The South African leg of the Google Impact Challenge has come to an end, with four local non-profits being given $250 000 each to enable change in the country using technology. The four winners are: MeMeZa Shout Crime Prevention, a community alarm system for low-income areas (which won the people’s choice award); Corruption Watch, an […]
Read MoreMTN Uganda today became the first telecom company in Uganda and in the MTN Group to grant access to third-parties to its Mobile Money Access Programming Interface (API) thereby opening up the space for mobile money revolution in Africa. The Mobile Money Open Application Program Interface (API) will now be accessed by third parties; the […]
Read MoreGlobal travel and accommodation marketplace Booking.com is inviting startups from across the world working in the space of sustainable travel to apply for support from its EUR2 million (US$2.3 million) fund. Booking.com has opened applications for the third edition of its Booking Booster Programme, which will select 10 social enterprise startups in the sustainable tourism […]
Read MoreThe Mastercard Foundation has announced a new fund that will enable young African changemakers to seed and kick-start promising social ventures and community projects, creating economic opportunities for themselves and others. The Mastercard Foundation is one of the largest such organisations in the world, and was established to advance learning and promote financial inclusion for […]
Read Moreameroonian health-tech entrepreneur Melissa Bime has been crowned winner of the US$25,000 Anzisha Prize, for INFIUSS, her online blood bank and digital supply chain solution which ensures local hospitals have access to blood. Hosted by the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the Anzisha Prize celebrates Africa’s most innovative social and […]
Read MoreA reading subscription service firm, Bambooks has introduced a mobile application that allows users to read an unlimited numbers of books on its platform. The app comes in a mobile app and a web application, which allows users to read on their phones, tablets, laptops at any time of the day as long as they […]
Read MoreThe impact that digital start-ups have had on the African economy in the last few years have been applauded at the on-going GSMA Mobile 360 Series meeting holding in Kigali, Rwanda. Speaking at the one of the talk session, Smart Africa adviser Jean-Philbert Nsengimana declared that something phenomenal is happening on the continent, as technology […]
Read MoreNIGERIAN lawmakers who are taking part at this year’s Gulf Information Technology Exhibition going on at the Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arabs Emirates (UAE) has promised to ensure tax holiday for tech start-ups in the country. And also in the spirit of ensuring patronage for ICT products and services, the Director-General of the National […]
Read MoreAPPLICATIONS have opened for the Abuja-based Civic Accelerator Programme (CAP), a three-month initiative that supports early-stage Nigerian enterprises with solutions to critical social issues. The programme – an initiative of the recently launched Civic Innovation Lab – will enable entrepreneurs to launch innovative and scalable social ventures. Applications are open until September 4, with the […]
Read MoreUGANDAN start-up Qwicart is bidding to change the way people shop for groceries with a mobile app that allows people to shop from a variety of supermarkets using their phones. Launched in the middle of last year, the Qwicart team has serious pedigree. Moses Byaruhanga is the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Cheki Uganda, […]
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