Browsing: South Africa

South African venture capital (VC) firms and fund managers invested R1.5 billion channelled towards South African startups in 2018. This…

GRAND BAIE, Mauritius – Twelve-year-old Marika and 10-year-old Annie are swimming in the warm water of the majestic ocean and are…

by David Seinker Mention Mauritius and most South Africans will think of its pristine beaches and luxury resorts, but this…

Luno, South Africa’s cryptocurrency exchange, now has three million customers (wallets) spanning 40 countries. One of the reasons behind this…

As MTN we strongly condemn prejudice and xenophobia and we reiterate our unequivocal condemnation of any and all violence, Africa’s…

Mbelieves the state should leverage private-sector expertise in the broadband roll-out, rather than relying exclusively on state-owned companies (SOCs). This…

by Alison Gillwald South Africa is caught up in the global hype of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This is…

Rand Merchant Investment Holding (RMI), through AlphaCode, has awarded entrepreneurial packages valued at R16 million to eight of SA’s most…

Black Beard, South Africa’s tech solutions startup, rebrands to Basalt and the company is planning global expansion. The company’s key…

The US Trade and Development Agency has provided funding to South Africa’s Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA). The funding will…

Despite recent volatility in the Bitcoin price, it has risen almost 30% in a year. You might be wondering how…

Thryve, South African-based provider of insurance, risk and governance technology solutions, has set up shop in Toronto, Canada. The new…

Science and Technology Minister Dr Blade Nzimande says progress has been made towards the establishment of a five-year R5 billion…

South Africa topped Opensignal’s Africa Download Speed Experience table with a fairly impressive score of 15 Mbps, while Tunisia, Morocco…

The analytics group Lightstone released a study showing that there were 375 electric vehicles that had been sold in South…

Cape Town-based firm HAVAÍC announced on Tuesday that it has concluded a pre-Series A first round of funding for an…

by Seshree Govender Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, have become well known for their volatile value. In contrast to…

Aerobotics, South Africa-based agritech startup, is eyeing growth opportunities in Europe as the company seeks to deploy its innovative artificial…

ThinkMarkets, a provider of online trading in financial markets, announced on Wednesday that it will offer bank-like level of safety…

by Steve Tzikakis, SAP President EMEA South We all face an exciting – but uncertain – time ahead. The disruption…

The South African Government is planning to create a National Fourth Industrial Commission. “We have decided to form a National…

South African and Nigerian authorities should hang their heads in shame for allowing the ludicrously high mobile telecoms roaming charges suffered by…

By Teddy Daka, Ansys CEO Anyone who studies the economics of our continent soon stumbles upon some well-documented facts about…

By Staff Writer The Nigerian Senate has withdrawn a statement that largely exonerated Africa’s biggest mobile phone giant MTN of…

South African government has taken an initiative to amend the National Land Transport Act in an effort to accommodate e-hailing…