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Verdant Capital is proud to announce the successful completion of a USD 3 million investment loan through…
In a bold and unexpected move, South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice has entered the mobile gaming space,…
Standard Bank has successfully reached financial close on Phase 2 of the Overberg Wind Farm, a…
Thinkroom, in collaboration with The Oracle Group, has announced the launch of the Oracle Innovate Lab,…
LemFi, a fast-growing fintech startup specializing in international payments, has officially launched its services in…
In 2010, every startup was chasing the Silicon Valley playbook: raise venture capital, burn cash,…
As new screening regulations go into effect in 2025, Nigerian students who intend to study…
Ride-hailing company Bolt has announced a significant reduction in offline trips — rides conducted outside the app’s…
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has increased its equity stake in Telkom, effectively restoring the South African government’s…
Phatisa’s Food Fund 2 has finalized the sale of its stake in Deltamune, a South African-based vaccine…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Proparco, the private sector financing arm of the French Development Agency (AFD),…
Kenyan subscribers to DStv will face higher monthly bills starting August 1, as MultiChoice Kenya implements another round…
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), a pioneer in tech entrepreneurship education and startup…
The Switzerland-based SECO Startup Fund (SSF), a long-standing initiative aimed at supporting entrepreneurship in developing…
Business
Phatisa’s Food Fund 2 has finalized the sale of its stake in Deltamune, a South African-based vaccine manufacturer specializing in animal health, to Vaxxinova International, a global player in the animal health sector and a subsidiary of the Germany-based EW Group. While the financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed, the deal marks a…
Kenyan subscribers to DStv will face higher monthly bills starting August 1, as MultiChoice Kenya implements another round of price increases, continuing a trend that has seen regular hikes over the past five years. The new pricing structure will see subscription fees rise by 4% to 7% across all residential packages. The Premium package, DStv’s top-tier…
Some products fail without anyone noticing, while others fail dramatically and spectacularly. The Amazon Fire Phone, Red Hydrogen One, and Samsung Galaxy Beam were all launched with big names, huge budgets, and ambitious goals. These weren’t just random ideas. Each of these phones had exciting features that sounded impressive, like…
Global investment firm Carlyle has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its portfolio company, Safety SA, to Centre Testing International (CTI), a leading global provider of testing, inspection, certification, and training (TICT) services. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The transaction is expected to be…
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Startup
South African prop-tech startup Preferental has introduced a groundbreaking app designed to transform the tenant…
Go Big Partners and 216 Capital Ventures have announced a strategic joint investment in Juridoc,…
Applications are now open for the 15th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP)…
Recently, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) released a list of 58 businesses that…
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced a strategic partnership with the…
The Ethereum layer-2 protocol, Lisk, has announced a significant milestone with the successful completion of…
people
Former President Donald Trump returned to the social media site X with a post on…
It’s-a-him, Mario! According to a tweet from Nintendo, the person behind the voice of Super Mario for…
Dr. John Warnock, co-founder of computer software company Adobe, passed away on Saturday (19 August…
In a surprise move, former Twitter Co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, but now Block CEO,…
The special counsel investigating Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 storming of…
Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani has been named as the new Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital…
Cryptocurrency
Scan to Pay, Powered by Ukheshe, has partnered with Xion Global to offer crypto payments on the Scan…
The emergence of institutional investors in the cryptocurrency sector marks a transformation in the landscape…
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Wednesday it will sell its Russia business to newly-launched exchange…
Three years ago, prominent messaging app Telegram unveiled its plan to build a Web3 ecosystem.…
Yellow Card, Africa’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has teamed up with Moonpay to facilitate straightforward cryptocurrency…
Nairobi-based crypto payments startup, Kotani Pay with a vision to make cross-border remittances easier for…