25 November 2022
- South African multinational internet company Naspers increased its e-commerce revenues as shown in its released HY 2023 financial result, despite the significant foreign currency headwinds in emerging markets and a lower contribution from Tencent…
25 November 2022
- Hong Kong-based feature phone startup, KaiOS has raised a $3.4 million cash injection from Finland based impact investor, Finnfund to grow its feature phone business in Africa.The startup, which has previously been backed by strategic investors…
25 November 2022
- It's Black Friday – that period of the year when we all try to get the best deals on discounted sales on our favourite shopping platforms, or not.Black Friday, which started in America, takes place in the fourth week of November, the day after…
25 November 2022
- Twitter's new 'verified' service will soon have different colours of verified ticks depending on the type of account, according to CEO Elon Musk, with all verified accounts to be “manually authenticated” before the check is activated.Starting…
25 November 2022
- “The company registrar in Rwanda kept on asking us to do our paperwork differently and then people got tired of doing paperwork,” Umulinga Karangwa, one of the founding members of the Rwandan Angel Network told TechCabal.
25 November 2022
- Vendease, a Nigerian food procurement startup, has let go of 9% of its workforce, or 27 of its almost 300 staff, this week. The startup confirmed to TechCabal in a statement that the decision to adjust its headcount was made to address performance-…
25 November 2022
- Thin Red Line, an Augmented Reality (AR) operating system developer, has secured $50 million in angel funding, according to the company's Weibo page (in Chinese).Thin Red Line was founded by Chinese tech celebrity Luo Yonghao in June this year,…
25 November 2022
- South African API payment and collections startup, Revio has raised $1.1 million in seed funding to launch new products, expand its team, and enter into new markets.Revio was founded by Ruaan Botha in 2020 to serve growing or scaling e-commerce and…
25 November 2022
- Nigerian crypto fintech Quidax has announced the layoff of 20% of its workforce, citing the global economic downturn in a company statement released on November 24."We have had to make some tough decisions at Quidax, we had to say goodbye to 20% of…
25 November 2022
- “If you own Apple shares, and then you die, it doesn’t affect Apple. Same story [goes] for VALR [‘s relationship with FTX],” said VALR CEO on their exposure to FTX.
25 November 2022
- Telkom South Africa has announced that they are going to be replacing its copper local broadband infrastructure with fiber.
25 November 2022
- Africa Data Centres has been approved to be the colocation provider for the first ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) cluster deployed in Africa. The IMRS cluster deployment is intended by ICANN to assist Internet users...
25 November 2022
- A digital marketing specialist, travel consultant & digital nomad, Lily has been to 10 countries in Africa.
In this edition of Digital Nomads, she shares keepsakes from her travels including her favourite spots, travel tips, & her near-…
25 November 2022
- Uber Eats has today unveiled the winners of the first-ever Uber Eats Restaurant Awards celebrating all things hospitality to celebrate…
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25 November 2022
- Huawei has joined a global digital alliance led by the International Telecommunication Union to bring more than 120 million people living in unconnected rural areas to the Internet. Known as Partner2Connect, the international digital alliance aims…
25 November 2022
- LG Electronics has today awarded more than 320 young technology leaders with disabilities from 16 countries for their effective participation and skills exhibition in executing computer-based activities. Drawn from across the globe, the leaders…
25 November 2022
- Blockchain & cryptocurrencies have been a buzzword in the tech space, with over 1 trillion dollars in the volume of cryptocurrencies and an NFT that sold for about 68 million dollars. What Is Blockchain? Blockchain is a connection of blocks in…
25 November 2022
- Security in digital transformation is a very crucial topic that is also becoming too wide to unpack in a short...
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25 November 2022
- This edition of Quick Fire 🔥 features Nathaniel Witbooi, programme manager and ecosystem lead at AfricArena.
Nathaniel believes that programme management has evolved from curating good—focused—content to curating relevant and impact.
25 November 2022
- Communication challenges, lack of clearly defined roles and lack of organisational support are some of the challenges that affect the...
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25 November 2022
- Operator‑billed 5G service revenue has been predicted to rise to $315 billion in 2023, from $195 billion in 2022, according to a report by Juniper Research.This growth of over 60% in a single year will be driven mainly by the increasing migration…
25 November 2022
- The world's leading B2B e-commerce marketplace, Alibaba has launched a gaming community app named "Bibi", according to Chinese media outlet Tech Planet. The report gathered that the Chinese e-commerce giant recently launched the game community app…
25 November 2022
- In partnership with local football star David “Chehe” Ochieng, world-leading smart device brand OPPO has launched the #OPPOGameTime Challenge that will see Kenyan fans bring out their best football skills....
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25 November 2022
- The investment will enable Revio to launch new products, expand the team, and enter new markets.
25 November 2022
- Influencer Panel 5: When Innovating, Think People, Processes, Then Technology Innovation is a process, not an event. Innovation is about...
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25 November 2022
- Staying warm in the winter can be tough, especially with the cost of living crisis that’s currently happening. Even if you’ve got the best vertical radiator on the market, the...
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25 November 2022
- Female-led Nigerian fintech startup, Pivo, has closed a $2 million seed round that included participation from Precursor Ventures, Vested World, Y Combinator, FoundersX, and Mercy Corp Ventures. Founded in July 2021 by Nkiru Amadi-Emina and Ijeoma…
25 November 2022
- During MWC Africa, Roman Khalenkov, Chief Commercial Officer of PortaOne, linked up with our founder to discuss their focus specifically for Africa and MVNOs.
25 November 2022
- Startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa will next month release its Kenyan Startup Ecosystem Report 2022, providing readers with a deep dive into the country’s tech startup landscape. Since...
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25 November 2022
- East Africa’s leading energy producer, Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen), has rolled out an elaborate plan to lead Kenya’s transition from gasoline-powered vehicles to Electric Vehicles (EV) as another...
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25 November 2022
- Organisations should place more value on their employees if they want to be more successful in their digital transformation journeys...
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25 November 2022
- Ericsson has announced the publication of a study which has highlighted the growth and benefit of 5G across 15 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
25 November 2022
- The Safaricom Ethiopia story started a long time ago. The Ethiopia bid was a tough one and involved a lot of telecom companies, but Safaricom was picked in the long run. It took a long time to examine, and following a higher investment over rivals…
25 November 2022
- Eutelsat has announced the appointment of Christophe Caudrelier as their Chief Financial Officer which effective at the latest on 2nd January 2023.
25 November 2022
- Financial inclusion: you may not know how to describe it, but where it exists, you can feel its impact. It...
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25 November 2022
- MTN Group has announced that they have officially launched their 5G network in Zambia after extensive trials and pilot tests.
25 November 2022
- South African fintech startup Revio, a subscription billing and payments platform that powers software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses, has raised US$1.1 million in seed funding to launch new products, expand its team, and enter into new markets. Co…
25 November 2022
- The African music industry has grown in leaps and bounds over the past few years due to a variety of factors, including collaborations with local and international artists, music streaming, and social media. However, only a select number of artists…
25 November 2022
- STC has become one of Ghana's most popular transportation options. But instead of going to an STC bus terminal to queue for a ticket reservation, you can simply book one online. Read how here:
25 November 2022
- Djamo, an Ivorian fintech startup has just raised $14 million in funding from the famed accelerator, as well as from three lead investors — Enza Capital, Oikocredit and Partech Africa — and other participating investors, including Janngo Capital,…
25 November 2022
- Vodacom, Vodafone, Safaricom, and United Nations Development Programme have released a policy paper on the SDG impact on digital financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa.
25 November 2022
- Paratus Botswana has announced that they have deployed their Fiber to the Home (FTTH) service.
25 November 2022
- Applications are now open for the Global Startup Awards Africa, which aims to give African startups global visibility and investment opportunities via the GIIG Africa Fund. The Global Startup Awards (GSA) – in partnership with the Global Innovation…
25 November 2022
- Here's how to apply for a Ghana passport online and also how to legally fast-track the issuance process.
25 November 2022
- Tanzanian software and applications startup UjuziNet Group has a variety of offerings, but its core brand is Mazao Hub, an SaaS-based digital agriculture and farm ERP platform to manage farmers, farming activities and control complex farm…
25 November 2022
- Even more layoffs have occurred in Africa's tech ecosystem.
This week, procurement startup Vendease and crypto startup Quidax both laid off members of their staff.
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25 November 2022
- Browsers’ true powers are unlocked when they are used alongside services such as extensions. Extensions are popular because some of them are genuinely useful. Don’t like YouTube ads? Extensions can help you with that. Want to deal with excessive…
25 November 2022
- We have already established that Safaricom will introduce Bonga Points expiry from January 2023. This means that Bonga points that will be more than three years old by January 1 will expire. This development has made a lot of Kenyans unhappy, and…
25 November 2022
- Pivo has announced the completion of a $2 million seed funding round to expand its product offerings to supply chain SMEs. Precursor Ventures, Vested World, Y Combinator, FoundersX, and Mercy Corp Ventures all took part in the funding round. Pivo…
25 November 2022
- Ramani, the Tanzanian software company building a cloud network of micro-distribution centres for Africa’s $1 Trillion consumer-packaged goods supply chain,…
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