Africa

SA’s free Wi-Fi initiative, Project Isizwe goes live in the Western Cape

Project Isizwe has today launched in Atlantis, in the latest phase of the free Wi-Fi for South Africa project. Later this week, the service…

Impact Report shares 3 tips for SA’s growing entrepreneurial sector

A recent Impact Report by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) shares stories and lessons about small and growing businesses (SGBs) in emerging…

Are African remittance startups missing the bigger picture?

Ventureburn recently posted an article about startups trying to pop Africa’s remittance bubble. I applaud the efforts of these startups in trying to address…

PayPal announces over 1 million accounts in South Africa

Global payments company PayPal announced today that it has passed the milestone of more than 1 million accounts in South Africa. This comes exactly…

Easy Taxi to help drive Ebola Awareness Campaign with Dettol partnership

The Ebola virus has been responsible for over a thousand deaths since it started spreading across West Africa early this year. Some of the…

Startup Weekend EDU comes to Cape Town, aims to encourage edtech innovation

A first in Africa, Startup Weekend Education (EDU) will be taking place from 5 – 7 September in Cape Town, South Africa to help…

Tech4Africa speaker Andy Hadfield: ‘Like it or not, failure is a part of startup culture’

Tech4Africa is coming to Cape Town, South Africa for the first time since it started as an annual fixture four years ago. The event…

Savannah Fund Accelerator to launch second programme soon

The popular East African Savannah Fund Accelerator is launching its second class this August. The programme will cohort up to five startups for three…

8 startups taking the African gaming scene to the next level

With the popularity of mobile phones and climbing internet penetration, African game developers are taking advantage of the growing demand for games. Africa’s tech…

Wits University to conclude MIT tech entrepreneur incubation programme

As we reported last month, the Johannesburg Centre of Software Engineering (JCSE) at Wits University is responsible for TechinBraam — a new tech hub…

Restaurant finder app Zomato finally serves up Cape Town

Today Zomato launched its restaurant discovery service in Cape Town, a crucial step to expand and gain better reach in South Africa for a…

OnePixel says we need more ‘apps for Africa’

OnePixel chief operating officer Nicholas Rixon gives us a lowdown of his interpretation on the mobile tech scene in Africa. Focusing on smartphone applications,…

Looking at Africa’s mobile revolution from a human perspective

We hear about Africa’s mobile revolution almost daily, use the stats to support arguments and better understand potential markets. Potential investors and marketeers can…

88mph partners with Samsung, extends reach of African startups

Startup accelerator 88mph and Samsung Electronics Africa have entered into a partnership to provide three lucky startups, who enter the 88mph programme before 1…

Screw the startups, Africa needs more netrepreneurs

It’s the dream of any tech-person: come up with an idea or concept that you can build up and sell off for millions. Consider…

Dashboard launches Pinpoint for innovative market research in Africa

Market research and strategy company Dashboard has partnered with advertising and media expert Dave Kelly in an effort to launch Pinpoint. Using available technology,…

M-commerce in South Africa: a huge opportunity waiting to explode

The definition for mobile commerce (m-commerce) has expanded as technology and mobile methods have evolved, from the initial Premium Rate SMS payments for 8-bit…

Orange launches new money transfer service in Africa

Orange telecom recently launched a new money transfer service to compete with an already competitive industry. The Orange Money International Money Transfer takes advantage…

Mavericks, innovation, gaming & expats: Africa’s tech scene at a glance

My favorite thing about Africa right now is how everyone is gingered up about amazing things that are happening in the tech scene. It’s…

Africa’s crowdfunding context: starting up startups the African way

“Crowdfunding is the democratization of [funding] for startups,” says founder of Thundafund Patrick Schofield. People get the opportunity to directly vote with their wallets…

Duties, supply and cost: the problem with making hardware in Africa

Recently I wrote about the making of our mobile internet router, the BRCK, here in Nairobi, and I alluded to some of the issues…

African crowdfunding site seeks funding… on crowdfunding site

There are a number of upcoming crowdfunding platforms in Africa, but this Nigerian-based startup is taking an interesting route — it’s launched an Indiegogo…

DeepSeek’s AI data leak is a wake-up call for South African businesses

New awards platform wants to spotlight Africa’s unsung tech heroes — applications now open

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

OP ED: How fintech is shaping SA’s digital payment infrastructure

SA-born AURA raises €13.5m (R270m) Series B to take on US emergency response market

M-KOPA named one of Africa’s fastest growing companies

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

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV