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World first, Cape Town’s public transport fully mapped
WhereIsMyTransport has announced that Cape Town is now the world’s first city to have both its formal and informally-run transport system data captured, integrated and openly available.  People will now be able to access data for the entire public transport…
Nigerian site trying to fight fraud & corruption
Ahuwanya Victor, a Nigerian programmer, has created a site that aims to fight fraud in his country, fraudcheck.com.ng. How it started: The idea for the site came after Victor bought a solar panel rated 24V 8A , in order to combat…
Africa’s chance: 10,000 EUR Startup Challenge returns
SWIFT Innotribe, one of the worlds leading startup competitions, announced today that the Startup Challenge for Africa is open for applications. In its third successive year, the Startup Challenge will be part of SWIFT’s African Regional Conference (ARC) held in…
Carter launches Tinder-for-new-car-buying in South Africa
Three South African entrepreneurs have developed a smartphone app that helps customers find a suitable car for their needs and connects them to accredited dealers. Available on Apple iStore and the Google PlayStore, Carter aims to appeal to first time…
Startups from 18 African countries to compete for $1 million
African startups to pitch for funding at Seedstars global final in April. The startups are from 18 African countries and will take part in the Seedstars Summit in Switzerland. The summit according to Disrupt Africa will give startups the opportunity to…
Gebeya, Ethiopian IT workplace platform to launch in Kenya
Gebeya an Ethiopian startup that provides online IT training for individuals, qualified professionals and institutions has now launched in Kenya. Gebeya, an Amharic word for market provides a workplace for top IT talent to showcase and contribute their experience and…
African tech startups funding rises by 17%
A report released today by Disrupt Africa, Disrupt African Tech Start Up Funding Report, showed that 146 startups from across the African content raised $ 129,133,200 in funding over the course of 2016. This is coupled with a 16.8% rise…
Senditoo looking to conquer Africa in 2017
Senditoo, a new mobile airtime startup, has started 2017 with ambitious plans to become of one Africa’s fastest growing airtime transfer services. The company buoyed by funding secured in December, has started an aggressive marketing campaign to expand its share…
Beauty on TApp, an app that aims to promote local small businesses
The debate on hair is one that has been going on for a very long time. Whether you decide to keep your hair natural or add on extensions, locating the perfect place to “fix your crown” is an issue that…
Technology that could fight corruption in Government
A startup company in Phoenix is beta testing a new search feature which will allow for greater transparency between government and the public. Agenda Discovery is an Arizona-based local government agenda scanning startup which is looking to add a feature…
Peach payment introduces PaySafe an online payment solution for SME’s
With many small business owners struggling to collect  invoices efficiently, an online payment system, Peach Payments has introduced Peach PaySafe, an online payment option for all businesses to collect invoice payments. With over R2 million invoice payments processed, PaySafe allows…
Nigeria: Emplug to fund technology startups
With the alarming increase in the unemployment rate in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, Emplug technology platform is an employment portal that seeks to link job seekers with employers. According to the Vanguard the social network platform founded by Azunna…
Worlds first no address delivery service launches
What is Deliver 2 Me? Wumdrop has developed the world’s first delivery solution which delivers to the real time location of your mobile phone, allowing you to choose the hour that you would like your order to be delivered, at…
OfferZen ranked among most innovative companies in Africa
OfferZen, a curated online recruitment marketplace, has been ranked as one of Africa’s top companies to watch in Fast Company’s World’s 100 Most Innovative Companies of the Year. Founded by brothers Malan and Philip Joubert, OfferZen has successfully flipped the…
What every entrepreneur should know about setting targets in 2017
Many view the New Year as the next chapter. We reflect upon the year that was, contrast that to where we would like to be and set goals to close the gap between the two. “Similarly, it should be a…
Finalists for the AFIF Entrepreneurship Award 2017 announced
The finalists for the African Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF) Entrepreneurship Award 2017 were announced in Brussels on the 9th of January 2017. The award focuses on projects with big economic, social and ecological impact, and their potential growth and…
