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Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest, Apps UP, goes global [Sponsored]

• Top developers across five regions invited to compete and create innovative apps • Prizes on offer include up to USD$15,000 in cash, Huawei…

Showmax Pro brings sports live-streaming – but not to SA (yet)

Showmax has announced the launch of Showmax Pro, which will let users stream certain live sport events from SuperSport — but the service isn’t…

South Africans respond as Takealot lists a coffin on sale

Takealot caught the attention of South Africans overnight as users noticed that the e-commerce platform now lists a coffin on sale. While we’re used…

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City of Joburg launches Smart City Innovation Challenge for tech startups

Two tech startups have the opportunity to win R100 000 each in the Smart City Innovation Challenge, an initiative developed by the City of…

Zambian fintech startup receives $1-million investment

Lupiya, a Zambian based microfinance startup has received an investment of $1-million from Enygma Ventures, a US venture capital (VC) fund. Founded in 2015,…

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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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 to be unveiled in August?

According to a new leak, Samsung will unveil the new Galaxy Note 20 smartphone in early August. The date comes from noted Samsung leaker…

How to disinfect your phone safely

The coronavirus pandemic has heightened public awareness around hygiene and the spread of germs. Naturally, this has led to questions on how to disinfect…

LG Velvet 5G smartphone launches in SA: price and availability

LG has announced the launch of its latest 5G smartphone in South Africa — the LG Velvet 5G — which the company touts as…

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New VW Tiguan confirmed for South Africa

Golfs might have a greater legacy, but Volkswagen’s most popular product is in fact the VW Tiguan SUV. To ensure that it remains ahead…

RS Trophy is the most expensive Renault yet

Renault has introduced the latest version of its renowned Megane RS Trophy. These French hot hatches, all built in a dedicated assembly facility in…

New, enhanced Audi A6 arrives in SA

The Audi A6 is a model range of great significance to the brand’s local business. In the late 1990s it was the first-generation A6,…

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HotelOnline merger will create Nordic frontend with an African engine – Håvar Bauck

Norwegian Håvar Bauck, the founder of Kenyan startup HotelOnline, has merged his startup’s Nordic activities with the Norwegian entity of Key Butler, a Nordic traveltech…

Norwegian Håvar Bauck’s Kenyan startup HotelOnline announces it’s raised $320k [Updated]

Håvar Bauck, the Norwegian entrepreneur who hit the news earlier this year over his dealings with controversial Polish tech entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski announced yesterday that…

Did Polish man accused of defrauding Nigerian investors lie about merger? [Updated]

UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in…

Did Polish tech entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski defraud Nigerian investors?

UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in…

Did Polish tech entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski defraud Nigerian investors?

UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in…

How it all went down: a timeline of the HotelOga, Marek Zmyslowski saga

UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in…

How Nigerian business partner tried to bribe, take over my startup – Polish man

UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in…

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