Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

The Entrepreneur’s Organisation (EO) in Cape Town that offers peer-to-peer networking opportunities for entrepreneurs across South Africa and the globe has launched a nine-month ‘Bootcamp to Boardroom’ programme to assist local startups. The free programme will offer young entrepreneurs training and mentorship. At the same time, they will get to…

Twitter appears to be developing functionality that enables users to add Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses to their profiles, according to a mobile developer who claims to have reverse-engineered the feature. The latest update is believed to be a part of Twitter’s Tip Jar feature — which was introduced in May this…

The Irish data protection regulator on Thursday slapped the Facebook-owned messaging app with a record 225 million euro ($266 million) fine after the EU privacy watchdog pressured Ireland to raise the penalty for the company’s privacy breaches. Though WhatsApp maintains that the fine was “entirely disproportionate” and that it would appeal.…

Microsoft is holding a special Surface hardware event on September 22nd during which it could announce updates to its well-regarded Surface tablets, Surface Book laptops, and potentially even its Surface Duo phone. Microsoft has already started sending media invites for this fall hardware event, although it will be online-only and not in person amid…

SAFCOIN which recently launched MobiJobs.Africa, the first blockchain-powered micro-jobs platform in Africa, is also set to claim its spot alongside the world’s hottest cryptocurrencies as it becomes the first South African crypto to be listed on a global trading platform. SAFCOIN, Africa’s first Proof of Work (POW) coin that launched exclusively to…

South Africa-based cryptocurrency tech startup SAFCOIN has launched MobiJobs.Africa which is the first blockchain-powered micro-jobs platform in Africa. The digital freelance jobs platform is powered by the SAFCOIN mobile payment wallet, which accepts card, bank, mobile money, and crypto payment.   Neil Ferreira, CEO of SAFCOIN provides insight into the aims of the platform.…

Earlier this year we reported that Twitter is planning to start testing several new features, that include a subscription-based program called “super follows” that will let users earn revenue from followers by offering exclusive content, in the company’s first step away from a free-of-charge format. The social media company announced today that it…

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) today announced that funds managed by its affiliates (the “Apollo Funds”) have completed the acquisition of Yahoo – formerly Verizon Media – one of the world’s premier global technology and media companies. With the close of the transaction, Yahoo will…

Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that it will launch a safety feature that would allow users to temporarily block accounts for seven days for using harmful language or sending uninvited replies. Certainly, this newest test could provide some long-awaited relief for anyone facing harassment on the platform as we usually…

After giving users the autonomy to turn off political ads on its platform, Facebook felt it wasn’t good enough so it made another move: Facebook wants to inspire, apparently as it pivots from politics and is currently on a mission to reduce political content in the News Feed. Now, it’s…

Founded in 2017, ChainEX the only digital asset exchange that provides a platform for South Africans to buy, sell or trade over 70 different digital assets using the South African rand as the default fiat-buying currency for some has launched an instant trade on deposit feature for its users. The new…

Ridelink which operates an e-logistics platform developed to connect small and medium-sized enterprises to a network of transport operators at the tap of a button has secured $150 000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Ortus Africa Capital (an investment advisory firm), Omidyar Network (impact investment firm), and African Leadership…

Lotus has announced a significant update to its business. Since being acquired by Geely with a majority stake, the British automaker Lotus has announced an important electric transition, so now that we know that Lotus’s future is electric: the company has already confirmed that the forthcoming 2022 Emira will be its last…

Samsung recently unleashed its new Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 smartphones and certainly, time flies, just trying to figure out that we’re now officially on our third generation of foldable phones from Samsung. However, everything we’ve seen from the company and of course, its competitors such as…

Tesla is gearing up to launch in India, as four models of the electric car maker have reportedly been approved in the country, though the country’s high tax regime may be another roadblock. According to reports coming through, Tesla has received approval from the Indian authorities to make or import…

Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 will launch on October 5, 2021 and this new operating system will be available as a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs, or on new hardware that ships with Windows 11 pre-loaded. Announced back in June, Windows 11 is Microsoft’s first major OS version since Windows…

Apple Inc is working on satellite capabilities for the iPhone that will allow users to send texts in emergency situations, reports Bloomberg. The feature would also allow ‌iPhone‌ users to report crashes and other emergencies in areas where there is no cellular coverage. There are at least two emergency features that will rely…

A few days back Toyota temporarily suspended Paralympics self-driving buses after Japan’s Aramitsu Kitazono was left with cuts and bruises after being hit by the e-Palette vehicle at the athletes’ village, but starting today it resumed the use of its self-driving buses, e-Palette Pods, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.…

Nigerian women-led B2B startup Sabi has announced that it has hit the milestone of over 150 000 small business users on its marketplace platform. Developed and operated by Rensource, the company has been discreetly scaling up since mid-2020. Since then, business users on the platform have recorded over $1.2 billion…

Instagram really, really wants to know your birthday so going forward it will now require all users to share their birthday with the company, according to a post from the Facebook-owned social media site on Aug. 26. The app update is meant to pave the way for new safety features aimed at younger…