Africa

Fintech in Africa, as elsewhere in the world, is big business. Investment is flooding into startups providing innovative ways of offering financial services. Startups…

A number of companies, including Barclays Africa; Emerging World; FranklinCovey; Knod; Microsoft; Safal Group; and Syngenta, this week came together to announce AfricaWorking —…

Disruption technology is changing the world at a rate never seen before. And although the consequences are still unclear for many industries, it is…

Fintech is disrupting the way ordinary Africans manage and use money. And these fintech players are standing up to traditional institutions as a force…

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

For nearly a decade, the South African economy took on the role of “Africa’s sick man.” Economic growth nearly stagnated at 1.7% between 2008…

With its relentless expansion, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Uber is an indomitable force. But there’s another transport market, African motorcycle taxis (‘motos’),…

A troubled murmur spread through the investment community in recent months, built on speculation that Africa’s economies are losing momentum after a decade of…

It looks like 2016 could be a big year for African startup funds. Within the last seven days alone two new new funds, set…

Southern Africa is fast becoming a hotbed of impact investment activity, with a total of US$22.53-billion in invested across the region as of mid-2015….