Shoprite
Business Retail

Shoprite Supermarket Edges Closer to Exiting Nigeria

Shoprite, the South African supermarket giant, has sold all its equity stake in its Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Ltd subsidiary. With

Jaiz Bank
Banking Health

Jaiz Bank Announces Winners of COVID-19 Innovation Challenge

Jaiz Bank has announced the winners of its COVID-19 innovation challenge. The four selected winners were recently presented with checks

Tugende
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Tugende Secures $3.6M Investment to Help Meet Intense Demand For Productive Asset Finance

Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company, in East Africa has closed $3.6M in additional equity financing.  The round was led

Labs by ARM
Accelerator Fintech

Labs by ARM Announces Five Startups For 2021 Fintech Accelerator Program

Five startups have been accepted into the third cohort of the Labs by ARM Accelerator Program, designed to support the

Justice
Accelerator Startup

Justice Accelerator Calls on Innovative Southern African Startups Changing Lives And Creating Social Impact

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) is calling on all game-changing justice startups that want to grow their social impact

Kwik Delivery
Funding Investment Logistics Startup Technology Venture Capital

Kwik Delivery Closes $1.7m Pre-Series A Financing Round

Kwik Delivery has announced that it has closed its pre-Series A financing round. The company successfully raised $ 1.7 million

Fintech Funding Investment

SA Fintech Firm, Adumo Closes $15m Funding From IFC to Boost Digital Payment Solutions in Africa

South Africa-based fintech firm, Adumo, has secured a $15 million investment from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group,

Event

Ground-breaking Speaker Line-up Announced For 6th FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit

In the wake of a tumultuous period in history, many are reflecting on lessons learnt in 2020, while seeking guidance

Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Microtraction Announces Undisclosed Investment in Raise

Microtraction, the Nigerian-based investment fund, has announced an undisclosed investment in Raise, the Africa-focused fundraising platform. Raise, a blockchain-based digital

Tyme
News

South African Digital Bank, TymeBank Secures $109m Investment

South African digital bank TymeBank has secured an investment amounting to $109 million, attracting new investors from the UK and