Smartphone-based taxi hailing app Taxify is in the process of launching in the South African cities of Cape Town and…
Author: Tom Jackson
Tom Jackson
Passionate about the vibrant tech startups scene in Africa, Tom can usually be found sniffing out the continent's most exciting new companies and entrepreneurs, funding rounds and any other developments within the growing ecosystem.
South Africa’s largest retail bank Standard Bank has launched the PlayRoom, a dedicated innovation aimed at unearthing disruptive ideas from…
Telecoms firm Orange has invested in cash-to-goods money transfer startup Afrimarket, which has become a market leader in facilitating remittances…
South African startup CenHealth claims to have launched the most advanced public health record system in the country, and is…
Zambian incubator BongoHive has partnered the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI), Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) and Chamber for…
South African startup Shakti Energy is piloting its alternative energy solutions in townships in the Western Cape, looking to establish…
Four African entrepreneurs were amongst the runners-up as Unilever awarded the second Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur prize to…
East African mobile music streaming service Mdundo has said Tanzanian artists waiting to be paid are still without their royalties…
Applications have opened for the Green Innovators Bootcamp run by the Climate Innovation Centre (CIC), established by the World Bank’s…
South African online platform forgood has gone live, allowing those that want to make a difference to connect with non-profits and…