In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
Hellofood partners with Tigo to bring the world even more pre-loaded apps
Online food delivery service extraordinaire, Hellofood announced this week that it is teaming up with smarphone supplier Tigo to make its service more integrated…
Takealot’s Kim Reid talks new millions, expansion and the future of ecommerce
News of popular ecommerce site Takealot’s US$100-million investment round has set South Africa’s tech scene abuzz. Late last week we reported that the site…
Youth programming project Creative Code wins at WDC2014 pitching session
The fifth pitching session of WDC2014 Cape Town, South Africa recently saw thirteen projects compete and pitch their ideas. The award went to Creative…
Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship lends hand to African startups
At the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship (BCOE) in Johannesburg, South Africa fifteen entrepreneurs from Liberia recently took part in a foundation course that covered…