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12 SA edtech startups chosen for the Mastercard Basis Edtech Fellowship
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12 SA edtech startups chosen for the Mastercard Basis Edtech Fellowship

Non-profit organisation Injini has announced the first cohort of 12 edtech startups participating in the inaugural Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship.  Injini is part of an Africa-wide network of partners implementing the Mastercard Foundation Fellowship to…

Why Infinix Notice 12 remains to be widespread in 2023
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Why Infinix Notice 12 remains to be widespread in 2023

The Infinix Note series is one of the brand’s high-end devices. Despite being released in 2022, the Infinix Note 12 is still making waves in the industry.  The Infinix Note 12 boasts a powerful performance…

Venturing ahead: the prospects and challenges of VC funding in South Africa
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Venturing ahead: the prospects and challenges of VC funding in South Africa

Last month, the Naspers Foundry, one of the largest venture capital funds in South Africa, shut down. As Foundry sunsets,  the country’s venture capital market is going through what one would call a rough patch,…

AstraZeneca companions with SA healthtech agency to reinforce breast most cancers detection
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AstraZeneca companions with SA healthtech agency to reinforce breast most cancers detection

Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced that it is partnering with South African healthtech firm MedSol AI Solutions to help promote the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the detection of breast cancer through a…

Cassava Applied sciences pledges to speculate $250 million into SA financial system
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Cassava Applied sciences pledges to speculate $250 million into SA financial system

Cassava Technologies has pledged a total of R4.5 billion (~$250 million) in investment in South Africa through its business units—Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Africa Data Centres, and Distributed Power Africa. The announcement was made during the…

7 causes to contemplate the Infinix Sensible 5, 6, or 7
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7 causes to contemplate the Infinix Sensible 5, 6, or 7

If you’re in the market for affordable smartphones that still deliver key features, the Infinix Smart 5, 6, and 7 are definitely worth considering. These smartphones are designed to cater to a variety of user…

Meet the OPay Mafia
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Meet the OPay Mafia

The African tech ecosystem is slowly maturing. Older startups are investing in new ones, and employees at these older startups are leaving to start their startups. Last year, TechCabal covered the former employees of Paystack…

SA “Fb rapist” who escaped jail by faking his loss of life, has been arrested
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SA “Fb rapist” who escaped jail by faking his loss of life, has been arrested

Thabo Bester, the infamous South African “Facebook” rapist who escaped from prison in May 2022 while serving a life sentence for rape and murder, has been arrested in Tanzania. According to South African police, Bester,…

Nigerian crypto startup, Lazerpay shuts down
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Nigerian crypto startup, Lazerpay shuts down

Lazerpay, a web3 and crypto payment company, is shutting down. The shutdown comes months after the startup’s founder, Njoku Emmanuel, shared that the company was having trouble raising money. According to a statement shared by…

FarmTrace pronounces recent funding to scale cloud-based agtech answer
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FarmTrace pronounces recent funding to scale cloud-based agtech answer

FarmTrace, an agtech startup that provides a cloud-based management solution for farmers, has announced its latest undisclosed funding from Secha Capital and Hassium Capital. The startup says the equity investment, which comes after its $1…

SA startup founders deal with EV mobility amidst weak nationwide grid
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SA startup founders deal with EV mobility amidst weak nationwide grid

South Africa’s power challenges, exacerbated by national provider Eskom’s seemingly never-ending issues, are no secret. Despite the obvious elephant in the room, there are electric vehicle (EV) startups in the country that  are swimming against…

Awabah is constructing for the casual financial system regardless of tight rules
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Awabah is constructing for the casual financial system regardless of tight rules

Nigeria’s informal economy is a major source of economic growth and productivity, contributing about 50% to the country’s GDP. This sector is typically populated by the economically disadvantaged, and operations are characterised by unsafe and…