News
[Nigeria] Touchbal Pictures raises $20,000 funding from GenesysTechHub to support product development
05-25-2018 | 11:35:00Clothing and electronics top products bought online in Africa, report
05-25-2018 | 09:41:38Pasternack signs RF Design as official distributor for South Africa and Namibia
05-25-2018 | 09:37:00Vodacom Lesotho builds on Schools Connectivity Programme with "Pay School Fees with M-Pesa Campaign"
05-25-2018 | 08:06:03South Korea ready to share its technological and industrial revolution experience with Africa says President Moon Jae-in
05-24-2018 | 13:59:00Kenya church signs deal with Liquid Telecom to live stream services for iGeneration
05-24-2018 | 11:37:00Nigeria launches electronic portal to woo investors
05-24-2018 | 08:36:29ITC launches Netherlands Trust Fund IV project to increase the competitiveness of technology companies in Uganda
05-24-2018 | 08:26:58African IT spending predicted to reach $33.4 billion in 2018
05-24-2018 | 07:39:00Microsoft launches secure connection for Kenya cloud users
05-24-2018 | 07:07:00[Nigeria] Lidya raises $6.9 million in a Series A Round led by Omidyar Network
05-24-2018 | 06:42:00Telecom Egypt secures $200 million Afreximbank financing facility
05-23-2018 | 13:23:00Freshworks in African expansion plans with strategic focus on Kenya
05-23-2018 | 12:30:00Software Group secures deal to digitize operations of Metbank Zimbabwe
05-23-2018 | 10:30:00[South Africa] DSV ByBox relaunches as DSV Locker to sate growing demand for digitally supported parcel services
05-23-2018 | 08:33:00COLUMNS.
[Column] Jim Ovia: Fintech and the future of the Nigerian Banking Industry
With the saturation of the mobile phone market in Nigeria and the advent of Financial Technology startups (FINTECH) in the financial services industry, the Nigerian polity has witnessed higher financial inclusion amongst the underbanked and unbanked... read the full column here
[Column] Tracy Bolton: South Africa SMEs staring at heavy penalties for poor customer data management processes
On 25 May this year, a new piece of legislation comes into effect in Europe that could have severe consequences for non-compliant South African businesses. The General Data Protection Regulation – or GDPR for short – is a regulation under European Union law that aims to give control over personal data back to EU citizens... read the full column here
[Column] Christian Mahncke: South Africa continues to tippy-toe into the cloud
It’s almost been a decade since global markets considered a phased approach to cloud migration. Having an increased amount of trust in cloud technology, the enterprise sector is leapfrogging traditional cloud entry points... read the full column here
INTERVIEWS.
[Startup Interview] David Mbuta, CEO, Ubuntu Meal Delivery Services, Zambia
David Mbuta is the founder of Ubuntu Meal Delivery Services Ltd, a Zambian startup that is riding on a burgeoning working class conscious about their health and looking for convenience... read the full interview here
[Startup Interview] Emmanuel Oshone, Co-Founder, Zoto, Nigeria
Zoto, a Nigerian technology company has been leveraging Nigeria’s ICT boom to provide quick and seamless payment facility to its customers ranging from airtime recharges, bill payments and movie ticketing, which helps reduce the need for carrying cash... read the full interview here
[Startup Interview] Austin Zungu, Founder, Sengwayo, South Africa
Austin Zungu, a South African entrepreneur, is developing a one-of-a-kind inbuilt power harvesting technology that reduces dependency on plug-in-charging while providing eco- friendly power to mobile communication devices... read the full interview here