Africa

Soweto to host its first tech, digital conference in April

Soweto — Johannesburg, South Africa’s south western township — is about to host its first ever technology and digital conference. The Soweto Innovation Week…

From proof to pivot: How Nomanini is becoming the future of prepaid sales

We here at Ventureburn write a lot about mobile payments in Africa. From old favourites such as Kenya’s M-Pesa to newer ones like South…

Innotribe Startup Challenge expects cryptocurrency, payments to be big

Sub-Saharan Africa’s fintech scene is really exciting. From innovative lending solutions like peer-to-peer services like RainFin and Lendico to interesting payments companies like Nomanini…

The African Startup is the latest podcast to explore the continent’s entrepreneurial scene

Startups can be fickle yet disruptive things. The line between those two is thin and so, getting to grips with one can be hard….

A tale of two online shopping giants: Konga & Jumia put to the test

They both claim to be the largest ecommerce platform in Nigeria and Africa — even though they won’t make their sales figures publicly available…

Kenya’s BitPesa announces $1.1m investment led by Pantera Capital

Despite recent tales of Bitcoin’s demise, people still seem to be throwing money at startups focusing on the virtual currency, especially in the remittance space. Led…

Vuga: Africa’s smart music-streaming service for your every mood

Nigeria’s music industry is regarded as the most popular in Africa considering the numerous continentally acclaimed and globally heard music superstars that are filling…

Built in Africa: RLabs is using tech to restore our faith in humanity

Built in Africa focuses on entrepreneurs, startups and technologies that hail from the continent and empower its citizens. Social entrepreneurship is becoming a key…

Woelab’s e-waste 3D printer to star on Hangouts On Air Series

Aspirations, when mated to seemingly wasted resources and achievable goals, usually births a brilliant creation. Woelab Industries, a startup in Togo, has mastered this…

Kaymu partners Global Oceon, WHO to combat malaria in Nigeria

Malaria remains a prevalent disease that affects the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every year, especially in Africa. In an effort to…

Market research company launches Fundi business app for entrepreneurs

Fundi is an app recently launched by global market research company, GfK, that promises to deliver business and entrepreneurial content and tools to the…

Lamudi boasts 250k property listings, celebrates growth with this infographic

Africa Internet Holding’s (AIH) online property listings brand Lamudi is six months old and now operates in 25 countries across Africa, Asia and South…

BT Global Services continues support for MEDO, boosts SA entrepreneurship

The South African development group for small businesses, MEDO, recently announced that, together with the continued support from UK telecom giant BT Global Services,…

Built in Africa: Shaking Sun’s Akaliza Keza Gara on using tech to tell African stories

Built in Africa focuses on entrepreneurs, startups and technologies that are born on the continent and empower its citizens. In this, the fifth instalment…

Mobile education startup FunDza a finalist in 2014 WISE Awards

The South African non-profit literacy trust FunDza has been named one of the 15 2014 WISE Awards Finalists. The international WISE Awards seeks to identify and promote…

Hotel booking startup Jovago expands to South Sudan

Africa Internet Holding’s (AIH) online hotel booking service has recently expanded to South Sudan. This comes after it initially launched in Nigeria last year…

7 incredible health tech innovations changing the way South Africans live

In the last few years tech companies have jumped on the wearable tech bandwagon with popular gadgets like the Fitbit or Samsung’s Gear Fit…

Daptio’s adaptive elearning system scoops international honours

Daptio, a Cape Town-born elearning startup, has been named as one of Africa’s top 10 most innovative companies for 2014, by international business publication…

AIH, MTN partnership kicks-off with big Jumia ecommerce push in Ivory Coast

One of the continent’s largest tech incubators, Africa Internet Holding (AIH), announced its first partnership campaign with one of Africa’s leading telecom companies MTN….

Bonjour Africa: how language can make for a more popular ERP solution

Expanding into Africa? Many growing companies are and when they do so, the first real tests of their enterprise resource planning solutions start to…

MEF predicts major mobile growth in Africa, notes the rise of m-education

This week MEF, the global global community for mobile content and commerce, released the findings from the second phase of its African Growth Market…

Built in Africa: Via Afrika wants to use technology to educate the continent

Built in Africa focuses on entrepreneurs, startups and technologies that are affecting the continent and empowering African people. About 12 years ago, I made…

Nomanini takes its mobile prepaid POS device to Mozambique

Nomanini, the electronic voucher distribution platform, has announced the expansion of its Southern Africa operations thanks to a new partnership with a distributor of…

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

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs