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Zimbabwe to host Transform Africa Summit at Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe will be hosting the sixth Transform Africa Summit from Wednesday, 26 to Friday, 28 April 2023 at the Victoria Falls. The country was…

IBM Acquires StepZen to Simplify GraphQL API Creation and Boost Business Value from Data

IBM has announced its acquisition of StepZen Inc, a company that has developed a GraphQL server with a unique architecture that helps developers build…

Marketplaces vs. banks: The great business finance debate

Over the last three years, SMEs in South Africa haven’t exactly been dealt the best cards, and on top of these challenges, they’ve still…

Wise Move implements AI-powered ChatGPT on its platform

Wise Move, a South African online moving platform, has seen tremendous growth since its launch at the beginning of 2022. Boasting over 70 000…

GlossAi raises $8m seed round to scale video-AI company

GlossAi, creators of an AI-driven video generator that allows organisations to rapidly create multi-audience content at scale using generative AI capabilities, closed an $8-million…

Endeavor Nigeria appoints start-up expert as new CEO

The global entrepreneurship network Endeavor has announced that its Nigeria-based board of directors appointed Ireayomide Oladunjoye as managing director and chief executive of the…

Africa provides fertile ground for innovative technology

Everyone is on the lookout for the next big innovator and the latest technological breakthroughs that are set to revolutionise and redefine industries, organisations,…

FoodTech: $420k boost to tackle food security in Africa

When South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, addressed the nation in July 2021 amid violence and destruction of property in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng…

Your brain is better at busting deepfakes than you

When it comes to deepfakes, what if fact could be distinguished from fraud? University of Sydney neuroscientists have discovered a new way: they have…

[Opinion] As smartphone use grows, users’ trust wanes

While mobile phone usage has grown consistently, there are also rising concerns about the risk of spam, fraud, and the lack of privacy, writes…

Flutterwave accounts frozen in Kenya amid court probe

A court in Kenya has frozen more than $40 million in accounts belonging to an Africa-focused payments giant, Flutterwave, under the country’s anti-money laundering…

MTN avails R1m to empower women-led SMMEs in SA

Ten women-owned small, medium and micro enterprises will benefit from a R1 million investment investment from the MTN SA Foundation. This, says the mobile…

Top SA celebs featured on new e-learning platform

What do Joey Rasdien, Lucas Radebe, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, and Tshepo the Master Jean Maker all have in common? They’re exceptional South Africans doing…

Papa’s story: finding purpose in open source community

How do a university student in South Africa, an old laptop in the Netherlands, and a technology partner in Italy come together? Through the…

Amazon to hit SA: Here’s how local businesses can compete

“The best way for small businesses to differentiate themselves from the convenient-but-impersonal experience of Amazon is to offer a personalised service – and build…

YuLife raises $120M in Series C funding round

YuLife, the tech-driven insurance company on a mission to inspire people to live their best lives, today announced that it has raised $120M (~£95M) in a Series C led by Dai-ichi Life…

DISF invites ‘cutting-edge tech’ to apply for 800k grants

Applications are now open for the Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF) – designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers with pre-revenue innovations can apply for…

Algorithms for social good: tech enables future of mobility

Traditional approaches to credit scoring mean that millions of working South Africans are denied fair access to vehicle financing – in turn, depriving them…

11 African start-ups shine at Telecel demo day in Dakar

While the global tech ecosystem experiences a funding regression, African tech start-ups raised more than double what they did last year. The success of…

Fintech boom: African start-ups going from zero to hero

At the end of 2021, Africa saw close to $5 billion invested in tech start-ups. Fintech, especially, has seen one of the largest expansions with $2…

Digital Pods can be game-changer for youth unemployment

Mindworx, a South African technology-focused digital talent and solutions agency, has launched its Digital Pods, which it believes solve the corporate skills challenge while…

realme and Jumia to boost smartphone adoption in Africa

With a global user base of more than 85 million, the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, realme, could be set for rapid expansion across Africa…

Nature-positive start-ups are good for business – new report

Financial institutions could benefit by adjusting their investment strategies towards start-ups that protect and grow nature. This is the finding of a first-of-its-kind analysis…

Lenovo Legion Go S: A Game-Changer in Handheld Gaming

LG Unveils World’s First Bendable 5K2K Gaming Monitor, Winner of Three Awards at CES 2025

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