South African fraud prevention startup - Orca - raises $550K to tackle cybercrime surge
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As cyber threats escalate across the African continent, a Cape Town-based startup has raised fresh funding to equip financial institutions with advanced…
Major internet outage hits East Africa after Subsea cables cut
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Internet services across East Africa have been severely disrupted following simultaneous cuts to two vital undersea cable systems linking the region to…
Starlink ordered to shut down in Zimbabwe amid regulatory crackdown
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Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink, has experience a major setback in Zimbabwe as the government has ordered the service to be…
MTN Group to invest billions in boosting Data and Fintech services across Africa
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In a move to solidify its position in the rapidly evolving digital landscape, MTN Group, the telecommunications giant, has announced plans to…
Google launches first Cloud Region in Africa, sites it in Johannesburg
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Google has opened its first cloud region in Africa, sited in Johannesburg, South Africa. The facility expands Google Cloud Platform services across…
Understanding the Dynamics: Why Africa's Largest GDP Markets Garner More Investment
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Investment trends across African markets often highlight a notable phenomenon: countries with larger Gross Domestic Products (GDPs), namely Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and…
African Gaming Startup Carry1st Raises $27M From Pre-Series B Funding Led By Bitkraft Ventures And A16z
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Unknown to many, the video gaming industry has increasingly become very popular and lucrative around the world, with global revenue of $154.6…
Talk360 South African VoIP Startup Raises $7m In Seed Funding
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South African Talk360 VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) company was created in 2016 by co-founders Hans, Jorne and Dean. The Talk360 international…
South Africa's DataProphet raises $10 million to push its global expansion
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DataProphet, a South Africa-based AI-as-a-service company, has raised $10 million in its series A funding round. The funding round was led by…