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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….

City of Cape Town calls for Women in Business programme applicants

The City of Cape Town and Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi) has put out a call for female entrepreneurs to apply for the…

African global business services sector to grow to $19.8 billion by 2023 – research

A new report by market researcher Knowledge Executive shows Africa’s Global Business Services (GBS) is expected to grow to nearly $20 billion by 2023….

Fairwork Project puts out call for Pledge supporters

The Fairwork Project has called on South African companies to pledge their support for fair labour practices in the gig economy. Announced on 30…

Fintech Black Pay partners with Ithala Bank to fund KZN entrepreneurs, community

Fintech Black Pay and Durban-based Ithala SOC Limited have partnered to offer R250 million for township and rural development. The partnership will see the…

Youth Content Collective launches to connect young creatives with corporates

The Youth Employment Service (YES) has launched the Youth Content Collective (YCC), a platform that connects creative content creators with businesses. The collective was…

South Africa’s Orderin relaunches as delivery-as-a-service platform

South Africa’s first food delivery app, Orderin, has relaunched as a B2B delivery-as-a-service platform to help bring delivery capabilities to other companies in the…

Department of Trade and JP Morgan launch R340 million investment programme

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) and JP Morgan have launched a R340 million investment programme to support small businesses. Announced on…

Vodacom to host Fast Forward Series for SMEs

Vodacom is getting ready to host its Fast Forward Series, a collection of workshops and webinars aimed at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Now…

HiiL announces four South African legal startups set to join Justice Accelerator

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has announced four South African legal startups that will join the institute’s Justice Accelerator programme. The…

Labour department approves UIF relief plan for looted businesses

The Department of Employment and Labour has approved the temporary relief plan from the UIF to help looted businesses in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The…

Huawei South Africa launches free training for women entrepreneurs

Huawei South Africa has launched a digital skills training programme for women entrepreneurs in celebration of Women’s Month. The Women4Tech online courses, which will…

Local lithium-ion battery manufacturer I-G3N secures R20m investment

South African battery manufacturer I-G3N has secured R20 million in investment to help the company grow and promote renewable energy on the continent. The…

Bolt raises R10.3 billion to boost grocery delivery service

E-hailing platform Bolt has closed a R10.3 billion funding round with it set to expand its new grocery delivery service, Bolt Market. Announced on…

Naspers invests R120 million in Joburg-based insurtech startup Naked

Naspers has announced it has invested R120 million in Johannesburg-based insurtech startup Naked in a Series A funding round. Announced on 4 August, the…

ZwartTech launches Talent Foundation to equip Africans with digital skills

Lagos-based ZwartTech has announced the launch of its new edtech, Zwart Talent Foundation (ZTF) in a statement today. The foundation aims to equip young…

SA payments platform Yoco raises $83m in funding

South African payments platform Yoco has announced that its Series C round of funding has raised $83 million — or R1.2 billion — for…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

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