Africa

Cape Town Creatives Can Now Work for Free at Africa’s First Creative-Tech Hub

A new wave of opportunity has arrived for the city’s creative sector. The timbuktoo Creative Hub, the first of its kind in Africa, has…

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

South African SMEs are not just AI-curious—they’re AI-ready. A new report from ASUS, titled the 2025 Future of SMBs, reveals that 77% of South…

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

In an industry where speed, accuracy, and trust are non-negotiable, one software company is quietly transforming the way investment managers manage a critical aspect…

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

Africa’s entrepreneurial energy is surging and it’s women who are leading from the frontlines. With less than a month to go, entries are now…

Why 3 Out of 4 South African SMEs Still Can’t Raise Capital

World SME Day on 27 June is supposed to be a celebration of entrepreneurial grit. But for most small businesses in South Africa, it…

Huawei Cloud and Elenjical Solutions Partner to Accelerate Financial Digital Transformation in Africa

As Africa’s financial sector races toward digital transformation, one thing remains clear: legacy infrastructure is still a massive drag on progress. Now, Huawei Cloud…

Mastercard and enza Join Forces to Supercharge Fintech Innovation in Africa

The fintech boom in Africa just received a major infrastructure boost. Mastercard has partnered with enza, a fast-rising payment solutions company, to unlock direct…

Five Ways to Back South Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs

Youth unemployment in South Africa remains one of the country’s most urgent socio-economic challenges. Yet, the solution many continue to champion is also one…

Novare Holdings anchors R2.8 billion Investment

In a bold move linking African capital with American industrial innovation, Novare Holdings, a leading South African institutional investment firm, has committed to anchor…

African VC Market Rebound

The venture capital landscape across South Africa and the broader African continent is entering a period of cautious recovery and renewed opportunity, following two…

Standard Bank, Meridiam drive energy investment in Africa

Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has partnered with Meridiam, an independent investment benefit corporation, to unlock new investment opportunities in alternative…

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,…

Peach Payments’ African fintech power play

The African fintech landscape witnessed a significant shift on 22 July 2024, as digital payments service provider Peach Payments announced its acquisition of custom…

How Sports Psychologists Coach Esports Athletes to Victory

Nowadays, huge tournaments such as Dota 2 The International are on par with some traditional sports in many ways, like fan engagement, prize pool…

AI Healthcare Innovators from Africa Join Google’s Prestigious Accelerator

Google for Startups has unveiled its latest cohort for the prestigious Growth Academy: AI for Health program. Among the 24 startups selected from across…

Revolutionising mobile money and fintech in Africa

As mobile money continues to reshape the financial landscape in Africa, telcos find themselves at the forefront of this transformative shift. In a candid…

Google Unveils Umoja Cable, Bolstering Africa’s Digital Connectivity

Google has announced the launch of Umoja, an ambitious fibre optic cable project that will directly link the continent with Australia for the first…

TBD expands decentralised tbDEX in Africa

TBD, a subsidiary of Block focused on open and decentralised financial technologies, has onboarded leading African fintech Chipper Cash to its growing tbDEX ecosystem….

Africa’s Youthful Population a Golden Opportunity, if Nurtured by the Right Ecosystem

Africa is on the cusp of an economic transformation driven by its rapidly growing and youthful population. However, capitalising on this demographic dividend hinges…

AI unlocks $15.7 Trillion opportunity, but hurdles await Africa

The transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is hard to overstate, with a projected $15.7 trillion contribution to the global economy by 2030, according…

With AI technology tailor-made in Africa, the sky’s the limit

With so many hyperbolic claims and counter-claims being made about Artificial Intelligence (AI), it’s hard to know what to think. Should we be hopeful…

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…

Tech Transforms: Silicon Savannah Bridges Education Gap for SA’s Youth

The recent matric results may boast a 40.9 percent Bachelor’s pass rate, but a looming enigma shrouds the class of 2023 in disappointment and…

You Mailed It! Celebrating South Africa’s Slickest Email Campaigns of 2025

Gen Z and Millennials Quietly Disrupt South Africa’s Insurance Industry

Stranger Things Season 5 Teaser Drops

MTN Group Fintech’s Mandela Day campaign is about much more than hygiene kits

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa Joins AWIEF 2025

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves