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Business School – New Strategies For Startups in 2026
What Successful African Startups Are Doing Differently in 2026 In the first quarter of 2026, African startups raised between $705 million and $711 million across 59–80+ deals. This equalled a 26%+ year-on-year jump despite global headwinds. Egypt led with around $190 million in funding, followed by South Africa with$157 million, while debt financing overtook equity
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 21 April 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today First International Day of Women in Industry Observed Today Today marks the first International Day of Women in Industry, with African Business highlighting women-led startups driving industrial change across the continent. Proclaimed by a landmark resolution at the UNIDO General Conference during the 2025 Global Industry Summit in
Zero-Interest Funding Hacks: Government Grants, Competitions & Crowdfunding for Budget Startups
Why Interest-Free Funding Rocks Zero-interest funding is a proper game-changer for budget constrained or bootstrapped African startups. Preserving 100% ownership can translate into millions or even billions at later stages of company scaling when the real return on time sweat and effort get translated into either an initial public offering (IPO) or equity buyout. Beyond
Startup Spark Monday: Practical Tips for Founders
One of the biggest early decisions in any startup journey is whether to bootstrap your business or pursue external funding. This is not just about how you raise money. It influences how fast you can move, how much control you keep, the pressure you operate under, and ultimately how your startup behaves when things get
South African Startup Wetility Launches Power Outage Lookup Tool
South African energy startup Wetility has introduced a new interactive lookup tool that enables users to search their municipality and access a detailed view of local power outage patterns. The tool provides insights such as average outage duration, monthly trends, and how each area compares against the national average. Expanding Its Role in South Africa’s
Reducing Risk – Key to Business Resilience in 2026
Contributing Author: Yvonne Mothibi For too long, South Africa has treated risk as a series of separate problems. Electricity sits in one box, cyber threats in another, water insecurity somewhere else, and public debt in yet another file on another desk. That way of thinking no longer fits the world we are living in. The
Canva Introduces AI 2.0, Offline Access, and New Education Platform
Canva has announced its most significant evolution since its launch in 2013. The update was revealed at Canva Create in Los Angeles and introduces Canva Offline, Canva AI 2.0, and Learn Grid, a new education hub. For South Africa, the standout feature is Canva Offline. With more than half of Canva designs created on mobile
Microsoft Invests $329M to Expand South Africa Data Centres and AI Skills
Microsoft is committing $329 million to expand its data centre footprint in South Africa, aiming to strengthen infrastructure resilience and accelerate AI skills development across the country. The investment builds on Microsoft’s earlier $1.2 billion pledge and reinforces South Africa’s position as a leading digital hub on the continent. The new funding will support land
Breaking News Today – Monday 20 April 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Your Economic Week Ahead The potential for an agreement between Iran and the US to end their war is likely to continue to dominate market movements and the outlook of the global economy, with promising signals from both sides recently hinting at a resolution. South Africa's 182-Day Treasury
Meta contract termination triggers layoffs for tech company Sama in Nairobi
Kenya-based business process outsourcing firm Sama will lay off more than 1,100 employees in Nairobi after Meta ended a major content moderation and data annotation contract. The San Francisco-headquartered data labelling company confirmed in a statement that it issued a formal redundancy notice on Thursday, affecting 1,108 workers at its Nairobi delivery centre. Most of
Founder Friday : Stokvel Academy
Busi Skenjana, founder of Stokvel Academy and CEO of BSK Marketing, doesn’t tell a polished, linear story about entrepreneurship. Hers is shaped by instinct, environment, and a relentless pull toward independence long before the word “startup” entered everyday vocabulary. “I grew into it,” she says simply. That growth began early. At an early age in
THE MINING WRAP
Tech Startup Afrobotics is advancing autonomous drone systems designed for GPS-denied underground mining environments, with active deployment focused on real-time inspection, ventilation monitoring, and hazard detection in deep-level operations. These systems are improving situational awareness in areas where manual inspection is high-risk and visibility is limited, supporting safer and more continuous underground production. Meanwhile, Reactore
THE AI RECKONING: Profit, Promise and the Cost of Capital
AI Business Briefing | April 2026 The global AI investment narrative is approaching a critical inflection point. After a decade of exponential capital deployment, with the four largest AI hyper-scalers alone projected to have spent over $325 billion in 2025, rising toward a potential $1 trillion annually by 2027, the question that boards, CFOs, and
Breaking News Today – Friday 17 April 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today Ghanaian cedi and Zambian kwacha Face Fresh Currency Pressure Forex analysts have forecast further depreciation for the Ghanaian cedi and Zambian kwacha over the next week, while Kenya’s and Uganda’s shillings are expected to hold steady. Ghana’s cedi slipped to 11.03/$ due to a tight dollar supply environment,
BYD Atto 8 Enters South Africa’s SUV Market
South Africa’s plug-in hybrid SUV market has a new entrant with the arrival of the BYD Atto 8, a large 7-seater crossover that combines long-distance practicality with strong electric performance and premium-level features. Positioned as a family-focused flagship, it enters the segment with serious specifications, bold sizing, and pricing that places it firmly in the
Isuzu Motors South Africa Hits Record Annual Production Number
Excitement in the Eastern Cape in the last few weeks, was not restricted to politicians appearing in court. Rather it was a moment of celebration for the Auto-manufacturing industry demonstrating its resilience despite severe headwinds. In GQEBERHA (formerly Port Elizabeth), as the production shift ended on 31 March 2026 at the Isuzu Motors South Africa
BP Secures Majority Stake in Namibia’s Walvis Basin Exploration Blocks
BP is expanding into Namibia’s fast-growing oil exploration sector, joining a wave of global majors moving into the country. On April 13, the British energy group announced it had acquired a majority stake in three offshore blocks in the Walvis Basin. The deal gives BP a 60% interest in Petroleum Exploration Licenses 97, 99, and
AfCFTA Accelerator From The African Development Fund
An announcement for funding yesterday, while modest in tone, carried with it a significant ambition. The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) approved a grant of 1.7 billion CFA francs or roughly $2.8 million USD. The goal of this fund is to finance a project that will Strengthen Competitiveness of the Private
Startup Tip: Choosing the Right Bank Account Early Drives Startup Success
Many startups don’t think seriously about banking until money is already moving something to address once revenue begins to flow. In reality, the choice of bank account plays a quiet but critical role in how a business manages cash, pays suppliers, and how quickly it can respond to new opportunities. At the earliest stage, most
Breaking News Today – Thursday 16 April 2026
African Start-up News Headlines: Business News Today South Africa Does About-Turn Over Starlink Service On Wednesday, 15 April 2026, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa publicly stated that Elon Musk could use equity-equivalence programmes to comply with South Africa’s racial-equity (B-BBEE) rules and potentially roll out Starlink in the country. Ramaphosa made the comments while responding