Nigerian fintech startup Vittas is a digital lender that utilises machine learning and partnerships in order to provide loans. Founded in July 2019 by Sulav Singh and Collins Uche, with its first loan going out in...
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Cape Town-based SnapScan, developer of the popular QR code payments app of the same name, has partnered with Standard Bank to offer businesses a low-cost card machine solution. The launch of the point-of-sale terminal...
Maholla, a consumer rewards app, has concluded a $1.5 million (R27 million) seed funding round. The company raised a $580 000 pre-seed round in July 2022, bringing its total funding to date to over $2 million (R36...
Manufacturers are hoping for the artificial intelligence revolution to reach their factories, envisaging robots being used to repair complex machinery. There has been an explosion of interest in uses of AI across many...
While the prevailing economic conditions in South Africa have pushed some buyers out of the property market in 2023, the buyer’s pool is still active, and there are several things prospective sellers can do to conclude a...
Ludo Investments, a black-owned company focusing on urban development conceptualisation, in partnership with 500Y BPEBP and the landowners Tshehla Development Trust, have embarked on a project to develop a barren land along De...
Anyone looking to take home the facelifted VW Polo Vivo GT will need to earn R37,000 per month to comfortably afford the sporty hatch. The VW was recently updated with a variety of cosmetic and equipment...
Copper mining company Copper 360 has listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) Alternative Exchange (Alt X) board. The company was formed in November 2022 and is based in the Northern Cape following a reverse...
After seeing a decline in investment throughout 2022, tech startups in South Africa have had a challenging start to 2023. Last year, South Africa saw a year-on-year (YoY) drop in both the number of startups receiving funding...
Nashua, a wholly-owned business within JSE-listed electronics group Reunert, marked fifty years of operation at an event in Johannesburg this week. Reunert is comprised of three clusters – electrical engineering, applied...