Bettr goes big at African TechCrunch startup battle

Bettr, the South African virtual banking platform set to launch in 2019, was one of 15...

Project Bloodhound ready for South Africa

The quest to break the world land speed record is a long and winding road that...

Africa phones go flat

Africa's mobile phone market declined 2.1% quarter on quarter in Q3 2018 according to the latest...

Uber unveils safety response for South Africa

Uber South Africa has announced an extensive safety and security improvement; including a new partnership with...

South African businesses fail in digital leadership

Just 8% of South African businesses are Digital Leaders, according to the Dell Technologies Digital Transformation...

Fintech and Bitcoin get special track at AfricaCom

Debuting this year at AfricaCom are a range of talks, presentations, case studies and prospects around...

Coding drives inclusive education in Africa

Is coding a universal language that can bridge not only the gender and income gaps but...

Mobile money to cross borders

Orange and MTN launch pan-African mobile money interoperability to scale up mobile financial services across Africa.

IBM puts $70m into digital Africa

IBM today announced the $70 million dollar (approximately ZAR 945 million) investment in building digital, cloud,...

Siyavula gets $1.5m to advance maths learning

Google has recently granted $1.5 million to the non-profit arm of Siyavula Education to provide free...

How to build Silicon Valley in South Africa

Silicon Valley is well known for treating its employees well by creating an environment perfect for...

User experience to the fore in African media

Shifting consumer preferences, advances in technology and ongoing disruption to business models are the new strategic...

VR gets real across Africa

Virtual Reality became mainstream in several African countries including Nigeria last year. RUSSELL SOUTHWOOD spoke to...

Great Singles Day deals target South Africans

In just a few hours, GearBest will be unlocking its Single’s Day promotions, bringing insane discounts...

Mastercard names 9 Africa projects for $9-million fund

The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) has announced that nine companies from seven countries...

Funding for African tech rose in 2016

According to the Disrupt Africa Tech Startups Funding Report, 146 startups from across Africa raised US$129,113,200...

Amazon data centres in South Africa 2020

The long-awaited arrival of Amazon data centres in South Africa has finally been set, with three...

Broadband can drive economies across Africa

Africa’s legacy broadband infrastructure offers the continent the opportunity to leapfrog technology. FARHAD KHAN of Yahsat believes...