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SA mobile shopping app MySideKick announces R4m staged investment

South African mobile shopping app startup MySideKick has announced it received R4-million from EM Software & Systems‘ tech fund and accelerator Alchemy-A in a…

SA’s mobile TV app Tuluntulu part of Foundry50’s top global startups

South African TV and audio streaming app Tuluntulu is named one of Unilever’s Foundry50 top startups from around the globe. Tuluntulu is the first…

Enter your app into the MTN Business App of the Year Awards

Entries for the annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards are now open. This year the awards will be focusing on categories rather…

Travelstart’s Flapp wants to be the go-to tool for SA’s busiest flight route

Flapp — a portmanteau of Flight App — is online travel booking site Travelstart‘s entry into the app market. The recently released app is…

Startups, listen up: No, you don’t need an app

It seems like everyone who’s starting a business nowadays wants an app. They want to go mobile first and launch an app — maybe…

Phonebook replacer Truecaller says mobile-first Africa shows great potential for growth

The phonebook is a critical tool for billions of people who use it on a daily basis — but despite all of today’s advanced…

OurHood launches app, secures second round of funding

OurHood, the private digital platform for neighbourhoods, has just launched its official app for Android and iOS. The launch comes in the wake of the online platform…

SnapScan finally brings mobile payments to parking in Cape Town

If you’re lucky enough to find it, parking in South Africa’s cities can be super expensive. Although few can really change the prices of…

MakeLaw: an app trying to redefine public participation in drafting laws

Nothing scares me more than the thought that one day I might wake up and everything will be illegal. That my every move, however…

SA schools to get savvy with new virtual classroom tool by Mxit, UNICEF

Today, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Basic Education Enver Surty, together with the MEC for Education in Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi, officially unveiled a new…

SA’s MySidekick wants to be the shopping assistant in your pocket

MySideKick is a new app for South Africa’s shoppers. The free app claims to give easy access to specials, promotions, sales, products and coupons…

Ghanaian mobile messaging provider Saya acquired by US Kirusa

Emerging market, US mobile service company Kirusa recently announced the acquisition of Saya, a Ghana-based mobile messaging app company focusing on the African market….

MTN dubs Live Inspect South Africa’s best business app of 2014

South African telecom giant MTN has announced the category winners for its popular annual business app competition. Data capture app for insurers Live Inspect…

OurHood is building online communities so we can get to know our neighbours better

The sharing economy is a really exciting concept. The idea has been around for a decade now and popularised by internet startups like the…

SA mobile creative startup Over launches much-awaited Android app

Cape Town-based startup Over has just launched its mobile creative app on Android following tremendous success with its iOS version. The company’s flagship app…

From stores to the streets: SnapScan’s road to a cashless society

This week, SnapScan rolled its app out to The Big Issue vendors across South Africa, the non-profit magazine that’s usually sold at intersections in…

IBM’s driving SA innovation with the Road Buddy safety app

IBM recently announced that its efforts in driving entrepreneurship in South Africa are paying-off. The tech multinational did so by highlighting its role in…

Take Action to bridge gap between community and service providers

Service delivery sucks. Even when it works, it generally requires you to go stand in a queue, wait on hold, make extra payments… you…

6 inspiring insights to learn from photo-editing startup Over’s story

Photo-editing startup Over is all about inspiration. Just follow its Instagram account and you’ll find a range of motivational — often quirky — images…

Hellofood unveils tasty app, gears up to become mobile-first

The popular food delivery startup, Hellofood, operates in ten countries across the African continent and goes by the name Foodpanda abroad. By keeping up…

Intel making textbooks more accessible to SA students with new app

Education is all the rage in Africa right now, so it makes sense that a big tech company like Intel would get into the…

Restaurant discovery service Zomato now finds restaurants in Pretoria

Zomato is a mover and a shaker. Hot on the heels of extending its South African reach to Cape Town, the online restaurant and…

Crippling impact of load shedding on township economy, small business

What Shifted in Email Marketing Since We Went ‘Back to Normal’? [Infographic]

AI, the created fake Pope and his holy drip

Savvy awards 3 impact-driven start-up founders

AWS announces funding boost for women founders in Africa

Ramp secures $5m for game-changing forecasts

Sony’s ZV-E1 camera: light weight takes on heavy duty content creation

Nokia reminds us of the iconic Nokia 3310, here’s what you missed

Incoming from Apple, AirPods Pro with USB-C

Review: Hyundai Staria R2.2 multicab

GR Corolla to continue Toyota’s hot hatch legacy in SA

Review: Tiguan Allspace 1.4 TSI 110 kW R-Line

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