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WATCH: MultiVersus season 1 game fights back after delay

Free-to-play platform game, MultiVersus has announced that Season 1 of the offering will begin on August 15 after preliminary reports indicated that the game…

Rain, MTN tug-of-war over Telkom

South African telecom operator Rain has been instructed to withdraw a statement regarding a proposed merger with Telkom. The Department of Trade and Industry’s…

Whatsapp: users get two days to delete message

Facebook-owned messaging app Whatsapp will soon allow users to delete messages sent to receivers long after a day. This falls as part of the…

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Africa’s fintech, crypto leaders to meet at Ghana summit

As the rapid growth of fintech continues and the birth of decentralised finance (DeFi) grows across Africa, leading fintechs, investors, crypto platforms, ventures and…

Tripesa to digitise tourism MSMEs following pre-seed round

The Ugandan tourism-tech start-up Tripesa has closed a pre-seed round with participation from Eric Osiakwan, Future Africa, Consonance Investment Managers and LTNT Investments to…

Yellow Card simplifies money transfers through crypto rails

The Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card says its new payment feature, Yellow Pay, makes it easier for customers to send and receive money through…

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WATCH: MultiVersus season 1 game fights back after delay

Free-to-play platform game, MultiVersus has announced that Season 1 of the offering will begin on August 15 after preliminary reports indicated that the game…

Samsung launches Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Fold 4: price for South Africa

Samsung has announced the latest generation of its foldable smartphones with the launch of the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4. The…

Instax Mini Link 2 launches in SA in August: local price and details

Fujifilm South Africa has announced that its Instax Mini Link 2 instant film printer will be arriving in South Africa at the end of…

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Model Y integral to Tesla’s surging success

Model Y has been an enormous success for the world’s most valuable car company. As Tesla continues to grow apace and scale its global…

Why Range Rover remains the pinnacle luxury SUV

The Range Rover. In the realm of luxury SUVs, it is the original and most iconic, with an unrivalled legacy. Although most Range Rover…

XC40 P6 Recharge is a cheaper Volvo EV for SA

Volvo has announced a cheaper version of its XC40 EV. The Swedish company has become a notable change agent in the quest for zero…

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Vumela Fund backs Kusini Water expansion

The FNB Business and Edge Growth investment vehicle Vumela Fund has announced a new deal with Gauteng-based clean watertech start-up Kusini Water. This investment…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [12/05/2020]

FirstRand’s Vumela Fund has committed an additional R25-million to SA fintech lender ProfitShare Partners to lend to small businesses needing capital to supply essentials…

Fintech ProfitShare Partners secures R25m capital line from Vumela Fund

Johannesburg-based fintech ProfitShare Partners has secured a R25-million capital line from the Edge Growth Ventures-managed Vumela Fund. ProfitShare Partners, which was founded in 2017…

‘Investor’s share in Giraffe funding round valued at R10m to R20m’ [Updated]

SA startup Giraffe announced today that it has closed a second funding round, with a lead investor participating in the round revealing that its own share of…

‘Joburg 10XE accelerator helped me add 50 employees in nine months’

Entrepreneur Michael Roberts has been able to grow his software company from 90 to 140 people in just nine months, thanks to the Johannesburg-based accelerator 10XE. “(The…

Here are the 15 SA tech startups that have netted $137.7m in 2017 deals

South African tech startups have concluded deals valued at over $137.7-million so far this year, shows data tracked by Ventureburn. Ventureburn has tracked and reported on 15…

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