Smart wheels A scooter service in South Africa is set to launch and, if successful, it may even rival Uber and Taxify. Local entrepreneur Fezile Dhlamini spent three years unsuccessfully applying to… Read more
Lending hand A new blockchain-enabled financing app for mobile phones is set to be launched that will provide kiosk and food stall owners in Nairobi with quick and easy microloans when ordering… Read more
Charged up The Ugandan government has given the go-ahead for a project whereby electric vehicles will be commercially produced. As reported by Fin24, the East African nation is working on the initiative… Read more
‘Hot’ chocolate Côte d’Ivoire has lost about 125 000 tons of cocoa since the start of the 2017/18 harvesting season, as a result of beans being smuggled to neighbouring countries where farmers… Read more
Business boost Tunisia’s new Start-up Act, which supports fledgling technology companies, serves as an example for other African states of how to promote tech ecosystems. According to Tech in Africa, the new… Read more
