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ATB launches tech-driven ECD solution for rural kids

Afrika Tikkun Bambanani (ATB) has launched the BambaLearn App, a cutting-edge edtech solution designed to revolutionise early childhood education in rural and underprivileged communities…

Tech start-up leads bid to save endangered rhinos

In a bid to safeguard rhinos from extinction, Platinum Rhino, the custodian of the world’s largest private rhino population, has partnered with South African…

YuLife Launches in South Africa

YuLife, the London-based tech-driven financial services provider, has expanded its group risk protection offering to South Africa, offering its flagship product, group life insurance….

Amstel Lager celebrates 12 Mzansi entrepreneurs

Amstel Lager has launched the “I Amstel” campaign, aimed at celebrating the everyday hustle and individual progress journeys of South Africans. As part of…

Telkom FutureMakers, Aions to supercharge SA start-ups

Telkom’s FutureMakers programme has joined forces with venture builder firm Aions Creative Technology to boost local start-ups in South Africa. Following a competitive pitching…

EBANX Appoints Wiza Jalakasi as Director of Africa Market Development

EBANX, the payments fintech company that helps global companies expand in Latin America and Africa, has announced the appointment of Wiza Jalakasi as its…

FarmTrace: Investors bet on agritech solution

Investors have shown confidence in a South Africa-developed agritechfarm solution, FarmTrace, which provides farmers with cloud software to complement their operational requirements. The company…

Will Kayamandi become SA’s first smart township?

While Stellenbosch in the Western Cape is world-renowned, the nearby Kayamandi is now set on becoming South Africa’s first smart township. This is described…

P3 Network to host US Africa Summit in Washington, D.C.

“The opportunity for a private-public partnership with the African leadership at this event aims to deliver a sustainable future for the continent’s technology development.”…

Trend Micro looks to close the cybersecurity skills gap

The cybersecurity space has recently seen rapid growth due to the massive increase in digitalisation, expanding the attack surface. Many organisations have struggled to…

AGF, responsAbility partner to boost agri-SME financing

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has partnered with an investment vehicle managed by responsAbility Investments AG (responsAbility) through a $5-million loan portfolio guarantee facility…

Nigerian fintech Touch and Pay wins $50k in challenge

A Nigeria-based fintech, Touch and Pay, has won a $50 000 cash prize in this year’s edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. This announcement was…

R400 million to assist SMEs in agro-processing

A recently-launched fund is offering qualifying small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the agro-processing and manufacturing sectors access to much needed debt funding. The South…

Climatetech VC firm Satgana announces first closing of $30m fund

Mazi Mobility, a Kenyan start-up building a network of electric motorbikes, is among the first three planet-positive start-ups who received investment from climatetech venture…

17 funds that could power your net-zero start-up

The world is running out of time to meet its net-zero sustainability targets, and business as usual will not help us reach the…

Gitex Global to make its Africa debut in 2023

Recognising Africa’s potential for technological advancements and its ballooning appetite for innovation, Gitex, the annual showcase by global technology giants and start-ups in Dubai,…

How tech can help stimulate micro economies

Technological advancement is fundamental for economic development. The more accessible the tech is for citizens, the more rapidly the local economy can progress. In…

Women in tech start-ups drive good governance

Women in tech start-ups in South Africa make up less than 25% of the workforce but those that do thrive, stand out. Amanda Fischer…

Relaxed Cybersecurity Could Render Consumers Accidental “Inside Actors”

A new survey from Cisco of general consumers across Europe and Middle East regions reveals interesting trends on device and cybersecurity. Unwitting insider threats…

MaxAB raises $40m to fuel growth, regional expansion

MaxAB, a food and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform serving a network of traditional retailers across Egypt and Morocco, has announced the close of…

Africa’s tech start-ups bodes well for global competitiveness

Parket chief executive Joshua Raphael explains that technology, and the innovative solving of complex problems, will catapult the continent into global competitiveness. This is…

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