South Africa
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Mxit targeting emerging markets to combat South African decline
User figures for the latest version of South African chat app Mxit were a mixed bag for the company, with Mxit 7...
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1.3KNew shopping app aims to simplify buying in South Africa
New fun and free shopping app, MySidekick aims to end to end frustrations of finding the best specials in South Africa through its...
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Tourism drives new app development in South Africa
South Africa’s natural beauty, sunny climate, cultural diversity and reputation for delivering value for money have made it one of the world’s...
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Lean Startup Machine coming to Johannesburg
The Lean Start-up concept created by Eric Ries, provides a scientific approach to creating and managing startups and getting a desired product...
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MTN SA launches mobile location app linking businesses and customers
MTN has launched a Business Directory Services app which aims to put businesses on the map in South Africa. The app is...
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MasterCard launches MasterPass in South Africa
Mastercard has just launched MasterPass in South Africa which enables consumers to make convenient, simple, fast and secure digital payments. Digital wallets...
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South Africans can get from A to B with help of new transport app
Millions of people all over Africa depend on public transport to go to work yet there is very little information about how...
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South Africa’s top mobile apps
Mobithinking Global’s mobile statistics predicts that by 2017 there could be 200 billion app downloads. Although African countries have been slow when...
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African tech start-up ‘Over’ wins the ‘World’s Best Start-Up’ award
Over – an IOS app that allows users to add artistic text and artwork to user- generated photos -has won the award...
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2.2KSouth Africa: Snapscan app to make payments cashless
Stellenbosch start-up SnapScan, which won the South African app of the year award, allows independent retailers and big chains to accept in-store...
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South Africa: Stellenbosch the new innovation capital of Africa?
Stellenbosch better known for wine production has set its sights on becoming one of the innovation capitals of Africa. It’s a goal...
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Afrikstart platform aims to fund African start-ups
Afrikstart launched is 2013, is hoping to help start-ups across Africa grow through it’s crowdfunding platform. It’s a donation-based and peer-to-peer lending...
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AfricaCom 2013: Day 1 Insights
AfricaCom 2013 kicked off in Cape Town today, bringing together African MNO’s, tech companies, vendors and the app community from Africa and...
