Lyndon Marescia, CEO and founder of Adinga. Vision, growth, partnership, impact Business Cloud Africa (BC Africa) is the vision of two well-respected names in the IT industry: Lyndon Marescia, CEO and founder of Adinga, and Alan Nicholson, CEO of Unilynx Business Systems. Propelled by their unwavering belief in the power of partnerships, and united by a…
The Presidency has dismissed what it describes as a sustained misinformation campaign aimed at portraying South Africa as isolated from the rest of the African continent, following recent anti-illegal migration protests. Addressing a media briefing at the Union Buildings on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the campaign sought to paint South Africa as a…
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that military personnel aged 30 and older will undergo testing for testosterone deficiency as part of annual health screenings. In a video posted on X, captioned “High-T Department”, Hegseth said he was authorising the screening programme for troops to ensure “you have the right testosterone levels to operate at…
China has become one of Africa’s largest development financiers. Since 2000, Chinese and other state-backed institutions have committed more than US$180 billion in loans to African countries. The money has been used to finance roads, railways, power stations, ports, water infrastructure and industrial projects. Agriculture has also become part of this expanding partnership. Food systems…
I sat at a garage on Spondo Street, in Zwide, Gqeberha, for 40 minutes without buying a single litre of fuel, and left having watched more real economic activity than most business parks generate in a week. It was a Friday afternoon, nothing staged for a photographer. Just the corner going about its business at…
African startups raised between $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion in the first half of 2026, in line with the $1.4 billion recorded a year earlier, per data from TechCabal and The Big Deal, showing funding has stabilized despite a tougher venture capital market. The total was supported by a handful of large transactions, even as…
A U.S.-Iran dual citizen who was trapped in Iran on allegations of espionage and collaborating with a hostile state has departed the country, CBS News learned Wednesday. The woman, Dena Karari, had been unable to leave Iran since December 2024 due to “bogus charges,” her attorney, Jared Genser, wrote on social media. Genser announced late…
Supercell opened applications for its first Developer Grants Program for African game studios, offering equity-free funding of between $20,000 and $200,000. The Finnish company behind Clash of Clans, Hay Day and Clash Royale plans to select 3 to 5 studios for the first cohort. Applications close on Aug. 9, shortlisted teams will be contacted in…
The ICASA council is the highest decision-making body of the authority. Parliament’s oversight body, the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, seeks public input on the 22 candidates shortlisted for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) council. This, as part of the recruitment process to fill four vacancies on the council. In…
Renew Capital selected 15 African technology startups from more than 500 applicants across 48 countries to advance to the next stage of its inaugural Renew Venture Lab: EmFi Series. The startups were chosen after applicants took part in founder-led training sessions and a pitch competition. Forty-seven companies reached the final pitching stage and received a…
