Africa

These are DEMO Africa’s top 30 startups for 2015

From entertainment marketplace Bozza Media in South Africa to Nigeria’s elearning company Flippy Campus, DEMO Africa has just revealed its top selected 30 tech…

Why communities work best for innovation in Africa

With more and more South African entrepreneurs starting businesses in response to the country’s unique challenges, it’s no wonder that, out of the 30…

SME Empowerment Challenge to support African innovations with up to $70k

International heavy-weights Ford Foundation, World Economic Forum and the Hague Institute for the internationalisation of Law (HIIL) are collaborating to provide a lucky few…

Hong Kong VC firm Nest expands to Nairobi to support continent’s talents

Hong Kong VC and incubation firm Nest has recently announced its expansion into Africa, connecting local talent with Asian investors abroad. Founded by Simon…

She Leads Africa announces 5 female entrepreneurs for China Innovation Visit

Social enterprise for women She Leads Africa, a Huawei sponsored event, has selected five female tech entrepreneurs from Africa for its programme this year….

4 reasons investors should seriously look to Africa for tech

In recent years, Africa has become a hotbed of technological innovation. The spread of mobile technology has spurred new companies, such as delivery service…

7 renewable energy startups trying to revolutionise the way Africa keeps its lights on

Africa has a serious energy problem. This is ironic considering the abundance of natural resources available, from coal in South Africa to oil in…

Nigerian web-to-print startup Printivo launches, makes offline marketing fun

Web-to-print solution company Printivo has recently launched in Nigeria, with the aim of helping businesses and individuals market themselves. Operating as an ecommerce company,…

Crowdfunding campaign to Jumpstart Africa’s innovative game-changers

Based in Morocco but with regional and international ambitions, Jumpstart Africa is an initiative currently raising money in an effort to help connect and…

African ecommerce set to boom this Christmas as landscape improves

As we’ve seen before with Africa’s ecommerce landscape, the Christmas season holds the test of time for many startups. With both Africa’s consumer base…

Rise of Africa’s makers: Q&A with HacKidemia founder Stefania Druga

Afrimakers is the brainchild of ex-Google engineer and founder of HacKidemia, Stefania Druga. The initiative has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo with…

iROKING founder Jason Njoku returns as troubled music service’s CEO

Almost exactly a month following the ousting of former iROKING CEO Michael Ugwu, the ailing Nigerian music service has announced that iROKING founder and…

8 pitches from StartupBus Africa, ‘Workforce’ announced as winner

Following a long four-day road trip, eight startups from StartupBus Africa pitched their ideas to a group of investors at eKasi, Khayelitsha, South Africa…

Government-backed site NigeriaForward launches to encourage investment

To encourage both investment and promote awareness and understanding of Nigeria’s growing economy, a new website called NigeriaForward launched this week. The initiative will…

Competition for Africa’s ecommerce startups heats up as Christmas nears

Christmas is right around the corner and Africa’s ecommerce stores aren’t letting this opportunity slide without getting their fingers in the pie. The popularity…

Here’s why a global agenda is becoming more significant for African startups

The instant you put a .com next to your company name, your business is open to the entire world. Hell, any domain would do….

Samsung Solar Powered Health Centre goes on the road

Tomorrow is World Diabetes Day and Samsung Electronics Africa’s new Solar Powered Health Centre has taken its services to the road. Part of the…

TechWomen to inspire Africa’s next wave of savvy entrepreneurial ladies

By providing a group of skilled women from Africa and the Middle East access and opportunity to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and…

Banks are ‘stuck in the past’ — Yiba defiantly enters African credit market

The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending space in South Africa is heating up. A Johannesburg-based startup called Yiba, an acronym for “You’re Invited Banks Aren’t”, is…

5 massive PR lessons learned from working with startups in Africa

I’ve been involved with tech companies and startups in Africa for the past 15 years, and have seen some major success stories that have…

StartupBus Africa gets 40 entrepreneurs to pitch in front of Richard Branson

Today StartupBus Africa announced that it will be home to 15 international and 15 African entrepreneurs who have been chosen out of a total…

Security startups and Africa’s mobile boom: big problems, huge opportunities

The bigger the problem, the greater the opportunity. With the increasing popularity of smartphone usage paired with greater internet penetration in Africa, mobile security…

Tuluntulu: streaming video for Africa’s broadband-starved masses

While developed markets around the world are racing to saturate their territories with high-speed broadband connections, African nations are lagging behind. In South Africa,…

Acer Rolls Out Student-Focused Tech in South Africa Ahead of New Term

South African Businesses Face Growing Legal Risks as AI Adoption Soars

MTN Pumps R300 Million into Gauteng to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure

Cape Town VC firm HAVAÍC secures $25m second close to power next wave of African tech startups

Binance Pay Unlocks Everyday Crypto Spending in South Africa

Memecoins Outperform All Crypto in 2025 But South Africans Should Tread Carefully

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel