Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 14, 2016. Reza B | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has a new “verified” account on X, the influential social media platform owned by Elon Musk. Khamenei, whose X handle is…
Roam has launched a digital platform that connects electric vehicles to a centralized monitoring system designed for fleet operators across Africa. The system, called Roam Explorer, tracks battery health, vehicle performance, location and usage in real time. It connects electric motorcycles, tuk-tuks, buses and cars to a digital platform accessible through mobile devices. Founded in…
NjiaPay has raised $2.1 million in seed funding to expand its payment orchestration platform across Africa, which was led by Newion. The company said the capital will be used to expand engineering and commercial teams, strengthen integrations and scale operations across the continent. NjiaPay was spun out of Talk360 in Dec. 2024 as a standalone…
Nigeria will host the fifth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2027) in Lagos from November 5 to 11, 2027 under the theme “Global Africa, Smart Trade- From Market Access to Market Power” . The event is a major platform aimed at accelerating trade across the continent under the framework of the African Continental…
Weego, a Moroccan-Senegalese mobility startup, raised $1.1 million in a funding round led by Azur Innovation Fund to expand its transport platform across Africa. The company operates a mobility-as-a-service application that integrates different transport options into one interface. Users can access public transit, ride-hailing and other services through the platform. Weego was founded in 2020…
Musaffa Expands Faith-Aligned Investing With Their Global Halal Investment Platform for US Markets Musaffa, a leading fintech platform dedicated to Shariah-compliant investment research and Islamic Finance Education, recently announced the launch of its Global Halal Investment Platform. This new platform provides 600,000+ Muslim investors across 200+ countries with expanded access to US capital markets via…
Watch time on the eVOD platform increased by 56%. (Image: Supplied) Local video-on-demand platform eVOD reached 2.2 million registered users in the third quarter of 2025, says the company. eVOD is owned by eMedia, the parent company of e.tv and Openview. In a statement, eVOD reveals it recorded a 22% year-on-year increase in registrations, which…
London-based mobility and financial services platform GoCab has raised $45 million in new financing, split between $15 million in equity and $30 million in debt, as it steps up expansion across Africa. The equity round was led by E3 Capital and JANNGO Capital, with participation from KawiSafi Ventures and Cur8 Capital. The debt portion was…
SABC eyes three million registered SABC Plus users by January 2027. The SABC is stepping up its digital strategy with SABC Plus, introducing artificial intelligence (AI), gamification and expanding zero-rated content across the streaming platform. This is in an effort to make public broadcasting more accessible, engaging and inclusive, it says. Dr Vuyo Nyembezi, acting…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced that it is powering data operations for Super Bowl LX. As the Official Intelligent Data Infrastructure Partner of the San Francisco 49ers and the National Football League (NFL), NetApp provides the enterprise-grade data platform that powers the digital and physical experiences for football fans, whether…
