MultiChoice Records More Shares After Settling Tax Dispute With Nigerian Authorities
South Africa’s MultiChoice Group, one of Africa’s leading entertainment companies, saw its shares rise on Thursday after reaching a $4.4…
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MAX Drive partners with Osun State Government, roll out 1,000 tricycles
The government of Osun is the most recent to enter the mobility sector. On Thursday, March 10, it announced a…
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3 Technologies that are Transforming the Banking Sector in Africa
Technology has transcended race, culture, and class to become a powerful tool for transforming businesses across the African continent. The…
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Why Smes In Africa Need A Functional Website For Intercontinental Trade Opportunities
The vision of every business is to achieve set goals, meet the demands of clients and create solutions peculiar to life challenges….
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Ghanaian e-commerce startup Tendo opens office in Nigeria after securing robust backing
Tendo, a Ghanaian startup that allows anyone to sell online with no upfront inventory, has launched in Nigeria with the…
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Sary, a Saudi firm, has acquired the Egyptian B2B marketplace Mowarrid
Mowarrid, an Egyptian B2B marketplace, has been acquired by Sary, a Saudi B2B e-commerce company, as the latter expands its…
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African Small Business Catalyst Initative Emerges to Help Small Businesses in Africa Scale Faster
The African Small Business Catalyst (ASBC), a business accelerator for early growth-stage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa,…
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Google Vows to Support African Women Entrepreneurs With $1-Million
Google.org, the company’s philanthropic arm, announced today that it will donate $1 million (R15.3 million) to programs that help women…
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SA e-health startup Vula Mobile collaborates with Novartis to enhance eye care services across Africa
Vula Mobile, a South African medical referral app and online platform that hosts a network of health professionals, has partnered…
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Wamly, from South Africa, is changing the way companies interview for open positions
Wamly, a South African startup, is changing companies’ recruitment processes by providing one-way video interview software that eliminates the need…
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Susu, a health tech startup, secures €2m to promote affordable healthcare for every African
Susu, a global health-tech business dedicated to making healthcare accessible and affordable to all Africans, has raised €2 million in…
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Apply: MEST Africa’s 12-month Training Program (Class of 2023)
Every young aspiring digital entrepreneur in Africa is encouraged to apply for MEST Africa’s 12-month technology and entrepreneurship training program….
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Milango, community management platform acquires Egyptian prop-tech startup, Circle
Circle, founded in 2020 by Nancy Kamal and Essam Maged and sponsored by 500 Global, makes it easy for real…
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TMCEL Unveils Ericsson Wallet Platform in Mozambique
TMCEL customers, one of Mozambique’s largest telecom firms, will now be able to benefit from the financial convenience provided by…
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Ghanaian logistics startup,Boxconn kickstart operations in Nigeria and Botswana
Boxconn, a Ghanaian logistics startup, has already launched operations in Nigeria and Botswana and plans further expansion after facilitating thousands…
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How a Data-Driven Culture Can Benefit Businesses
Companies are using data to make more informed business decisions now more than ever before in a world of increased…
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South African clean-tech incubator The Hatchery in $330k collaboration with Valinor, a Norwegian investment firm
The Hatchery, an international clean-tech startup incubator based in Cape Town, has announced a strategic ZAR5 million (US$330,000) partnership with…
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Silvertree Holdings acquires UCOOK, a South African meal kit delivery service for US$12.3 million
Silvertree Holdings has completed the full acquisition of South African meal kit delivery company UCOOK for US$12.3 million. Silvertree Holdings…
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TradeDepot acquires Accra-based Green Lion to accelerate expansion across Ghana.
TradeDepot, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce and embedded finance startup, has announced the acquisition of Green Lion, Ghana’s largest and fastest…
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Nigerian-based Fintech Startup, Opay is Making Waves in Egypt
According to a press report published by Forbes Middle East, OPay has received widespread support in Egypt. The Nigeria-based fintech…
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Weaver Fintech acquires South African fintech startup PayJustNow
PayJustNow, a Cape Town-based fintech startup, has sold a controlling stake in its business to Weaver Fintech as it seeks…
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First Bank Receives $100 Million Credit Facility From CDC to Support Women and Small Business Owners
According to Bloomberg, the CDC Group, the United Kingdom’s development-finance arm, will provide a $100 million credit facility to First…
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JPMorgan emerges as the first financial institution to enter the metaverse
JPMorgan, the world’s largest bank, has become the first financial institution to enter the metaverse. Customers will be able to…
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Zomato Will Invest $400M in Quick Commerce
Zomato has reiterated its focus on the quick-commerce segment and announced an additional $400 million investment in the space over…
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Flutterwave launches new product offerings and features after Series D funding
Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech unicorn, has unveiled new product offerings and features for individuals, business owners, and developers just two…
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BimaLab, Insurtech-focused accelerator programme launches in Nigeria
FSD Africa and Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have collaborated to launch BimaLab, an accelerator program designed to accelerate the…
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Nigeria’s CcHub Unveils Createch Accelerator Programme
The Createch Accelerator focuses on businesses that employ innovation or technology to improve value chains in Africa’s creative industries…
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LoftyInc Capital Management, Nigerian VC firm made up to 65 African investments in 2021
LoftyInc Capital Management is a venture capital business with the goal of “creating an ecosystem of Africans investing in…
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Paratus is ready to start operations with the Namibia landing station
Paratus announced in February that it had reached an agreement with Google to be the landing partner for the Equiano…
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SA student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect now has over 1m listed beds
DigsConnect, a South African student accommodation marketplace, now has over one million listed beds. The DigsConnect platform, launched in 2018…
