Popular for its ride-hailing services in Nigeria but originally launched as a logistics startup, Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (MAX) has transitioned to a fully-fledged transportation solutions provider and provider of
According to Eskom, the over $500M (R9 billion) World Bank concessional loan accepted for the Komati Power Station restructure is a “major milestone” towards the development of renewable energy. The
Finally, Zimbabwe’s first orbiting satellite, ZimSat-1, has been launched. ZimSat-1 was scheduled to go into space alongside other payloads yesterday, Sunday, November 6. However, a fire alarm prior to
Astrosoft, a leading ICT firm based in Bayelsa state has partnered with the Bayelsa Tech Hub (powered by Bank of Industry) and Google Developers Group (GDG) Yenagoa to host the
A report from Raru’s website has stated that it is no longer accepting orders. Following months of consumer complaints about orders not being delivered on time and refunds not
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB), an African banking group with operations in Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, has rolled out Zawadi, a dedicated bank account for women running Small and Medium
MetroFibre Networks is being charged by Telkom for illegally accessing its fiber network. To settle the dispute, Telkom had submitted a petition against MetroFibre Networx to South Africa’s independent
If there was an emoji to describe the African tech funding scene in recent times, it should look like this: (ಠ_ಠ). You should probably look that symbol up online;
A gateway will be built in Luanda, Angola, by the Paratus Group and OneWeb as part of a multi-year arrangement that will go into effect in the second half of
MFS Africa, a pan-African digital payments platform has been granted three licenses by the Central Bank of Uganda. With the licenses, the company will be able to broaden and deepen
Africa’s largest mobile operator, MTN, is selling its Afghanistan operations to M1 New Ventures of Lebanon for $35 million (R637 million). The telco revealed this today when it released
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) contributed more than $5M (R100 million) towards the creation of the country’s recently inaugurated
