South Africa

Cisco launches digital hubs as part of SA’s CDA programme

Cisco and the National Library of South Africa (NLSA) are launching a series of digital learning hubs across the country. The initiative is part…

African Development Bank is the biggest backer at South Africa Investment Conference

President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the heads of businesses onto stage at the fourth annual South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) to announce investment commitments of…

Virgin Active acquires Real Foods Group

Virgin Active has announced that Dean Kowarski, founder of The Real Foods Group, has been appointed as its Group CEO. Dean started the Real…

Digital health startup, Cardo Health, launches telemedicine app in SA

Cardo Health, founded by Tobias Strålin (a former McKinsey Partner and European start-up practice leader) has launched Kena Health in South Africa. For the…

Fintech group, Capital Appreciation Limited, acquires Responsive Technology

South African fintech group, Capital Appreciation Limited has acquired the Responsive Technology group for the purchase price of R48,68 million. The acquisition includes 100% of…

Canadian adtech company, MonetizeMore, comes to South Africa

Canadian-based, global ad-tech giant MonetizeMore has entered South Africa through a partnership with SiSebenza. The boutique investment advisory business scours the globe for innovative tech…

Crypto index ranks SA as 2nd in the world for Bitcoin adoption

Sensational headline aside, South Africa has a high cryptocurrency adoption rate according to the Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index. Of the internet users surveyed who…

Zoho Invoice available to SMEs for free to help companies rebuild

Internet tech company Zoho has made its Invoice solution available for free to support Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to help them rebuild in…

Johannesburg insurtech startup Pineapple secures R80m in funding

Johannesburg-based car insurance startup Pineapple has announced it has closed its Series A funding round with R80 million secured from investors. The company announced…

Venture capital continues to grow in South Africa – survey

A survey of the venture capital industry in South Africa has shown 122 local startups received a record R1.39 billion from investors during 2020….

Wellness app Strove raises R4 million in seed funding

Employee wellness app Strove has raised R4 million in seed funding in a round led by venture capital firm, Launch Africa. The round comes…

SA startup Envisionit Deep AI wins $50k at Cisco global challenge

South African startup Envisionit Deep AI has won $50 000 at the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge with its healthcare solution, Radify. The startup…

Revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace published

The Minister of Employment and Labour has issued a revised Covid-19 Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace. The Direction was signed by…

CrazyLabs gaming accelerator launched in Cape Town

Mobile gaming platform Carry1st and developer CrazyLabs have launched an accelerator programme in Cape Town. The accelerator aims to promote African game development. The…

Crypto startup Safcoin to be listed after exchange offering

Cryptocurrency startup Safcoin will undergo an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) this month, followed by an international listing in June. The startup announced the offering…

MTN SA partners with IFC to expand MoMo network

MTN SA has entered into a $2-million partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand the company’s Mobile Money (MoMo) business. The company…

Engen Pitch & Polish returns after year-long hiatus

The Engen Pitch & Polish competition, in which entrepreneurs battle it out for prizes up to R1-million is back after a year-long hiatus. The …

Fintech specialist e4 builds computer centre for Soweto school

Fintech specialist e4 has built a computer centre at Diepdale Secondary School in Soweto to promote IT youth skills. The new centre was opened…

AfricArena Summit announces speakers and pitching startups

AfricArena has announced who will be appearing at its Southern Africa Summit later this month. The guest speakers names and startups that will be…

New programme offers opportunities for unemployed South Africans

South African E-waste recycling group The Appliance Bank (TAB) has joined the Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI) programme. The partnership will offer additional employment opportunities…

African money gateway Paystack launches in South Africa

Nigerian fintech startup Paystack, a company that provides various payment gateways for businesses, has announced the launch of its offering in South Africa. The…

Over 30% of South Africans have a side hustle

A recent poll conducted by South African eCommerce platform Gumtree has indicated that 31.5% of locals have either started a secondary job on the side…

Huawei ranks first in 2019 DCI market share outside of North America [Sponsored]

Omdia, a leading market research institute, recently released an analysis of 2019 Data Center Interconnect (DCI) vendor market shares. Based on this latest Omdia…

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