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24 Dec

Musk beats his own record with direct-to-cell service

Musk promised earlier this year that new mobile phones with chipsets that connect directly to satellites will "probably start shipping within two years," but the Airtel Africa deal appears to have pushed that timeline forward.
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19 Dec

Estonia invites SA entrepreneurs to embrace e-residency

With an Estonian e-Residency, SA entrepreneurs can establish and run EU-based companies entirely remotely and 100% online from anywhere in the word.
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WIOCC lands $65m to supercharge Africa's digital infrastructure

The company is now poised to further expand digital infrastructure across Africa after it secured an additional USD $65m debt raise.
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Innovative alliances take centre stage at AfricArena Grand Summit 2025

The AfricArena Grand Summit 2025 in Cape Town focused on innovation, collaboration, and ecosystem breakthroughs over two days.
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12 Dec

São Tomé joins Starlink’s Africa network drive

The island nation becomes Starlink’s latest market after a year of steady expansion across Africa, promising new digital possibilities for businesses and consumers.
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Meet the finalists of the AI Milken-Motsepe prize

Each team received $50,000 in unrestricted support to promote inclusive economic growth and sustainable development in Africa.
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11 Dec

Nagarro sees a positive BFSI outlook for SA, Africa

According to the company, the future belongs to enterprises that constantly reinvent themselves - intelligent ecosystems that learn, adapt, and modernise on their own.
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Digital IDs crisis, Africans struggle as access to services diminish

A new report reveals that top-down biometric ID rollouts, costing over US$1 billion, are blocking citizens from healthcare, education, voting and social-protection services.
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11 Dec

Red Hat on 2026 AI trends, open source foundations

The company says success in 2026 will require addressing AI workloads as fully integrated components of the broader enterprise stack.
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African tech titans unite to forge stronger ties with UAE

Eight of Africa’s wealthiest and most influential business leaders met in Dubai for a rare high-stakes dialogue on technology, philanthropy and the continent’s next phase of economic transformation.
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Optix's new predictive fatigue tech paves way for expansion

The company expansion would include opening operations in Europe, adding to its existing presence in over 60 countries, including Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand.
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9 Dec

Ezeebit secures $2m to scale stablecoin in Africa

The new funding will help the start-up accelerate product development and merchant adoption in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.
 
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