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Building South Africa’s Smart Cities

South Africa’s metros are leveraging today’s technologies to improve service delivery and enhance the citizen experience, transforming the country into smarter, more sustainable cities….

African Venture Capital Firm Rebrands as 54 Collective

Founders Factory Africa, a leading venture capital firm in Africa, has rebranded itself as 54 Collective, signalling a new chapter in the continent’s entrepreneurial…

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Welcomes 8th Cohort

Google recently announced the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. This year’s cohort features ten innovative startups from Kenya, Nigeria,…

Silverbacks Holdings invests in African sports-tech firm NERGii

Silverbacks Holdings, a Mauritius-based investment firm, has acquired a significant minority stake in NERGii, a South African sports technology company that produces innovative performance-enhancing…

5 Best Websites to Master Trading Psychology

5 Best Websites to Master Trading Psychology Technical intricacies are just the first step in the fast-paced world of trading. The mental game, sometimes…

World Robot Olympiad’s local hosts celebrate growth in STEM talent

Projected to create 230 million digital jobs by 2030, Africa’s future workforce is being prepared today through initiatives like the World Robot Olympiad (WRO)….

Payflex Unveils ‘Pay in 3’ Option

Payflex, South Africa’s leading independent Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service provider, has launched a new payment option that could reshape the country’s retail…

Skills Over Servers: The AWS Approach

When you ask Chris Erasmus, Country General Manager for AWS South Africa, about technology’s future in South Africa, he doesn’t start with servers or…

Applications for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship are open

Following the outstanding achievements of the previous two cohorts, Injini has opened applications for the 2025 iteration of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship. Growth-stage,…

Africa’s AI Revolution: Reclaiming the Digital Narrative

When Steven De Backer speaks about artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa, he doesn’t just discuss technology — he articulates an urgent narrative of empowerment….

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

The vast majority of South African deskless workers love their jobs, despite challenges like low wages and unreliable transport. This striking insight emerges from…

AWS Skills Centre: Empowering South Africa’s Digital Future

When the AWS Skills Centre opened in Cape Town last year, its mission was bold yet simple: to make cloud computing accessible to everyone,…

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

AI urban development technologies unveiled at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference promise to transform how we understand and plan cities in developing regions….

Transforming Healthcare in Africa with Technology

South Africa is leading a transformative initiative to modernise the healthcare market in Africa, tackling one of the continent’s most persistent challenges: inefficient pharmaceutical…

How forex trading is transforming startup investment strategies

Forex trading has become a pivotal force in the landscape of startup investments, altering traditional investment strategies. As you explore the nuances of this…

Talent agility: The missing piece in the business agility puzzle

Johann van Niekerk, Co-founder and CEO of Outsized, believes business leaders are overlooking a crucial component in their pursuit of agility – talent agility….

PowerUP, the Clean Cooking Startup, Sparks a Revolution Across Africa

In a significant milestone, PowerUP, the Uganda-based electric cooking start-up, announces the successful initial close of its seed round. Delta40, the Nairobi-based venture studio…

Transforming Compliance for Regulated SMEs: A Game-Changing Alliance between StackGo and iDenfy

Witness the dawn of a new era in compliance solutions as iDenfy, the Lithuania-based RegTech innovator, joins forces with StackGo, the renowned Australian software…

Revolutionizing Credit: How BNPL Innovation is Reshaping the South African Landscape

Navigating Januworry with BNPL Evolution In a bid to combat the challenges of over-indebtedness, South African fintech startup Float is redefining the buy now,…

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