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| Jul 28, 2026 | Canal+ Pledges $1.1B for French Cinema, Locking In Film Window Netflix Still Cannot Match | By John Bright
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| May 14, 2025 | MTN’s BankTech disburses $592 million in Q1 loans amid rising credit demand | BankTech, the digital lending arm of MTN Mobile Money unit, disbursed a record $592 million in loans in Q1 2025, according to MTN Group’s financials, its highest since launching in August 2023. The surge highlights growing demand for microl... |
| Jan 27, 2025 | South African fintech Stitch acquires ExiPay to expand into in-person payments | Stitch, a South African fintech startup that provides online payments infrastructure for large enterprises, has acquired ExiPay, a startup that offers in-person payment solutions for retail businesses. The acquisition, for an undisclosed am... |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Stitch Acquires ExiPay, Expands Offering with In-Person Payments | Share this:
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| Sep 12, 2024 | ACE Helps Egypt to Dismantle the Region’s Largest Piracy Site | In recent years, rightsholders have repeatedly teamed up with Egyptian law enforcement to tackle several large pirate sites and services.
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) booked several successes, shutting down domains re... |
| Jun 12, 2024 | MultiChoice bleeds subscribers as 400 000 more say goodbye | MultiChoice DStv subscribers. Image via Multichoice
MultiChoice Group has recorded a 9% year-on-year slump in active subscribers as the JSE-listed broadcaster battles difficult trading conditions in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
This... |
| May 14, 2024 | ‘Do better’: South Africans slam Telkom’s ‘free 1GB’ apology | Telkom apologises to its customers. Image via X @TELKMOZA
Telkom had a massive service interruption in South Africa on Monday, 13 May which affected its internet and phone call services.
‘IT WAS A TOTAL BLACKOUT’
My Broadband reports that 2... |
| May 12, 2024 | Load shedding: Inverters could soon create an environmental nightmare | Regulations around the disposal of lithium batteries in SA are said to be very basic. Image: Supplied
Due to load shedding, South Africans have become increasingly reliant on batteries, UPS’ and powerful inverters – most of which are the li... |
| Apr 15, 2024 | MultiChoice dealt blow in sport broadcasting fight with eMedia | MultiChoice SABC eMedia. Image via Instagram @multichoice_group/ @sabcportal
MultiChoice was dealt a blow on Monday when the Competition Tribunal granted interim relief to eMedia to lift all restrictions to broadcast sporting events of nati... |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Total Solar Eclipse: When is South Africa’s turn? | The Total Solar Eclipse that took place on Monday, 8 April 2024. Image: Stan Honda / AFP
North America came to an standstill on Monday this week when a Total Solar Eclipse had millions transfixed.
There are three types of solar eclipses: To... |
| Mar 29, 2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 29 March | Here is today’s latest news and headlines, Friday. Images: Stock/Canva
We’ve got the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Friday, 29 March.
Here are the peak traffic times on the N1 North and N4 West this Easter Weekend. Con... |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Government gazette: Scrapping of e-tolls officially declared | E-tolls officially scrapped. Image: JMK/Wikimedia Commons
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga took a decisive step on Thursday by officially gazetting the withdrawal of e-tolls, a move that will come into effect on 11 April 2024.
“By 31st... |
| Mar 14, 2024 | WARNING: Before you tap to pay in South Africa, watch this | Tap-to-pay functionality. Image via Freepik
A recent security video on social media platform X looks to alert South African consumers about criminals targeting bank cards with the tap-to-pay (also called tap-and-go) contactless payment func... |
| Feb 5, 2024 | African startups raised $83 million in January 2024 | African startups got off to a sluggish start in 2024, raising just $83 million across 31 disclosed deals in January, according to data from Africa: The Big Deal. This marks a steep decline from the $545.1 million raised in 20 deals during t... |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Still no Tesla sold in SA. Elon Musk tell why… | Elon Musk shows off his dance moves at the opening of a Tesla factory in Germany this week
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South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, has revealed why his electric vehicles will not be sold in... |
| Dec 28, 2023 | SA: Top Google searches in 2023 | Google browser on screen. Image by Pexels/PhotoMIX Company
SASSA and loadshedding were also popular Google search queries in 2023, according to Google Trends.
ALSO READ: Where you can see the World Cup trophy WHO DID SOUTH AFRICANS WANT TO ... |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Why are many South Africans making this tiny island their new home? | Man walking on the road with a suitcase. Image by Pexels/Pixabay
The island is seeking skilled professionals in finance, insurance, technology and gaming to help strengthen its economy and increase the population, according to TechCentral.
... |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Rising Threat: Banking App kidnappings surge in South Africa | Victims are experiencing kidnappings and coercion to perform unlawful transactions via their banking apps.Image via Adobe Stock.
Banking App kidnappings have become somewhat of a disturbing trend in South Africa.
Lezanne Human, the executiv... |
| Nov 9, 2023 | WATCH: Banking App kidnappings surge in South Africa [VIDEO] | Banking App kidnappings surge in South Africa. Image: Pixabay
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| Nov 7, 2023 | Minister of Electricity talks efforts to lessen the intensity of load shedding | Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa discusses energy plans. Image: Twitter/Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed the importance for Eskom to up the reliability of generating u... |
| Jul 4, 2023 | How Netflix and HBO’s partnership could mean trouble for Showmax
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Success! | As Netflix and HBO commence a content deal that would see popular titles like Insecure and Ballers come to Netflix, Showmax, being the exclusive provider of HBO content in Africa thus far, has a reason to be worried.
According to a report b... |
| May 18, 2023 | Meta bets big on AI with custom chips — and a supercomputer | At a virtual event this morning, Meta lifted the curtains on its efforts to develop in-house infrastructure for AI workloads, including generative AI like the type that underpins its recently launched ad design and creation tools.
It was an... |
| May 17, 2023 | Government to spend R1,3billion on creating 9900 hotspots | Minister of Communications and Digital Tecnologies Mondli Gungubele delivers his departments budget vote in parliament. Image: Twitter: @MondliGungubel_
As the world becomes digitised, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologi... |
| May 6, 2023 | Smartphone charging mistakes harming health of your battery | Smartphone charging mistakes that are harming the health of your battery. Photo: TCL/ Supplied
A smartphone has become an essential part of one’s daily life and keeping them battery full is a priority for most of us. Yet your smartphone bat... |
| May 6, 2023 | Is your smartphone eavesdropping? Privacy settings to assist | Here’s what you need to know about privacy concerns regarding Google Assist. Photo: TCL/ Supplied
Does it bother you that your smartphone is eavesdropping to a lot of what you say?
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| Mar 13, 2023 | Naspers shuts down Foundry, its $100M fund focused on South African startups | Naspers, Africa’s most valuable tech company by market capitalization, has wound down the operations of its R1.4 billion (≈$100 million) South Africa-focused venture capital fund Naspers Foundry, according to local news outlet BusinessDay.
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| Nov 29, 2022 | Tech Venture Capital Firm 4Di Capital Raises R425 Million In Seed Fund | 4Di Capital |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Who will win the race for 5G dominance in South Africa? | In March, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) held the long-awaited broadband spectrum auction, which saw six network providers—Rain, Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, Liquid Telcoms and Cell C—bid for frequency spectrum in... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Meta launches its Creators of Tomorrow initiative with 10 digital creators from sub-Saharan Africa | Meta, a pioneering Metaverse player and the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is on a mission to empower digital artists worldwide with its Creators of Tomorrow initiative. To do this, the company is launching a year-long support pr... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | South African startup Trabel launches its “NoPBX” technology in Namibia | South African startup Trabel has expanded its PBX-over-GSM solution NoPBX to Namibia through a partnership with TelePassport Communications.
Trabel’s NoPBX platform allows any business to set up their business switchboard, choose their own ... |
| Aug 26, 2022 | The land of mergers and acquisitions: how South Africa continues to strike gold with tech exits | 2022 began with Volaris Group’s $88 million acquisition of software and IT firm Adapt IT in January. Other acquisitions have followed: Principa’s acquisition by Hyperclear, inq.’ acquisition of Syrex, Gumtree’s acquisition by Impresa Capita... |
| Jul 30, 2022 | This Week: Kenya threatens Facebook with suspension | Plus: Hackers want ShopRite to pay for its customers’data.
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In a week-plus, Kenyans will go to the polls in what stands to be one of the most anticipated elections in Africa this year. As elec... |
| Jul 15, 2022 | ICASA appoints Dr Charley Lewis as acting chairperson | ICASA councillor Dr Charley Lewis has been named acting chairperson.
Telecoms regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has appointed Dr Charley Lewis as acting chairperson.
The appointment follows the resig... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Cool Ideas Remains SA’s Fastest Internet Service Provider, Says Ookla | Cool Ideas. Aston Manor Primary School. ZA.COM |
| May 31, 2022 | What It Will Take For South Africa’s Ailing Power Utility To Keep Going | Eskom. Shutterstock |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Cryptocurrency Scams Are On The Rise In SA: How Crypto Cons Work And How To Protect Yourself | Crypto. Image by WorldSpectrum from Pixabay |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Etv back in court to fight analogue switch-off date | Broadcaster Etv has reportedly approached the Constitutional Court to challenge the recent High Court ruling that analogue signal must be switched off by 30 June.
Last month, the Pretoria High Court ruled the analogue switch-off be postpone... |
| Mar 16, 2022 | What an 18-year-old’s initiation taught me about failure | Collin Govender.
Many of us tend to see life as a series of milestones, or destinations, such as finishing school, graduating from university, attaining promotions and enjoying career successes, having children, and more.
While there’s cert... |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Why is Africa’s largest telco entering the metaverse? | Share this article:
MTN has joined the league of companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Shopify betting big on the metaverse with the purchase of 144 plots of land in South Africa’s first metaverse, Africarare. The land is situated in Ubu... |
| Feb 16, 2022 | From telecoms to tech: MTN changes logo to look the part | Africa’s biggest telecom company MTN is preparing for a brand refresh that’ll position it as a technology company, rather than a telecommunications company. The brand refresh includes forgoing the white, yellow and red lettering in favour o... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | TPG Telecom restructures group IT leadership | TPG Telecom will bring Giovanni Chiarelli into a new chief technology officer role, with group CDIO Rob James among three executives to leave under a sizable executive shake-up.
The telco said it had cut its number of executives from 11 to ... |
| Nov 4, 2021 | 5 Kinds of Cryptocurrency Crime | Technology has made almost every aspect of our lives - and the lives of criminals - easier. The blockchain has fostered an ecosystem in which illicit actors can easily operate anonymously and internationally, stalling financial investigatio... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | EOH closes off its inherited legacy issues and holds accountable those responsible for the governance failings | Yesterday marked a significant milestone in EOH’s journey towards closing off its inherited legacy issues and holding those responsible for the governance failings that took place accountable. In reference to the recent TechCentral article,... |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Apple Pay now available in South Africa on at least three banks | By mid-day on Tuesday, South Africans were reporting success in buying coffee and fried chicken by using their iPhones, or Apple Watches, instead of a payment card, as Apple Pay quietly went live via some South African banks.
Legal preparat... |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Apple Pay quietly went live on at least three SA banks – but there is a notable exception | The Apple Pay function on iPhones and Apple Watches is now available in South Africa – for the customer of some banks.
First National Bank is a notable exception.
Cardholders with Absa, Discovery Bank, and Nedbank reported they could use it... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Spectrum Battle: ICASA Vows To Exhaust All Legal Avenues | ICASA |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Spectrum Battle: ICASA Vows To Exhaust All Legal Avenues | ICASA
ICASA has resolved to exhaust all legal avenues in respect of the planned spectrum auction, the Chairperson of ICASA, Dr. Keabetswe Modimoeng, said on Tuesday.
Yesterday, Telkom and e.tv secured an interdict against communications reg... |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Takealot creator Kim Reid is ‘stepping back’. Here’s how he built SA’s biggest ecommerce site | (Takealot)
Takealot CEO and creator Kim Reid is "stepping back", the e-commerce behemoth announced on Friday.
He will become chairperson of the 2,500-employee group that also includes Mr D and Superbalist, and it is looking for a ... |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Surprise R800m bid for SA software group is opportunistic, analyst says | Huge Group has launched an "unsolicited" bid for local software company Adapt IT.
Huge, which focuses mainly on telecommunication, is looking to create a much larger group through the takeover.
An analyst believes it also wants th... |
| Jan 27, 2021 | AI Steps In to Save COVID-affected Retailers And Restauranteurs | wp_booster error:
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| Jan 27, 2021 | A princess reportedly stepped in – and now Eswatini may not ban Chinese network gear | Eswatini has cancelled its promise to lock Chinese manufacturers out its cellphone networks, TechCentral reported.
The eldest daughter of absolute ruler King Mswati III stepped in to reverse the pledge, the publication said.
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| Jan 20, 2021 | Crypto Exchange Ovex Closes Strategic Investment From FTX And Is Now SA’s Largest OTC | wp_booster error:
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| Jan 14, 2021 | Dimension Data Is Selling Mweb | Mweb |
| Jan 11, 2021 | ICASA Further Debunks The 5G Myth | 4G and 5G Cell site. KPhrom / sHUTTERSTOCK.COM
Concerns about the Fifth-Generation (5G) technologies and infrastructure health risks are widespread, but they have no basis in fact, the country’s communications watchdog ICASA said on Monday.... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | SA’s Telkom Withdraws Part Of Its ‘Flawed’ Spectrum Auction Court Challenge | wp_booster error:
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| Jan 11, 2021 | ICASA Further Debunks The 5G Myth | 4G and 5G Cell site. KPhrom / sHUTTERSTOCK.COM |
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| Dec 28, 2020 | ICASA Receives Six Applications For High End-Demand Spectrum | wp_booster error:
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| Dec 19, 2020 | What you need to know about Strive Masiyiwa, the Zim billionaire now on Netflix’s board | Strive Masiyiwa at a conference in 2016. (Photo by Frank Augstein - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has been appointed to the board of Netflix.
He made his money doing work for the government of Zimbabwe, then ... |
| Dec 8, 2020 | The Cyberlaw Podcast: It’s Time to Pay Attention When Attention Stops Paying | Did you ever wonder where all that tech money came from all of a sudden? Turns out, a lot of it comes from online programmatic ads, an industry that gets little attention even from the companies, such as Google, that it made wealthy. That l... |
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| Nov 5, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily | Hey Techies,
We have freshly juiced gists on today’s edition of the Big 5 Daily.
Karl Olutokun Toriola will take over as the CEO of MTN Group on the 1st of March 2020. He has worked for MTN Group in various capacities in the last 14 years. ... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily | Hey Guys,
We are back again to update you on what’s going on in the tech space with the Big 5 Daily.
The Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has ordered network providers to suspend access to SMS and bulk voice services ahead... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily | Welcome to yet another edition of your favourite Big 5 Daily gists
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Mastercard Foundation has partnered with MEST Africa, and Catalyst Fund to launch a $4.3 million accelerator in Ghana. The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce... |
| Nov 2, 2020 | We can’t make money from YouTube, the SABC says, so help us compete with Netflix and Spotify | (Getty)
A year after it first announced such plans, the SABC is now looking for information on the kind of technology that would allow it to compete with Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Spotify.
It can't make enough money out of YouTube, the nat... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | Today in business: R82bn share buyback planned for Prosus, Naspers | 30 October
R82bn share buyback planned for Prosus, Naspers
Naspers subsidiary Prosus plans to spend $5 billion (R82 billion) on buying its own shares, as well as shares in Naspers, on the market.
The company announced on Friday that it will... |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Vodacom denies ‘merger’ with Rain after Telkom accusation | Telkom asked the Competition Tribunal to declare the spectrum arrangements between Vodacom and Rain as a merger.
It wants the competition authorities to scrutinise their relationship.
But Vodacom and Rain say that the authorities have alrea... |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Vodacom and Rain have merged, Telkom says – and it wants the authorities to scrutinise their deals | Telkom has asked the Competition Tribunal to declare the spectrum arrangements between Vodacom and Rain as a merger.
It wants the competition authorities to scrutinise their relationship.
While details are not public, their arrangement repo... |
| Aug 27, 2020 | SA's new R4.5bn space hub will build up to 6 new satellites - here's what you need to know | (Sansa)
The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has been awarded R4.4 billion in investor funding to develop a space infrastructure hub.
Through the hub, Sansa plans to contract industry to build up to six satellites to supply the c... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | SEACOM Chief Strategy Officer Suveer Ramdhani Resigns | He initially was responsible for the companies product development before being assumed his current role as Chief Strategy Officer in 2014. In this role he has been responsible for overseeing SEACOM’s strategy, market development, and merge... |
| Aug 17, 2020 | The Role Of Tech Amid Social Division | Co-Founder and CEO of SendBird, a B2B startup providing a messaging solution for enterprises. |
| Aug 7, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 5th August 2020 | Hey Guys,
It’s time for the mid-week groove with the Big 5 Daily.
Enjoy the read!
Liquid Telecom is not only to be addressed as Liquid Intelligent Technologies, but it also plans to lay off staff as it transitions. Notices have been sent ou... |
| Jul 24, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 23rd July 2020 | Hello Techies,
It’s Big 5 Daily o’clock.
We’ve got the daily top 5 gists for you from the budding African tech ecosystem.
Numero Uno, the story of Emmanuella Mayaki, an 11-year-old Nigerian software developer has been trending on Twitter. S... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [12/06/2020] | UPDATE (12 June 2020): Insupply founder Tamir Shklaz told Ventureburn subsequent to the publication of this roundup that while Techstars’ Yossi Hasson and ParcelNinja’s Justin Drennan have committed to invest in the business, the investment... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | SA entrepreneur looks to angels to fund online PPE marketplace Insupply | Yossi Hasson, the managing director of Techstars, and ParcelNinja founder Justin Drennan are in talks to invest in Insupply, an online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of personal protective equipment (PPE).
While the startup’s... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [12/06/2020] | UPDATE (12 June 2020): Insupply founder Tamir Shklaz told Ventureburn subsequent to the publication of this roundup that while Techstars’ Yossi Hasson and ParcelNinja’s Justin Drennan have committed to invest in the business, the investment... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | SA entrepreneur looks to angels to fund online PPE marketplace Insupply | Yossi Hasson, the managing director of Techstars, and ParcelNinja founder Justin Drennan are in talks to invest in Insupply, an online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of personal protective equipment (PPE).
While the startup’s ... |
| May 21, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/05/2020] | City authorities should seize the opportunity to learn from informal transport networks and incorporate them into the urban fabric, WhereIsMyTransport‘s co-founder and CEO Devin de Vries argues in a blog post.
This, as new Statistics SA su... |
| May 21, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/05/2020] | City authorities should seize the opportunity to learn from informal transport networks and incorporate them into the urban fabric, WhereIsMyTransport‘s co-founder and CEO Devin de Vries argues in a blog post.
This, as new Statistics SA sur... |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 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 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters).
This, while Nedbank announced it is partn... |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 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 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters).
This, while Nedbank announced it is part... |
| Apr 27, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/04/2020] | SA’s Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel says the government can’t lift restrictions to allow all ecommerce traders to operate, while not doing so for bricks-and-mortar stores, as doing so would be seen to be “unfair competition” and ... |
| Apr 27, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/04/2020] | SA’s Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel says the government can’t lift restrictions to allow all ecommerce traders to operate, while not doing so for bricks-and-mortar stores, as doing so would be seen to be “unfair competition” and ... |
| Apr 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Weekly Update: E-commerce boom faces policy roadblock
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| Apr 7, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [07/04/2020] | Just days after it launched the Sukuma Relief Programme, which will disburse R1-billion from the Rupert Family to small businesses, fund administrator Business Partners said it had suspended applications as the fund is already oversubscribe... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [07/04/2020] | Just days after it launched the Sukuma Relief Programme, which will disburse R1-billion from the Rupert Family to small businesses, fund administrator Business Partners said it had suspended applications as the fund is already oversubscribe... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 31st March, 2020 | Hello!
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Drum roll! Seven startups have been selected by Ventures Platform to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Wellvis Health, Infodemics, iQube, Prunedge, WellaHealth, Innover Technologies, and c... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Africa Tech Roundup | Hello Fam!
Here is another edition of the Africa Tech Roundup.
This week, the African Development Bank launched a $3 billion post-COVID-19 support fund for Africa. The fund is for alleviating the economic and social impact of the global pan... |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [03/04/2020] | US based SA entrepreneur and Civic founder Vinny Lingham has been under a lockdown for two weeks now and has been stockpiling food since February, he said in a podcast yesterday.
Meanwhile, Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedsta... |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [03/04/2020] | US based SA entrepreneur and Civic founder Vinny Lingham has been under a lockdown for two weeks now and has been stockpiling food since February, he said in a podcast yesterday.
Meanwhile, Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstar... |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/03/2020] | South Africans woke today to day one of a 21-day lockdown. To get through this period, SA startups can register as an essential service provider on a new government portal. For many small businesses there are tough times ahead.
With the cor... |
