South African health tech startup, Aviro Health in collaboration with the Western Cape Government Department of Health, has rolled out an automated Chatbot system that leverages Whatsapp to confirm the delivery of chronic medication to patients’ homes. The Chatbot platform allows users to confirm existing appointments with their healthcare professionals

Halal Angel Network has collaborated with UK based FinTech, Delio to digitize the Halal investment market for angel investors worldwide. The angel network is adopting new, innovative technology to digitize the way they showcase, distribute, and manage Halal-based deals to the international audience as well as connecting angel investors worldwide.

Vodacom Business has declared that it is joining forces with Cloudflare to give organizations all things considered, quicker, progressively secure, and dependable site administrations. Cybersecurity has become a significant worry for associations of all sizes as ensuring gadgets, systems, customer information and applications is a fundamental segment of working together

Google Maps is testing a new feature that will show users the location of traffic lights in cities. The new feature is currently available only on Android. In an interview with The Verge, Google said “To help people stay better informed on the road, we’re testing a Google Maps

Loon, an Alphabet Inc. company in conjunction with Telkom Kenya, has launched the world’s first commercial high-speed internet service in the Rift Valley of Kenya using balloons. This service is expected to provide low-cost fourth-generation internet service to rural communities in Kenya. Although this is new to Kenya, the

City of Johannesburg in collaboration with Tshimologong Innovation Precinct is calling on innovative tech startups to apply for this year’s Smart City Innovation Challenge. Interested startups developing technologies that in response to the current COVID-19 can submit a proposal and a contingency plan on moving forward to smart city

Synthesis, an innovative software development and consulting company has launched ‘Halo’, becoming the first official Tap on Phone technology provider in Africa. In collaboration with Nedbank, the Tap on Phone solution was unveiled on the 30th of June. Halo is a radical advancement in mobile payments that enables secure contactless

MainOne Cable Co., a Nigerian broadband-information organization, plans to extend its West African tasks to fulfill the developing need for availability in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. MainOne, which works an undersea link interfacing West Africa to the remainder of the world, will finish an information hub in Ghana

Google has declared that it will be turning out dark mode across Docs, Sheets, and Slides applications on Android. As per the organization, the new subject will “shrewdly change the item interface and client produced content in manners that can make it increasingly usable in low-light conditions and spare battery

Pick n Pay, South African second-largest supermarket chain store has introduced a new service that enables customers to make cash deposits directly into their own bank account at its till points. According to the company, the service will be available at all Pick n Pay stores, including clothing stores, with

Nedbank is planning to roll out a new contactless payment solution known as “Tap on Phone” to enable merchants and business owners to convert their mobile phones into ‘payment acceptance devices.’ The ‘Tap-on-Phone’ solution would help SMEs to use smartphones to accept quick, easy, and secure, payments from their customers

Anti-fraud firm, Evina has exposed a certain malware leverages javascript to retrieve the login credentials of Facebook users. According to the company, the malware targets social media users in Africa. This malware launches a browser that loads Facebook at a time a mobile user is trying to open the platform,

FinTech company, ProfitShare Partners has raised R100-million from the South African SME Fund to help partner with small and medium businesses to accelerate growth in South Africa. ProfitShare Partners is a fintech company that provides short-term capital and transactional support to SMEs who do not have access to funding or

Africa-focused VC firm, Ingressive Capital has introduced a non-profit arm called Ingressive For Good (I4G) to empower the youth. Ingressive for Good (I4G) is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering African youth with micro-scholarships, technical training, and talent placement. This initiative will help the participants with micro-scholarships, technical training, talent placement,