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South Africa's Fuel Price Increases Are Hitting These Industries the Hardest
Every fuel price increase affects businesses differently. For some companies, it leads to slightly higher operating costs. For others, it pushes up expenses across production, transport, pricing and profitability. The difference comes down to one question: how much does the business rely on fuel? Businesses that operate trucks, heavy machinery and long distance transport usually
Building a Workplace People Want to Join
Small businesses often assume they cannot compete with larger employers when it comes to hiring. Bigger companies have larger recruitment budgets, well known brands and benefits that smaller firms may not be able to match. That does not mean they automatically attract the best people. Many candidates pay attention to something that costs very little
Urban reveals two-door Land Rover Defender pickup
British vehicle customisation company Urban Automotive has introduced a pickup version of the current generation Land Rover Defender. The body style has been absent from the Defender range since Land Rover redesigned the model. Called the Widetrack Avontur, the vehicle is based on the Defender 110 Hard Top commercial model. It made its public debut
Alliance backs travel fintech Timon
Nigeria founded travel payments startup Timon has secured an undisclosed investment from Alliance, a crypto focused startup accelerator. The funding follows the company's selection into Alliance's latest cohort. Addressing cross border payment challenges Founded in 2024 by Tomi Ayorinde and Chizaram Ucheaga, Timon is building a payments platform for African travellers. The service lets users
Rain and Huawei partner to expand low-band 5G network
Rain is expanding its 5G network with Huawei using low band spectrum technology. The operator aims to improve coverage and increase network capacity across South Africa. The company has already deployed the technology in major cities. It now plans to extend the rollout to thousands of commercial sites. Bringing massive MIMO to low band spectrum
Nigerian fintech Gigbanc shuts down, enters acquisition talks
Gigbanc, a Nigerian fintech that built cross-border payment services for freelancers, creators, remote workers and businesses, is shutting down after three years as it struggled to secure fresh funding. The startup says it is in acquisition talks with a Nigerian fintech infrastructure provider, although it has not disclosed the company's name. Customers have until July
Selling Smarter: How to Build Trust Before You Ask for the Sale
The meeting goes well. The customer asks questions, requests a quotation and says they'll discuss it with the team. A few days pass. Then a week. The follow up email receives no reply. Most founders assume the problem was price. Sometimes it is. Often, it isn't. Buying from a startup carries a level of risk
South African startup Refiant unveils Protea AI
South African startup Refiant has launched a new family of large language models that can process up to 10 million tokens in a single prompt. The release comes as businesses look for AI tools that can handle larger datasets. The models, called Protea, are available with context windows of one million, five million and 10
AI is driving a new wave of investment in Africa's data centres
Artificial intelligence is placing new demands on Africa's data centres. Operators originally built many facilities for cloud services and enterprise applications. They are now upgrading them to support AI workloads that require more computing power, more electricity and more advanced cooling. Executives from Vertiv and Open Access Data Centres (OADC) discussed these challenges at a
How Notion Helps Startups Keep Track of Their Work
Running a startup generates more information than many founders expect. Meeting notes, customer feedback, project plans, product updates and internal procedures all need to be documented. In the early stages, teams often store that information wherever it's most convenient. Documents end up in shared drives, spreadsheets, emails and messaging apps. That approach works while the
Safaricom asks shareholders to back Vodafone CEO rights
Safaricom wants shareholders to approve changes to its Articles of Association following Vodafone Kenya's move to majority ownership. The changes would give the company's largest shareholder greater influence over senior appointments. They would also remove governance rules introduced when the Kenyan government held a larger stake. Shareholders will vote on the proposals at Safaricom's annual
Koko Networks assets up for sale as administrators look for buyers
Administrators are looking for buyers for the assets of Kenyan clean cooking startup Koko Networks. The move comes months after the company shut down its operations. A notice issued through the insolvency process invites interested parties to submit expressions of interest by July 17. PwC, which is overseeing Koko Networks Limited, will review the submissions
Africa Business Registration for Startups and SMEs: Kenya
Kenya remains one of the easiest places to set up a business in East Africa. Its large consumer market, established financial sector and growing technology industry continue to attract both local entrepreneurs and foreign investors. Whether you're opening a small business or launching a company with regional ambitions, registering the business is one of the
Wahala App targets public incident reporting
When flooding hits Lagos, a tanker overturns on the highway or violence breaks out during an election, many Nigerians head to social media for updates. It has become the fastest way to find out what's happening. Even so, the information is often scattered across hundreds of posts. Wahala App wants to bring those reports together
GTCO takes on fintechs with 200,000 PoS terminals
Guaranty Trust Holding Company is planning a major expansion of its merchant payments business through HabariPay, its fintech subsidiary, with plans to deploy 200,000 Point of Sale (PoS) terminals across Nigeria. The target, outlined in GTCO's 2025 annual report, comes after a strong year for HabariPay. The company processed ₦80.9 trillion ($59.04 billion) in payments
Startups Are Using Zapier to Spend Less Time on Admin
As a startup grows, so does the amount of administration that comes with it. Teams need to follow up on new customer enquiries, update sales information across different systems and move data from one application to another. Each task may only take a few minutes, but together they can consume valuable time. Businesses that aren't
Farm software is becoming agritech's fastest-growing segment
Agritech startups are building more software and less hardware. Demand is growing for digital tools that help farmers manage their operations. Drones, sensors and automated machinery remain an important part of modern farming. But much of the latest innovation is happening through software. Startups are creating platforms that help farmers monitor crops, track weather, manage
Monday Staffing Solutions: The hiring mistakes that cost small businesses
Small business owners don't hire people every day. Recruitment usually starts when someone resigns, the business gets busier or the current team can no longer keep up with the workload. That's when many owners discover that hiring isn't as simple as putting up a job advert and waiting for the right person to apply. The
Zimbabwean developer takes lobola app global
When Zimbabwe went into lockdown in 2020, Courage Nyoni decided to learn how to build mobile apps. The civil engineering graduate spent months teaching himself to code through online tutorials. His first app was a study tool for sociology students at Bindura University. His second project, however, struck a very different chord. Nyoni developed the
Nigerian startup Data Entry Academy wins UNDP edtech accelerator
Data Entry Academy, a Lagos-based startup that teaches digital workplace skills, has won the top prize in the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Get Ready 4 timbuktoo EdTech Accelerator, receiving a $10,000 award after emerging first among more than 1,400 applicants. The company, founded by Chioma Ifeanyi Eze, was named the overall winner during the