South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
Eskimi: A social network for feature phones crosses 7m user mark
Mobile social networks have a habit of thriving in emerging markets. You only have to look at the likes of Mxit from South Africa…
Rocket Internet to launch Nigerian Amazon clone [Report]
German-based cloning giant Rocket Internet is set to open up an Amazon-style ecommerce site in Nigeria. The company made its first big forays onto…
What gaps need to be plugged in the African startup ecosystem?
Africa’s startup ecosystem is in a state of flux. These are the formative days, the few million years post big-bang, if you would. So…
100m newly ‘banked’ people: What mobile money has done in a decade
It’s pretty much accepted wisdom that Africa has been at the forefront of mobile payment tech for a while now. But how many of…
