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GreenHouse Lab announces first Africa-focused fintech accelerator

Nigeria-based GreenHouse Lab (GHL) announced the opening of applications on 12 July 2021 for its first Africa-focused fintech accelerator. Applications close on 18 July….

Meet the women behind SA legaltech life.file

Unlike many peppy startup stories, Cape Town-based life.file’s beginning was marked by pain. One of the co-founders experienced a personal loss and the accompanying…

Automotive startup Nubee expands with new offerings

When we covered Nubee last year, it was launched as Africa’s first ‘‘’Uber’ for driving lessons”. Jason Bruce-Brand founded the startup with fellow Stellenbosch University…

Petrol fintech Energy Swipe aims to keep SA driving

Energy Swipe is a Durban-based fintech startup, founded by entrepreneurs Vukile Mchunu (CEO) and Malusi Mkhungo (CTO). The startup plans to promote financial inclusion by…

Travel startup Viatu launches new Namibia Covid-Hub

Africa-focused travel startup Viatu has announced the launch of their new Covid-Hub for travellers to Namibia. “As a traveller, it’s not easy to stay…

Yoyo launches SME card-linked loyalty offering

Cape Town-based startup Yoyo has announced the launch of its new bank card-linked loyalty solution for SMEs in a statement. The company is set…

Lagos fintech GetEquity announces GreenHouse Capital investment

Lagos-based fintech startup GetEquity has announced the completion of an undisclosed six-figure funding round led by GreenHouse Capital (GHC). The leading African fintech investment…

SA software company Dineplan partners with Google

Cape Town-based software company Dineplan has announced its partnership with Reserve with Google. As a first for South Africa, the partnership will enable diners…

Microinsurer aYo Zambia flourishes through pandemic

Microinsurer aYo Zambia has announced that it has passed the one-million customer mark in under a year and the growing company aims to double…

SA fintech to host free eCommerce Virtual Summit

Cape Town-based online payment processing service PayFast in partnership with Insaka eCommerce Academy will be hosting a free eCommerce Virtual Summit this month. The event aims to…

Applications for Google for Startups Accelerator Programme are open

Global tech giant Google has announced that applications for the prestigious class six Google for Startups Accelerator Programme are now open. In a commitment to…

Sage launches new Sage Business Cloud Marketplace in SA

Sage, a cloud businesses management solutions company has announced the launch of the new Sage Business Cloud Marketplace in South Africa. The new cloud marketplace…

Ajua acquires Kenyan fintech WayaWaya

Nairobi-based Ajua, the integrated Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has acquired WayaWaya, the Kenya-based Artificial Intelligence [AI] and Machine Learning [ML] known…

Female entrepreneurs encouraged to sign up for Cape Town’s Women in Business Programme

The City of Cape Town’s (COCT) Enterprise and Investment Department is encouraging female entrepreneurs to apply for its Women in Business Programme. The City…

FedEx express launches online account registration for local SMEs

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), and the world’s largest express transportation company, has launched its web-based account registration platform in…

City of Cape Town launches Jobs Connect

The City of Cape Town (COCT) Enterprise and Investment Department has launched a new work placement initiative called Jobs Connect. The initiative aims to…

West African tech startup launches SaaS solution for African micro retailers

Côte D’Ivoire -based eCommerce tech startup Afrikrea has launched an all-in-one SaaS solution to provide a seamless eCommerce, payments, and global shipping online service for…

Applications for prestigious Justice Accelerator still open

Applications for The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law‘s (HiiL) Innovating Justice Challenge accelerator programme close on 30 April 2021 and legal tech startups…

The RE:SOLVE Challenge awards ten local entrepreneurs

The RE:SOLVE Challenge, a project funded by the City of Cape Town and run by the Craft and Design Institute (CDI), a non-profit that…

Flutterwave and Worldpay partner to improve online card payments for eCommerce businesses in SA and Nigeria

Nigerian fintech startup Flutterwave has partnered with Worldpay, a leading payments technology solutions company from FIS, to assist businesses in South Africa and Nigeria…

OceanHub Africa announces participants for African Impact Accelerator

Cape Town-based impact accelerator OceanHub Africa has announced the second cohort of shortlisted candidates to take part in its prestigious African Impact Accelerator. Six ocean-minded entrepreneurs…

Founders Factory Africa partners with Small Foundation to uplift African agritech startups

Johannesburg-based venture development and investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) has partnered with Small Foundation, a Dublin-based philanthropic foundation that is focused on the…

RocketNet sponsors Western Cape schools with free fibre internet

South African Internet Service Provider (ISP), RocketNet, is sponsoring schools in the Western Cape with free high-speed internet to support digital learning and education….

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