Alibaba
Technology Training

Alibaba Launches New Edition of Netpreneur Training Program for Africa

 Alibaba Global Initiatives (AGI), a professional training arm of Alibaba Group, has enrolled the second class of more than 360

Glo
Payment Telecom

Glo Finally Joins MTN, Airtel & 9mobile to Launch Banking Payment Platform MoneyMaster

Glo has launched MoneyMaster, its banking payment platform to provide financial services to millions of unbanked and under-banked Nigerians. Glo

Purple Elephant Ventures
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Tourism-focused Venture Studio, Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $1m Funding

Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), the Kenyan tourism-focused venture studio, has closed a $1 million pre-seed to build the next generation of

Google
Data

Google Establishes First African Cloud Data Centre in South Africa

Google has announced plans to establish its first African cloud data centre region in South Africa. The new Google Cloud

Talk360
Funding Investment

SA International Calling App, Talk360 Secures $3m Seed Extension

Talk360, an app that enables people around the world to make reliable and affordable calls to any landline or mobile

NITDA
Blockchain Event

NITDA to host Blockchain Day at Digital Nigeria 2022

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with Domineum Blockchain Solutions will host a one-day National digital economy

Sofri
Payment

Sofri Partners CarePay to Commemorate Independence Day with Discounted Healthcare Services

Sofri, a financial product of Links Microfinance Bank (member, DLM Capital Group), in partnership with CarePay, a healthcare fintech in

iiDENTIFii
Funding

South African Biometrics Startup, iiDENTIFii Secures $15m Series A Round Led by Arise

iiDENTIFii, the South African biometrics company, has raised USD15 million in growth capital, with the round led by African investment

Daystar Power
Acquisition Clean Energy Energy Renewable Energy

Shell Acquires West African Hybrid Solar Power Solutions Provider, Daystar Power

Daystar Power, a West African provider of hybrid solar power solutions, has announced its acquisition by Shell. Shell will acquire

Channel
Feature Security

How South Africa’s Cloud Market is Finally Maturing

In 1999, CNN published an article with the headline: “Is the internet maturing?” The author referred to the first airline tickets being