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After years of preventing the business, SANTACO is getting into ride-hailing

After years of preventing the business, SANTACO is getting into ride-hailing

South Africa’s largest public transport association has entered the country’s ride-hailing market. It aims to challenge the dominance of Uber, Bolt, inDrive and others. After years of squabbling with the likes of Uber and Bolt,…

Stears pivots into B2B market

Stears pivots into B2B market

Stears, a Nigerian data and intelligence company, is pivoting from its consumer-focused data solutions into an organisation-focused intelligence company with new offerings.  Since its launch in 2017, Stears, a Nigerian data company, has evolved into…

Starlink is providing customers in Nigeria a 20% low cost because it seems to increase attain

Starlink is providing customers in Nigeria a 20% low cost because it seems to increase attain

Starlink now costs 20% less for Nigerians as the company partners with Jumia to expand its reach. How far will a discount go in helping them acquire more users. Starlink, the satellite internet service owned…

Sew declares $25 million Sequence A extension to increase enterprise funds product

Sew declares $25 million Sequence A extension to increase enterprise funds product

Stitch has announced a $25 million raise to scale its enterprise payment solutions product. South African payments solutions provider Stitch has announced a $25 million Series A extension round. Ribbit Capital led the funding round…

Unique: Paystack expands additional into offline funds as Nigeria’s POS quantity surges

Unique: Paystack expands additional into offline funds as Nigeria’s POS quantity surges

Paystack, the Nigeria-based fintech company, is launching virtual terminals, a new product that allows merchants to accept payments with bank transfers for multi-person businesses. The company is positioning itself for faster growth of its “pay…

5 key attributes of revolutionary startups

5 key attributes of revolutionary startups

Noel K. Tshiani is the founder of the Congo Business Network, an organisation committed to building the rising startup ecosystem in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As a fervent advocate for innovation, he actively drives…

WhatsApp hacks are again, they usually’re sneakier than earlier than

WhatsApp hacks are again, they usually’re sneakier than earlier than

It took Wuraola Onyeku about three weeks to realise that her partner was logged in to her WhatsApp account on his desktop. The first time she opened her WhatsApp after a night out with her…

Uganda closes six radio stations for working with out licences

Uganda closes six radio stations for working with out licences

The six radio stations, including Hot FM and Millenium Community Radio were allegedly running operations without licences, per Uganda’s Communications Act. Uganda has shut down six radio stations after the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) discovered…

Subsequent Wave: When is the last word Eldorado for a startup founder?

Subsequent Wave: When is the last word Eldorado for a startup founder?

First published 1 October 2023 Tech startup founders face a series of challenges on the path to success. When do they finally get to reap their rewards? The thing with arguments like how much a…

Finish of an period for Showmax Professional as Showmax 2.0 nears launch

Finish of an period for Showmax Professional as Showmax 2.0 nears launch

Showmax 2.0 is on the way, but the change has phased out Showmax Pro that aired live sports. It is also clear that the new platform will just focus on premier league matches. However, Showmax…

Breaking: Patricia’s appeals for assist infuriate annoyed clients

Breaking: Patricia’s appeals for assist infuriate annoyed clients

Weeks after converting customers’ assets into its Patricia Token (PTK), Patricia is hoping that its fundraising move will help its repayment plan but frustrated customers aren’t convinced. Nigeria-focused crypto platform Patricia is attempting to raise…

Purchase 2023 low-cost & genuine NECO consequence test token

Purchase 2023 low-cost & genuine NECO consequence test token

If you’ve recently taken NECO exams and are eager to check your results, you’ll need to purchase a NECO result-checking token. This token grants you access to your results online and here are the steps…