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artificial-intelligenceFor a small business, a meeting can create another job. Someone has to take notes. Someone has to remember what the customer asked for. Someone needs to follow up on the things the team agreed to do.
Funding & FinanceARC Ride, a Kenyan electric mobility company, has raised $33.3 million to expand its electric motorcycle fleet and battery-swapping network beyond Kenya.
fintechMukuru is giving its customers in Botswana another way to use the money they receive through its platform. The company launched its Companion Card in Botswana in August. The Visa-branded card is linked to a Mukuru Wallet, allowing customers to pay directly from their wallet balance at merchants that accept Visa.
motoringSouth Africa's automotive industry has a new CEO. Dr Mncane Mthunzi has taken over as CEO of naamsa, the Automotive Business Council, effective September 7. He replaces Shinny Gobiyeza, who had been serving as acting CEO since April following the departure of Mikel Mabasa.
logisticsTemu has added Nigerian logistics company Kwikpik to its network of delivery partners, giving the e-commerce platform another option for delivering orders to customers across Nigeria.
energyFinding enough money to build renewable energy projects remains a problem for many energy companies in Africa. The projects may not require hundreds of millions of dollars, but raising a few million can still be difficult.
EntrepreneurshipFinancial Sector Deepening Tanzania (FSDT), with support from the European Union, has launched a new grant fund offering women- and youth-owned businesses in Tanzania up to US$11,000 in non-repayable funding.
EntrepreneurshipNineteen women entrepreneurs from 15 African countries have been recognised at the 2026 VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA), with winners receiving funding to expand businesses across agriculture and food-related industries.
sme-sDHL and Absa Group have formalised a partnership to expand the DHL GoTrade programme across Sub-Saharan Africa, giving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access to trade training, logistics support and financial services.
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