South Africa
Exploring the vibrant culture, economy, and technological advancements defining South Africa today.
- News
54gene awards $64,000 to PhD candidates in Nigeria, Uganda & South Africa
54gene is a health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes
- News
Cybersecurity firm Acronis opens Cloud Data Centre in South Africa
Swiss Cybersecurity firm, Acronis, has announced the launch of a new cloud data centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Startups
SweepSouth, home services startup, announces acquisition of Egyptian start-up, Filkhedma
The acquisition means that SweepSouth will be one of a few African start-ups operating in the continent’s four key tech…
- Startups
Security Response Platform, AURA, Secures $4 Million Series A Funding
Earlier in the year, AURA expanded to East Africa and the UK. AURA now says the new funding round better…
- Startups
The Africa Blockchain Centre raises Undisclosed 7x figure investment to expand across Africa
The Africa Blockchain Centre has raised a $7X figure investment form Next Chymia Consulting HK Limited.
- News
Crypto investors in Africa have “Good Financial Habits” claims Luno Survey
According to a new Luno survey, only 3% of crypto investors don't have a plan when investing.
- Opinion
Partnerships With Businesses and Regulators Fuel Nium’s Africa Expansion
Africa was the final part of Nium’s expansion plan in truly becoming a global player. While Nium’s African expansion began…
- Announcements
Opera Mini’s Messaging Platform gets public groups called ‘Hype Clubs’
Opera Mini Hype Clubs are organised into topic-based channels where users can easily chat about their mutual interests.
- News
FinTech Apps have enjoyed huge growth in Africa in the last two years
According to the report, Financial Technology (FinTech) apps are in high demand, experiencing a 132% leap globally in downloads in…
- News
Mara Phones will be South Africa’s Government Preferred Devices for next 5 years
Mara Phones - the first "Made in Africa" smartphones - manufactured in Rwanda and South Africa, will be the South…
- News
UmojaHack 2021 brings Africa’s Data Science Students to Largest Inter-University Hackathon
More than $10,000 USD in prizes were awarded to data science students from 9 African countries, and more than 8,500…
- News
At least a quarter of users in Kenya, Nigeria and SA have malware hiding in their devices
In 2020, 25% of Kaspersky private users in South Africa, 40% in Kenya and 38% in Nigeria were attacked by…
- News
Nium.com now allows sending funds to Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana and South Africa
All funds transferred into the four countries can be initiated in any of the 40+ source currencies currently offered through…
- Announcements
Huawei updates AppGallery with new features for users in Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria
enhanced way to discover content – for users in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. Huawei says the update empowers…
- Opinion
Reset, Reboot, Redefine: Finding opportunity and positivity in the post-pandemic reality
The key areas of growth within the technology space are anticipated to be robotic process automation (RPA), analytics, artificial intelligence…
