Charity Mbaka

South African retailer Pick n Pay has announced plans to launch a virtual mobile service dubbed PnP Mobile. The service…

Streaming giant, Netflix, could soon start accepting payment from Kenyan subscribers via mobile money. The move is aimed at establishing…

Solar company d.light has settled close to US$ 1 million to settle loans taken by their customers who faced financial…

Telco giant, MTN, is threatening civil and criminal action against Wireless Application Service Providers (WASPs) and service providers who put…

Financial services giant, VISA, has acquired a minority stake in UK-based Global Processing Services (GPS). The terms of the deal…

South African insuretech firm, Click2Sure, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from US-based tech venture fund, SixThirty. This makes…

WeJapa CEO Favour Ori, the Nigerian co-founder of the tech recruiting startup, has been forced to step down after investigations…

Econet Telecom – Lesotho (ETL) has been been fined US$ 91,000 by the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) for delaying to…

Immaculate Kassait has been nominated the Data Commissioner Position by Kenya’s President Kenyatta. The Speaker of the Kenya National Assembly,…

Thrive Agric has had a tumultuous few months owing to challenges paused by the Covid-19 pandemic, adversely affecting some of…

Tech giant, Google, has announced it will be redesigning and rebranding its primary office apps which collectively went by the name…

Three Afrucan startups have been selected to pitch at the first ever, fully virtual Seedstars International Demo Day 2020. The…

Uber Nigeria has hiked fares for its UberX offering starting October 6, 2020. UberX is a popular choice for riders…

Tanzania is the latest to join a number of African countries to launch startup initiatives. The Tanzania Startup Association (TSA) is…

Zambian agritech, Good Nature Agro (GNA), has raised a US$ 2.1 million Series A round from Goodwell Investments and existing seed investors Global…

Facebook has announced that users of Facebook Messenger and Instagram will be able to chat between the two apps. Instagram…

Ugandan entrepreneur, Muhammed Dimma, has been selected to join the 2020 cohort of the prestigious Pursuit Incubator Programme. Emily Allen,…

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has loaned KES 2 Billion (US$ 20 Million) to the East African Development…

Africa Teen Geeks, founded in 2014, has launched the first fully online STEM school to teach computer science to learners.…

Cars45 has appointed Soumobroto Ganguly as its new Chief Executive. He takes over from co-founder and former CEO, Etop Ikpe.…

Indicina Technologies has raised a US$ 150,000 seed round from the Honeywell Group’s venture capital arm, Itanna. The fintech startup…

Jumia and Airtel Kenya have partnered to allow Airtel Money users to pay for their Jumia purchases using the mobile…

Kenya joins several other African countries, (such as Rwanda and Ethiopia) in creating legislation aimed at boosting the local startup…

US-based Venture Capital firm, Aptive Capital, has invested into three early-stage African startups. In June 2020, the firm announced that…

The 2020 Africa Tech Summit Connects (ATS) will take place virtually between the 20-22 of October. ATS is working in…

Microsoft has partnered with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to build agri-tech solutions. The collaboration was facilitated…

Olam International has won an award at the 2020 Innovation Leader’s Impact Awards for improving farmers’ lives. The Innovation Leader’s…

The Anzisha Prize has revealed its top 20 finalists for 2020. The ultimate winners will be announced at this year’s…

Amazon has named Ukonwa Ojo the new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Prime Video and Amazon Studios. She takes over…

South African ed-tech startup, Valenture Institute, has secured a USD 7 million investment from GSV Ventures. Valemture Institute was founded…