerce start-up, raised…

$2m in prizes awarded to African youth-led start-ups

Twenty African youth-led enterprises have won grant funding of up to $100 000 each in this year’s African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT) competition….

African start-ups can now enter Global Startup Awards

Entries to the 2023 Global Startup Awards in Africa have officially opened. Start-ups, entrepreneurs, and innovation organisations at all stages of the growth cycle…

Blnk raises $32m to power instant consumer credit in Egypt

Blnk, a fintech start-up that enables instant consumer credit in Egypt, has raised $23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and $8.3 million in…

GPP acquisition offers opportunities for senior developers

In the wake of Africa’s tech talent shortage, financial services firm GPP is set on offering attractive opportunities for senior developers who can help…

Egypt’s Lucky fintech strikes it lucky with 10m users

Lucky, a leading fintech platform for credit products, offers and cashback rewards in Egypt and the Middle East, confirmed that more than 10 million…

Africa’s e-security is the worst among all continents

Africa’s e-security index is the worst among all continents, according to the latest edition of Surfshark’s Digital Quality of Life Index. It scores at…

Hytera brings digital solutions to new KZN municipality

Hytera Communications, the Chinese provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has announced that the newly established municipality of Ray Nkonyeni in KwaZulu Natal…

AfricaCom 2022: Nonstop innovation to fuel Africa’s digital future

After two years of virtual gatherings, the prestigious annual AfricaCom event – Africa’s largest technology conference – made its in-person return this year. Taking…

Black Girls in Tech unveils new cyber academy

Black Girls in Tech, a United Kingdom-based community aimed at improving women representation in the technology industry, has launched its brand-new cyber academy in…

AfricArena welcomes start-up A-listers to Grand Summit

Hundreds of the world’s finest start-ups, techpreneurs and investors are set to attend the AfricArena Grand Summit which kicks off at the Old Biscuit…

Africa Investment Forum draws $31bn. in investor interest

Africa’s premier investment platform known as the Africa Investment Forum Market Days has drawn $31 billion in investment interest from African and global investors….

MEST Africa announces top 5 start-ups for grand challenge

An Africa-wide technology entrepreneur training programme has announced the five start-ups from five countries who will be going through to the grand finale of…

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