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Talent Edge on Monday's: How to hire faster without sacrificing quality
Hiring someone shouldn't take months, but it often does. A company advertises a vacancy, applications come in and interviews are scheduled. Then everything slows down. CVs sit unread, interviews get pushed back and decisions are delayed. By the time an offer is made, the best candidate has already accepted another job. It happens more often
Venture Debt Explained for African Founders
Venture capital has dominated startup funding Conversations for years, but every funding round comes at a cost. Raising equity gives businesses the capital to grow, but it also reduces founder ownership with each new investment. As fundraising becomes more competitive, venture debt offers eligible startups another way to finance growth without giving up additional equity.
Breaking News Today – Monday 29 June 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today South African Businesses Brace for Protest Action on Immigrants Police and security services are reported to be on high-alert in major cities around South Africa, as planned protest action against illegal immigrants in the country are set to roll out this week. There are heightened fears from business
Malawian Startup SpaceAI Brings Practical AI Solutions to the Market
Malawian entrepreneur Tapiwa Kandiado has launched SpaceAI, a technology startup helping businesses, development organisations and local communities integrate artificial intelligence into their operations. Established in 2024, the company develops customised AI platforms, applications and supporting infrastructure while providing training and advisory services organisations need to adopt and manage AI effectively. SpaceAI integrates artificial intelligence into
Startup Mondays: Building a Lean Technology Stack for Startups
Choosing software has become one of the easiest ways for startups to overspend without realising it. Founders are presented with an endless list of platforms promising to improve productivity, automate workflows, manage customers, track finances and accelerate growth. The temptation is to build an impressive technology stack from day one. In reality, most early stage
Immigrant Protests – South Africa Does Not Have an Illegal Immigrant Problem
To Listen to this Content – Click below: As South Africa heads into a tense week of potential protests and the inevitable violence that often accompanies such protests. This is a critical juncture at which the whole African continent needs to perhaps stop and take stock. The narrative and the framing around the current unhappiness
Bango startup helps shoppers compare food prices
Ask two traders for the price of a basket of tomatoes and there's a good chance you'll get two different answers. Even then, the baskets may not hold the same amount of produce. For shoppers who don't visit traditional markets often, it's difficult to know whether the price they're being quoted is reasonable. Bango thinks
IBM's Chip Milestone Gets Expert Backing
IBM has unveiled what it calls the world's first sub-1nm semiconductor chip, but the company's biggest achievement may not be the number attached to it. Instead, researchers are paying closer attention to how the chip is built. The prototype, known as the 0.7nm or 7 angstrom node, packs almost 100 billion transistors onto a chip
Vodacom Adds Amazon Prime to Selected Mobile and Fibre Plans
Vodacom customers on selected post-paid and home internet plans will soon receive Amazon Prime as part of their subscriptions. The announcement comes as Amazon prepares for its first Prime Day event in South Africa. Until now, Vodacom's partnership with Amazon has focused on Prime Video. This time, customers will have access to the full Prime
AI Beverage Startup Palé Joins Grindstone Ventures Female Founder Initiative
South African beverage technology startup Palé has become the third company selected for the female founder funding-readiness programme established by Grindstone Ventures and the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC), an initiative designed to help black female-led startups prepare for investment and commercial growth. The programme combines venture-building support from Grindstone Ventures with capital committed by MIC
Brass to Merge Business Banking Operations into Paystack MFB
Brass will no longer operate as an independent business. The Nigerian business banking startup has announced that it will move its operations to Paystack Microfinance Bank (Paystack MFB), with customers who want to continue using its services expected to complete the migration before 31 July 2026. The announcement comes two years after Paystack led a
Founder fridays: Silomotion
Many entrepreneurs start businesses to earn a living. Mpongiseni Sangweni believes they should instead be building businesses capable of transforming communities, creating sustainable employment and competing on a global stage. As the founder of Silomotion, he has spent the past decade helping township and rural entrepreneurs move beyond simply registering businesses by equipping them with
Top 5 Inventory & Supply Chain Software Platforms for African Startups & SMEs in 2026
Effective inventory management requires a blend of technical skills, strategic thinking, and operational discipline. Here are the most important competencies: Inventory and supply chain management software today is a critical success factor in managing a business, and helps businesses track stock levels, manage orders, forecast demand, optimise warehousing, and streamline procurement. For African startups and
STEM Africa Fest returns with bigger footprint across Nigeria
STEM Africa Fest is back for its sixth edition. This year, organisers are taking the programme beyond Lagos to reach more young Nigerians interested in science and technology. The flagship event will take place on 18 July at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos. Ilorin joins the programme for the first time, extending the festival's
The Mining Wrap
AI, automation, connectivity and critical minerals remained at the forefront of Africa's mining industry this week, with companies advancing digital technologies and governments strengthening investment and beneficiation strategies. South African mining robotics startup Afrobotics is deploying autonomous underground drones that use artificial intelligence to perform mine mapping, infrastructure inspections and hazardous-area monitoring. The drones reduce
Breaking News Today – Friday 26 June 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Producer Inflation in South Africa Spikes in May South Africa’s producer inflation accelerated sharply to 7.8% year-on-year in May 2026, up from 4.8% in April, according to data released by Statistics South Africa yesterday. This represents the highest reading in over a year and marks a significant jump
Zimbabwean Startup Maminda Builds AI Platform for Smallholder Farmers
Zimbabwean agri-fintech startup Maminda is developing a digital platform that brings agricultural finance, AI-powered advisory services, crop monitoring, and market access together in a single ecosystem aimed at smallholder farmers. Founded in 2025, the startup focuses on addressing some of the biggest challenges facing small-scale agriculture by combining digital financial tools with precision farming technologies.
African Startup Smartcomply Expands to the UK
Nigerian compliance and cybersecurity startup Smartcomply is taking its compliance platform to the UK. There, the company wants to work with fintechs and payment businesses operating between Africa and Europe. It is launching Adhere, a platform that combines anti-money laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and fraud detection. initially, its target customers include Electronic
IBM Unveils World’s First Sub-1 Nanometer Chip Technology – A Major Leap in Semiconductor Innovation
IBM has announced a groundbreaking advancement in semiconductor technology with the revel of the world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip. The development, revealed today on IBM's Blog, represents a significant milestone in the race to push beyond current physical limits of silicon-based computing. This new technology could reshape the future of artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and
The Credibility Challenge Facing African Mining Engineering Startups
Breaking into Africa's mining industry is challenging for any engineering startup. Mine operators expect suppliers to produce accurate technical data, comply with strict safety requirements and deliver consistent quality from the first project. Established engineering firms point to years of completed contracts and long-standing client relationships. Startups do not have that advantage. Every inspection, laboratory