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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…

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…

Zoho Invoice available to SMEs for free to help companies rebuild

Internet tech company Zoho has made its Invoice solution available for free to support Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to help them rebuild in…

Johannesburg insurtech startup Pineapple secures R80m in funding

Johannesburg-based car insurance startup Pineapple has announced it has closed its Series A funding round with R80 million secured from investors. The company announced…

CDI Capital Growth Fund opens funding applications for small businesses

CDI Capital Growth has announced that it is opening applications for funding grants to help small businesses, with the aim to create 600 news…

Digicloud Africa named Google Cloud Expansion Partner for 2020

Google has named Digicloud Africa the Google Cloud Expansion Partner of the Year for 2020 in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region….

Naspers invests R34m in local insurance advice app Ctrl

Naspers has announced it will invest R34 million in startup Ctrl, a short-term insurance marketplace digital platform that connects clients, brokers, and insurers. The…

Valenture and UCT partner to launch UCT Online High School

Covid-19 has seen countries across the globe embrace e-learning as the new normal. While leading education institutions around the world launch online secondary school branches to…

SA startup Envisionit Deep AI wins $50k at Cisco global challenge

South African startup Envisionit Deep AI has won $50 000 at the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge with its healthcare solution, Radify. The startup…

SA medtech startup expands product offering in US

South African-based medtech startup hearX has announced its Lexie Hearing aids will be sold at Walgreens retail stores in the US from 13 May…

University of Johannesburg installs 4 450 solar panels

The University of Johannesburg is focused on achieving its sustainability goals and has installed a reported 4 450 solar panels on the roofs of…

Leading tech entrepreneur, Fahim Saleh found dead in New York

The tech startup industry is mourning the sudden and tragic loss of pioneering tech entrepreneur, Fahim Saleh. The dismembered body of renowned tech entrepreneur,…

UIF implements new measures to prevent fraud

The Unemployment Insurance Fund’s Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme has implemented a new set of regulations to prevent fraud. Applicants will now be required…

SA health-tech startup launches chatbot for high-risk patients

A new automated Chatbot system has been developed to ensure the safety of high-risk chronic patients with the delivery service of necessary medication for…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves