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Zambia’s StreetCred inks partnership with mobile PoS Nomanini

Zambian airtime distributor StreetCred has secured an exclusive partnership with Nomanini — a South African-based mobile point of sale service that specialises in facilitating…

Safaricom Appwiz Challenge dubs Kenyan student news app winner

Kenyan campus news startup Magazine Reel has won the Safaricom Appwiz Challenge — an initiative by the major telecom to promote mobile developers in…

Microsoft Ventures expands into Nigeria with 88mph partnership

Global tech giant Microsoft and African startup accelerator 88mph have partnered to officially bring the Microsoft Ventures programme into Nigeria. Headed by the Microsoft…

Centre for Entrepreneurship hopes to eradicate poverty in Mpumalanga

A new Centre for Entrepreneurship is being set up in Mpumalanga, South Africa in an effort to foster business activity and overcome poverty in…

Innotribe Startup Challenge seeking Africa’s top fintech talent

Africa has a knack for financial startups. Now, to captalise and promote this growing sector, renowned global financial tech conference Innotribe Startup Challenge 2015…

African VC activity shows impressive spike in 2014

It’s been a good year for Africa’s startups. In terms of investment activity at least, data from one of the world’s most comprehensive startup…

Crowdsource location app Traffic Lite hits Nigeria’s streets

New community-based app Traffic Lite by Nigerian software developer Panthelope Technologies has been launched in an attempt too curb Lagos’ notorious traffic. Traffic Lite…

U-Start competition calling all SA entrepreneurs to action

Are you a South African startup seeking some international exposure? This might be for you. The U-Start Business Plan Competition, which will be taking…

Emerge Mobile: SA’s 1st global certified MPOS solution targets African SMEs

Mobile phones have become a part of everyday life, and being able to use your mobile for anything and everything is not just the…

People, places and parcels, Tranzit is Africa’s taxi app on steroids

Unlike most taxi app services these days, Tranzit not only offers you transportation but also parcel delivery and enables you to locate relevant places…

Micro lending startup ApexPeak to raise massive $200-million fund

ApexPeak is a micro lender that aims to loan money faster and easier than traditional banks would allow. Small companies in need of a…

Spree shows what women want: SA’s online shopping trends revealed

One of the most popular trends in South Africa’s online shopping space is fashion retail. Numerous companies have recently emerged trying to satisfy people’s…

Lagos to host Angel Fair West Africa: gathering for entrepreneurs, investors

One of the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs in Africa is access to funding. There are plenty of entrepreneurs who have ideas for businesses, or…

Microsoft 4Afrika picks five startups for its innovation grant

Things are going to be very interesting for African startups this year and Microsoft 4Afrika wants to be right in front for it. Today…

Hotels.ng: solving the small problems before building Robocop

In the world of VCs and big money, being a small startup with very little funding can be nerve-wracking. With barely US$70 000, Mark…

Gumtree SA renovated with improved interface, seeks ‘mobile-only’ focus

Celebrating eight years of bartering everything from second-hand cars to divorcees trying to sell off their side of the bed, Gumtree South Africa‘s website…

Daptio: the SA startup personalising education with adaptive online courses

Online learning in South Africa is still in its infancy. But many regard the African continent as the next frontier of online education, with…

Isolation: a problem for current and future African entrepreneurs

Talking with African entrepreneurs, one of the recurring topics is the difficulty of sufficient funding in seed- or early-stage with internationally acknowledged and well-connected…

IBM study identifies African businesses’ need to adopt technology

A recent study by IBM titled Setting the pace in Africa: How IT leaders deliver on the potential of emerging technologies has revealed that…

Nigeria launches Open Data initiative to stir innovation, investment and growth

Today, the Nigerian Ministry of Communication Technology announced the Open Data Development Initiative to help drive innovation, investment and economic growth by enabling access…

Budgeting app ExpenZa hits surge in user activity, R1-billion transactions

Budgeting apps will never go out of style. Until people stop worrying about where their precious money is mysteriously disappearing, personal finance management tools…

How do we accelerate internet access in Africa?

If bandwidth is like water, then Africa is a desert with Perrier vending machines everywhere. If you have money, you’re fine. If you don’t…

Nigerian investor puts undisclosed cash monies into Silicon Valley startup

Things are getting exciting with Heirs Holdings. The pan-African proprietary investment company founded by Tony O Elumelu has just announced its investment in Silicon…

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