F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/04/2020]
SA employers are angry and frustrated with having to put up with the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) ever changing directives to claim under its…
SA fintech LulaLend raises $6.5m from the IFC, Quona Capital
Cape Town based fintech startup Lulalend has closed a $6.5-million (R92-million) Series-A round led by the World Bank’s IFC and Quona Capital. The startup, which was…
SME failure rate set to spike unless funding is addressed – LulaLend survey
The South African SME sector is set for a major crisis unless access to adequate business funding can be ensured as a matter of…
New approach needed for SME finance that looks at data not outdated processes
Small business growth is being hindered by a lack of access to finance as entrepreneurs struggle with antiquated bank assessments that rely too heavily…
