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How This Township Entrepreneur Turned To Tech To Scale His Car-Washing Startup Across SA
Sep. 16, 2020
When Robert Mtshali first launched MobiWash in Gauteng’s Alexandra township in 2014, he used a bicycle to travel to clients to wash their cars. Yet uptake was slow.“The market wasn’t ready for such a service. … read more
Africa Digital Festival Announces Maiden List Of Africa’s 50 Digital Champions
Sep. 16, 2020
Africa Digital Festival, the pan-African festival to unlock Africa’s digital future through a series of events has announced its maiden annual list publication of Africa’s 50 digital champions.The list recognizes innovators and pacesetters on the … read more
Nigeria: Health-Tech Startup, 54gene Partners US Based Illumina To Develop Genomics Facility
Sep. 15, 2020
Nigerian health-tech startup, 54gene in partnership with Illumina, a US-based genomics company to develop a first class genomics facility in Lagos, Nigeria. This new development will ensure that the genomics facility established in the country … read more
Ghana’s Health Ministry Receives 1000 Face Shields From Israeli Embassy
Sep. 08, 2020
The Israeli Embassy, in partnership with Ghana Tech Lab, has donated 1,000 face shields to Ghana’s Ministry of Health in Accra.The donation marks the second phase of the face shield donation after Shani Cooper, the … read more
Meet Hope Tech +, A Company That Helps Visually Impaired People Move Freely
Sep. 07, 2020
Seeking to curb the daily struggles faced by visually impaired people while they use white canes, Brian Mwenda, an electronic engineer has launched Hope Tech +. read more
Nigeria: Yellow Card Cryptocurrency Startup Raises $1.5 million In Funding Round
Sep. 01, 2020
Yellow Card, a Nigerian crypto startup has secured over $1.5 million in a seed funding round. The startup says it will use the funding to further expand its operations across Africa and also make it … read more