View this email in your browser A TechCabal roundup of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on tech & innovation in Africa APRIL 19, 2020 This newsletter is a weekly special focused on the effect of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 on African tech and innovation ecosystems. Subscribe here to get it directly in your inbox every […]
Xenophobic attacks have dominated the headlines this week after the latest wave of anti-immigrant violence rocked South Africa. Shops belonging to foreigners have been vandalised and looted with buildings also set ablaze. The unrest which began on Sunday in Johannesburg has since spread to Pretoria, leaving five people dead and at least 300 arrested, police […]
Pineapple has lofty ambitions and it is going after an age-old industry with lots of legacy players.
Compared to a lot of African governments, South Africa isn’t doing too bad as far as government-backed funding for tech businesses is concerned.
Technology, digital and innovation highlights from across Africa and beyond
SA-based local neighbourhood network, OurHood, has raised an undisclosed amount in a new funding round