SweepSouth, South Africa’s On-demand Cleaning Service Joins 500 Start-ups Accelerator
By Bimbola Segun-Amao SweepSouth, a South African startup has been included in the US-based 500 Start-ups accelerator. SweepSouth…
Africa: Africa/Global – Climate Change Roundup
[AfricaFocus] Coal is the most damaging of fossil fuels, both for human health and for the planet. Although…
Africa: Obama vs. Dictatorship, Corruption
[African Arguments] I had expected President Obama to say some tough things to Africa’s rulers at the African…
M-Pesa API is destined to achieve heights both for you and for Safaricom
By Brian Raila M-Pesa, is probably one of the most of the popular payment methods in Kenya and…
SA Competition Tribunal approves Telkom-BCX merger
Business Connexion Group Limited has announced that the Competition Tribunal of South Africa has approved the proposed merger…
Meet the Boss: Jeremy Johnson, CEO, Andela
By Dinfin Mulupi Jeremy Johnson is CEO of Andela, a company that trains young African software developers and…
Funny Business: No Pressure, But You’re Up, Trevor Noah
By Dana Sanchez South African comedian Trevor Noah is scheduled to take over as host of Comedy Central’s…
New entrant Equitel carves out 1.9% share of mobile subscriptions
The Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Finserve Africa (Equitel) acquired a share of 1.9 per cent of the…
African private equity deals have quadrupled in value since 2012
By Infinite Potentials Consulting The African Venture Capital Association’s African Private Equity Data Tracker summarizes recent trends in…
XON, Procera Networks give Access Kenya DPI that scales to entire customer base
XON, with Procera Networks, has delivered a multi-tenant system to Access Kenya’s entire customer-base, providing a self-service portal…