South Africa
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E-commerce
E-commerce app, Engen launches in Namibia
In a first for the Namibian petroleum industry, Engen has brought retail convenience to the fingertips of their customers by introducing a ground-breaking new…
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Fintech
Mobility fintech startup Moove expands to Cape Town as it eyes pan African growth
African mobility fintech startup, Moove has expanded to Cape Town, marking the next step in its ambitious growth plans on…
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Fintech
Fintech startup, Chipper Cash launches in South Africa with free P2P money transfers
hipper, a fintech start-up that facilitates free peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers and instant cross-border payments in Africa, officially launched Chipper…
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Fintech
FinTech Finclusion Group Acquires South African Payroll Startup HelloHR
Finclusion, a financial technology firm, has acquired a strategic stake in South African payroll software startup HelloHR for an undisclosed amount, This…
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News
South African internet security company ESET supports local businesses with R20K advertising giveaway
ESET Southern Africa is offering local, tech businesses the chance to win advertising worth over R20 000. During the month of…
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Fintech
South African agri-fintech, HelloChoice, secures investment to promote market efficiency
South African agri-fintech startup HelloChoice has announced that it has landed a major investment from Standard Bank following several partnerships.…
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Fintech
Mauritian fintech startup, Finclusion, raises US$20mn to scale its operations
African fintech platform Finclusion Group has secured $20-million in a funding round with fintech debt financing provider, Lendable. The partnership…
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Funding
South African healthtech startup Aviro lands funding
Cape Town-based healthtech Aviro Health has bagged an undisclosed amount of funding in a pre-series A funding round led by ASISA ESD…
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Other financial services
Software firm Karooooo buys Picup for US$5mn as it eyes South Africa’s e-commerce space
Karooooo, a global software company, has acquired a controlling stake in Picup, an on-demand delivery platform for documents, packages, parcels, and…
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Renewable energy
Vodacom invests US$563k in solar as part of its carbon management strategy
Vodacom South Africa has invested over R8 million (US$563,234) in three new solar-powered sites as part of the telco’s energy…
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