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15 independent producers from Africa selected for Creative Producer Indaba

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Cybersecurity company Surfshark’s Naked People campaign in London raised awareness about social media security practices and the exploitation of user data (Image supplied)

Surfshark’s Naked People campaign calls out top social media companies for privacy invasions

Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

25 Sep 2024

2024 Äänit Prize winners Chido Dzinotyiwei (left) and Ismail Dumutu (right) with Judy Sikuza, CEO of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (middle) (Image supplied)

Mandela Rhodes Foundation 2024 Äänit Prize winners announced

18 Sep 2024

Google for Startup Black Founders Fund calls for applications

Google for Startup Black Founders Fund calls for applications

17 May 2022

Google announces 30,000 scholarships for aspiring African developers

Google announces 30,000 scholarships for aspiring African developers

11 May 2022

#Newsmaker: Lesego Nyamane joins Acer Africa as marketing lead

#Newsmaker: Lesego Nyamane joins Acer Africa as marketing lead

Evan-Lee Courie 10 May 2022

Blockchain paves the way for social good in Zambia

Blockchain paves the way for social good in Zambia

3 May 2022

Are African banks at last going digital?

Are African banks at last going digital?

3 May 2022

Biometric facial-recognition technology takes off at German airports

Biometric facial-recognition technology takes off at German airports

29 Apr 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as an official currency

Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as an official currency

28 Apr 2022

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

20 Apr 2022

Huawei launches new programme to develop ICT skills of 100,000 Africans

Huawei launches new programme to develop ICT skills of 100,000 Africans

13 Apr 2022

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

11 Apr 2022

Kirk Perry, president and CEO of IRI, will become CEO of the combined company. Source: Business Wire

IRI and NPD to merge, offering view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends

8 Apr 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

Microsoft in Africa, Middle East is corrupted, whistleblower alleges

Microsoft in Africa, Middle East is corrupted, whistleblower alleges

28 Mar 2022

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

28 Mar 2022

Incubeta's CEO on e-commerce, automation and entering the metaverse

Incubeta's CEO on e-commerce, automation and entering the metaverse

Evan-Lee Courie 25 Mar 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Mar 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

A view of a sign above the entrance of the Google office, ahead of presentation of the detailed investment plan for Germany, in Berlin, Germany, 31 August 2021. Reuters/Annegret Hilse

Google internet cable lands in Africa, promising fast connection

Sofia Christensen 22 Mar 2022

Biz 'ready-to-wear' Content Features

Biz 'ready-to-wear' Content Features

Bizcommunity.com 17 Mar 2022

Absa expands its digital partnership ecosystem in Africa

16 Mar 2022

French ride-hailing app aims to reinvent taxis experience in Senegal

French ride-hailing app aims to reinvent taxis experience in Senegal

Nellie Peyton and Elodie Toto 15 Mar 2022

15 startups revealed for Google's Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7

15 startups revealed for Google's Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7

14 Mar 2022

Digital therapeutics revenue from health insurers to reach $8bn globally by 2026

14 Mar 2022

EU's Global Gateway initiative to provide access to €150bn for African infrastructure development

10 Mar 2022

Microsoft announces new initiatives to support 10,000 African startups

Microsoft announces new initiatives to support 10,000 African startups

3 Mar 2022

Africa's internet economy is set to boom

Africa's internet economy is set to boom

2 Mar 2022

Ubuntuland: Africa's first metaverse marketplace launches

Danette Breitenbach 1 Mar 2022

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Kenya's Cellulant targets 50,000 new merchants

Duncan Miriri 28 Feb 2022

Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

28 Feb 2022

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Google for Startup Black Founders Fund calls for applications

Google for Startup Black Founders Fund calls for applications

17 May 2022

Google announces 30,000 scholarships for aspiring African developers

Google announces 30,000 scholarships for aspiring African developers

11 May 2022

#Newsmaker: Lesego Nyamane joins Acer Africa as marketing lead

#Newsmaker: Lesego Nyamane joins Acer Africa as marketing lead

Evan-Lee Courie 10 May 2022

Blockchain paves the way for social good in Zambia

Blockchain paves the way for social good in Zambia

3 May 2022

Are African banks at last going digital?

Are African banks at last going digital?

3 May 2022

Biometric facial-recognition technology takes off at German airports

Biometric facial-recognition technology takes off at German airports

29 Apr 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as an official currency

Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as an official currency

28 Apr 2022

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

20 Apr 2022

Huawei launches new programme to develop ICT skills of 100,000 Africans

Huawei launches new programme to develop ICT skills of 100,000 Africans

13 Apr 2022

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

11 Apr 2022

Kirk Perry, president and CEO of IRI, will become CEO of the combined company. Source: Business Wire

IRI and NPD to merge, offering view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends

8 Apr 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

Microsoft in Africa, Middle East is corrupted, whistleblower alleges

Microsoft in Africa, Middle East is corrupted, whistleblower alleges

28 Mar 2022

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

28 Mar 2022

Incubeta's CEO on e-commerce, automation and entering the metaverse

Incubeta's CEO on e-commerce, automation and entering the metaverse

Evan-Lee Courie 25 Mar 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Mar 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

A view of a sign above the entrance of the Google office, ahead of presentation of the detailed investment plan for Germany, in Berlin, Germany, 31 August 2021. Reuters/Annegret Hilse

Google internet cable lands in Africa, promising fast connection

Sofia Christensen 22 Mar 2022

Biz 'ready-to-wear' Content Features

Biz 'ready-to-wear' Content Features

Bizcommunity.com 17 Mar 2022

Absa expands its digital partnership ecosystem in Africa

16 Mar 2022

French ride-hailing app aims to reinvent taxis experience in Senegal

French ride-hailing app aims to reinvent taxis experience in Senegal

Nellie Peyton and Elodie Toto 15 Mar 2022

15 startups revealed for Google's Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7

15 startups revealed for Google's Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7

14 Mar 2022

Digital therapeutics revenue from health insurers to reach $8bn globally by 2026

14 Mar 2022

EU's Global Gateway initiative to provide access to €150bn for African infrastructure development

10 Mar 2022

Microsoft announces new initiatives to support 10,000 African startups

Microsoft announces new initiatives to support 10,000 African startups

3 Mar 2022

Africa's internet economy is set to boom

Africa's internet economy is set to boom

2 Mar 2022

Ubuntuland: Africa's first metaverse marketplace launches

Danette Breitenbach 1 Mar 2022

Image source: Ivan Samkov from

Kenya's Cellulant targets 50,000 new merchants

Duncan Miriri 28 Feb 2022

Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

28 Feb 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz and Matias Muchnick, co-founder and CEO at NotCo. Source: Kraft Heinz

Kraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation

24 Feb 2022

Peter Harvey to depart DPO Group

Peter Harvey to depart DPO Group

22 Feb 2022

Demand for African developers at an all-time high - Google report

Demand for African developers at an all-time high - Google report

21 Feb 2022

mRNA Tech transfer hub beneficiaries announced

mRNA Tech transfer hub beneficiaries announced

21 Feb 2022

Outlook: E-commerce and the race for rapid delivery

Outlook: E-commerce and the race for rapid delivery

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Feb 2022

Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja, Nigeria, 13 January 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter

14 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

Retail and the metaverse: A new world of consumer connection

9 Feb 2022

Open call for startups to join ImpactAim SDGs Tech pre-accelerator

Open call for startups to join ImpactAim SDGs Tech pre-accelerator

2 Feb 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

31 Jan 2022

Banking scams cost South Africans R295m last year

28 Jan 2022

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