The City of Johannesburg Brings an Exhilarating Feast of Arts, Culture and Heritage Shows
In the month of May, the City of Johannesburg will host a series of compelling creative hubs such as public ... Read More
South Africa
Applications Open for Google for Startups Black Founders Fund for Africa
Applications have opened for the second cohort of the Google for Startup Black Founders Fund for Africa, with 60 eligible ... Read More
Barclays to Sell Stake in Africa’s Absa Group
Barclays Plc has announced plans to sell a 7.4% stake of Absa Group Ltd, its former African unit, valued at $740 ... Read More
Saudi Arabia Drops Most COVID-19 Restrictions
Saudi Arabia has dropped most of its COVID-19 restrictions including an outdoor mask mandate, according to the Ministry of Interior ... Read More
IFC Invests $10 Million in Knife Capital Fund III
IFC, a member of the World Bank group, has invested US$10 million in Knife Fund III, a new fund ... Read More
Kenyan Startup Copia Global Banks $50 Million in Series C Equity Round
Copia Global, a Kenyan B2C e-commerce firm serving unbanked Kenyans in rural areas, has raised $50M for expansion in a ... Read More
South Africa Ranked 2nd in the World for Bitcoin Adoption
South Africa has a high cryptocurrency adoption rate according to the Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index. Of the internet users surveyed ... Read More
US to Temporarily Lift Travel Ban to 8 African Countries
US President Joe Biden issued a proclamation that will lift an earlier travel ban to 8 African countries, citing that ... Read More
SAVCA Findings: How Venture Capital Can Solve Unemployment
South Africa’s unemployment figures are among the highest in the world and this inequity means many people live in poverty. ... Read More
Four African Countries Account for More Than a Third of Financing in Africa
According to a report titled Entrepreneurship and Free Trade Volume II by the African Development Bank(AFDB), Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and South ... Read More