Zimbabwean Techpreneur, Takwana Tyaranini Secures US$5 Million Investment in Senditoo a Digital Money Transfer...
Senditoo is an African digital company that's fast becoming one of the dominant fintech start-ups on the continent, after securing a US$5 million line...
BancABC Launches Ignite Incubation Hub
BancABC Zimbabwe recently announced the launch of their Business Banking offering focused on supporting the SME sector countrywide in their entrepreneurial journey.
As part of...
Ghana to Become First African Country to Launch a Universal QR Code Payment System
Ghana will be the first country in Africa to use a universal QR code payment system when the technology is launched later this month.
Vice...
Chinhoyi University of Technology Students Win ZWL1Million in Hackathon Competition
Three Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) students walked away with a $1 million grand prize of the inaugural Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory...
Econet First Mobile Operator in Africa to be Launching Augmented Reality (AR) Game Today...
Econet announced today 12 February, subscribers will be able to take part in an Augmented Reality (AR) treasure hunt game, hence will make it...
How Augmented Reality Can Boost Social Media Marketing
While Google Glass didn’t catch on and people aren’t sitting at home with augmented reality goggles on just yet, augmented reality (AR) is making...
Kenya Builds First Solar-Powered Farm That Turns Ocean Water Drinkable
Kenya has built its first solar-powered farm that turns ocean water into potable water.
A non-governmental organization called Give Power, the project developers said the development...
Zimbabwean Pasi William Sachiti Building Driverless Cars In The UK
Pasi William Sachiti who is a Zimbabwean, is building driverless cars in the UK, using a combination of advanced robotics and driver-less vehicle technology.
He...
Africa’s First Drone and Data Academy Opens in Malawi
Malawi has opened Africa’s first Drone and Data Academy.
The initiative, according to UNICEF, is part of efforts to promote the use of drones in programs and...
Toyota is Building a ‘Smart’ City to Test Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robots and Self-driving...
Carmaker Toyota has unveiled plans for a 2,000-person "city of the future," where it will test autonomous vehicles, smart technology, and robot-assisted living.
The ambitious...
New Lithium-Sulfur Battery Could Charge Phones for Five Days
Researchers at Australia’s Monash University have developed what they’re calling “the world’s most efficient lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery,” an ultra-high-capacity design that could quadruple-camera battery life...
South African Drone Startup Cloudline Receives Seed Funding From UNICEF’s Innovation Fund
The UNICEF Innovation Fund recently announced that six new drone startups, developing open-source, emerging technology digital public goods to address global challenges and create...
