Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

A thousand years ago, when money meant coins, China invented paper currency. Now the Chinese government is minting cash digitally, in a re-imagination of money that could shake a pillar of American power. China is regarded as one of the largest economies in the world has announced that it will…

Vodacom has donated R3 million towards relief efforts to help thousands of people impacted by a runaway fire in Cape Town at the weekend. The blaze that engulfed the Rhodes Memorial restaurant, multiple buildings at the University of Cape Town (UCT), including the Special Collections library that houses rare collections of African…

According to a letter Apple sent to Congress on Monday — addressed to Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Ken Buck, the iPhone maker has finally approved conservative-friendly social network Parler’s return to the iOS app store after its multi-month ban, following improvements the social media company made to better detect and…

The Bank of England (BoE) and the Treasury have announced they are setting up a task force to explore the possibility of a central bank digital currency that Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak touted as “Britcoin”, with an aim to look at the risks and opportunities involved in creating a new…

Just as the popular virtual currencies such Bitcoin and Ethereum have surged in value this week, so has Dogecoin — a cryptocurrency started in 2013 as an internet parody. Oh, yes, Dogecoin is spiking. The joke currency, boosted by the likes of Elon Musk and Mark Cuban, which as recently as…

NASA picked Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the sole company to build spacecraft that will send humans back to the moon for the first time since the early 1970s, thus five decades in total, on a $2.89 billion contract, the space agency announced Friday, dashing the hopes of Jeff Bezos and…

The Egypt-based eCommerce tech startup Kemitt a new revolutionary platform, built specially for product designers from all over the globe, offering them the opportunity to sell their unique designs in new markets, risk and hassle-free have secured an undisclosed six-figure amount in funding from a group of Saudi Angel investors. The funding…

Startup Circles empowers people to launch their startups, fundraise and grow valuable businesses will be hosting a free online business funding summit to equip entrepreneurs with the skills set on how to gain funding for their business, so the business summit will take place from April 20 to 24. According to Startup Circles,…

German multinational corporation that designs and manufactures athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories PUMA has partnered with South African-based smart logistics startup Pargo that develops a proprietary and technology-based physical network, which allows customers to both send and receive parcels at dedicated pick-up points to offer its customers a…

Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram will test giving people more control over where they see like counts on posts. The company announced a “small global test” that will give users of the app three options when it comes to the like count — choosing not to see like counts on anyone’s…

The Irish supervisory authority for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to launch an investigation into a data leak in which the personal information which included phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of millions of Facebook users were published online and had previously been looking into claims from Facebook…

Apple’s upcoming hardware and its first big event dubbed Spring Loaded has officially been confirmed to be hold on April 20, where the tech giant is expected to offer a series of conservative tablet updates alongside major software upgrades for its iPads and iPhones. The company is also rumored to show off…

Those people who gripe that all-electric vehicles are starting to look the same and follow the same specs should probably take a good look at the recently unveiled Mazda MX-30 electric vehicle, which is already available in Europe. On Wednesday, Japanese automaker Mazda known for delivering reliable gas cars but not taking…

The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS, fully unveiled Thursday, marks a new era for the German automaker as it pivots to electric vehicles (EVs). The car will be part of its large S-Class car family when it arrives in U.S. showrooms in the fall. The German automaker released photos of the exterior…

Building on the success of the 2018 and 2020 editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa, is excited to launch the third edition of this unique program of Fintech startup development. Therefore, African fintech startups have up until 30 April to apply for the Catapult: Inclusion Africa 2021 fintech bootcamp that will take place digitally from…

Ghanaian-based fintech startup BezoMoney a USSD-powered digital saving, credit, and payment platform that links clients with a mobile wallet, while building a credit history to access financial services from formal providers has secured $200k in a seed funding round led by Goodsoil VC, a venture capital firm based in London. Orla Enright…

Applications for South African-based Grindstone’s accelerator programme a structured entrepreneurship development initiative, jointly owned by Knife Capital and Thinkroom Consulting, that assists high-growth innovation-driven SMEs in South Africa to become sustainable and fundable are now open, closing at the end of April 2021. Ketso Gordhan, CEO of SA SME Fund comments…

SendSpend promotes financial inclusion of the unbanked through the SendSpend Payment System, a global, multi-currency, peer to peer payment system connecting merchants, consumers, and cash in/out services via a series of API’s, Payment Gateways and Smart Phone Apps now it plans to launch its global payment system (GPS) platform that enables…

With the adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies in all aspects of our lives, it is no surprise that buildings are getting a lot ‘smarter’ too. The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic has accelerated the need for digitally integrated buildings, as organisations have had to implement strategies to…

From craving a quick meal from a restaurant to needing new appliances, VodaLend | Voucher Advance now offers Vodacom customers the ability to get it now or pay for it later. Vodacom customers can now access vouchers from two leading brands thanks to the introduction of Voucher Advance, an innovative…