Business news South Africa

Semi-finalists for Africa’s Business Heroes Competition 2020

The Jack Ma Foundation’s search for Africa’s Business Heroes has announced the 20 semi-finalists who will progress onto the semi-final stage of Africa’s Business…

POPIA: What employers need to know

The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) which came into force on 1 July 2020 places several obligations on employers in…

SA-owned LightWare receives $1.5-million investment

LightWare LiDAR, a South African company supplying world-class microLiDAR sensor technology to leading global companies has secured an investment of $1.5-million (R25-million) from Sanari…

Local healthtech startup receives investment funding

Guidepost, a diabetes telemedicine startup has received a joint investment from AlphaCode, the fintech investment of Rand Merchant Investment Holdings, and local investment fund…

Award-winning tech startup launches courses for entrepreneurs

Kuba Technologies has launched online courses catering to those facing retrenchment, with innovative business ideas and for Township entrepreneurs negatively impacted by the pandemic….

Shift Fund reopens applications for funding

Enygma Ventures’ subfund Shift, has opened for the second round of funding for entrepreneurs and innovators in Africa who either have existing businesses or…

After its failed stint with M-Pesa, Vodacom is planning to launch another fintech service in SA

Vodacom Group has announced plans to launch a super app that offers financial and lifestyle services to its millions of customers. The news came out…

Moroccan edtech startup secures over $400 000 in funding

KoolSkools has raised over $416 000 (MAD 4-million) in funding securing over $312 000 (MAD 3-million) from Marco Numeric Fund II and over $104…

Safaricom’s financials show how much stake it owns in the new M-Pesa venture

In 2007, M-Pesa was launched as a product by UK telecommunications company, Vodafone and its subsidiary, Safaricom, the largest telco operator in Kenya. Since then, it has…

SA SME, Michanic defies odds during covid-19

A South African SME has utilised smart technology and a customer-centric business model to disrupt the auto repair industry. Similiar to that of Uber,…

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