Finance Minister Tito Mboweni attracted mixed reactions on Twitter when he posted a tweet asking whether South Africa needs a national airline. Mboweni’s tweet…
Nigerian fintech launched to help gig economy workers
A recently launched fintech based in Nigeria and Kenya aims to provide financial services specifically to temporary and freelance workers (gig workers). The startup, ImaliPay,…
Let’s do it for ourselves Africa and stop copying overseas tech trends [Opinion]
I like comparing the startup scene in South Africa to where hip hop was in the country about 10 years ago. Artists trying to imitate…
Weetracker African VC report raises questions on definition of tech startups
Did the first half of 2018 really see African startups net over $168-million in 118 disclosed deals, as a new report claims? The African startups and VC ecosystem report released this…
How fintechs can help tackle financial inclusion in Africa [Sponsored]
The year 2016 was a pivotal one for electronic payments as for the first time such payments surpassed the use of cash. The change has taken…
