Michelle Njuguna

South African e-commerce merchant technology and smart logistics platform Shiprazor has raised US$2.65 million in seed funding to help African online merchants reduce delivery costs, improve conversion, and simplify fulfilment.

The Research Officer will support the implementation of Southern Voice’s research initiatives, helping coordinate activities, manage processes, and contribute to the visibility and impact of Global South research.

Egyptian fintech startup INVIA has raised US$1.2 million in funding to support product development, engineering expansion, and customer acquisition.

Bitget Wallet has opened pre-registration for the Bitget Dollar Card in South Africa, with the first 500 applicants receiving a waived activation fee and a randomised reward

AI FOR GOOD FELLOWSHIP: Do you want to help solve Africa’s challenges using ethical AI? ​Are you a technologist with experience using AI to solve real-world problems?

Speedinvest, a globally active European venture capital firm, has announced its first flagship fund investing in early growth-stage companies across the Middle East and Africa.

Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) will build a new 1.4 ⁠trillion Egyptian pound ($27 billion) mixed-use city east of ​Cairo, CEO ​and ​Managing Director Hisham Talaat Moustafa said

South African med-tech company AI Diagnostics has raised $5.2 million in funding to advance the use of its proprietary hardware and AI software in combatting the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic.

The Department of Health welcomes the arrival of the first batch HIV prevention medicine, Lenacapavir in South Africa, which consists of 37 920 doses.

The Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (HISA) 2026, Africa’s leading platform for exploring the latest trends and technologies shaping the healthcare industry, will return to Johannesburg

South Africa’s automotive industry is becoming an increasingly contested space as global manufacturers accelerate expansion plans in Africa’s most industrialised vehicle market

South African startup Refiant AI, which uses algorithms to compress artificial intelligence (AI) models, has closed a US$5 million seed round to build its platform