Property tech startup Spleet, which raised $2.6 million in 2022 from investors including MaC Ventures and HoaQ Fund, plans to fire an unspecified number of staff members due to pressure from rising costs from landlords it works with and inflation.…
$3 million in funding has been given to the Nigerian tech startup Bfree, which was established to automate and present processes for improving ethical debt. The founders of BFREE were extremely dissatisfied with the credit collection options that were available,…
Binance is an online exchange where users can trade cryptocurrencies. The news that at least two senior executives of this online exchange platform have reportedly been detained by the Federal Government has taken the country by surprise. The Financial Times…
The Kenyan government can now resume printing national ID cards as the High Court of Kenya has lifted the injunction against the new Maisha Namba digital ID system. The Maisha Card’s issuance was suspended in December of last year due…
A recent study by Omdia Research claims that Showmax has surpassed Netflix to take the top spot as Africa’s streaming service. Showmax held 39% of the African market as of November 2022, while Netflix held 33.5%. Showmax is still leading…
The owner of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, has unveiled XMail, a new email service that may threaten Google’s hegemony in the industry. Recently, Elon Musk responded audaciously on X when a user inquired about the anticipated release date of…
At the ports, Nigeria Customs Services has started auctioning off abandoned and seized goods. According to Nigeria Customs, Nigerians can fairly participate in the bidding process on the redesigned e-auction website. Steps on how to bid on items on the…
In order to promote digital inclusion in Gabon, the telecommunications firms Airtel Gabon and Moov Africa Gabon have teamed up to offer internet and mobile phone service to underprivileged areas known as “white zones.” The president of the Regulatory Authority…
A grant from the European Union totaling more than R8.1 million ($417,435.49) has been given to the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to help with a digital transformation project in South African Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. The…
Google is updating its standalone Google Pay app in the US with some pretty significant changes. Google Wallet has essentially taken the place of Google Pay, so the company has announced that the Pay app will close in the US…
