F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Failure to launch: Germany’s Rocket Internet goes public, shares drop 14%
Massive German startup factory Rocket Internet went public today and reactions haven’t exactly been enthusiastic. Shortly after its shares first started trading, the company’s…
Rocket Internet wants 5rooms to own SA furniture market
We’ve mentioned online furniture sales outfit 5rooms previously. It’s part of German startup incubator Rocket Internet’s stable of South African ecommerce sites, but it…
Zando: The Germans are here
Zando has hit the African continent. The ecommerce outfit has been building a presence in South Africa for the last three months. The local…
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…
