Digital transformation worldwide was already increasingly changing how companies make and offer their propositions and interact with their customers. But the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified this, with technology emerging as a critical means of resolving public health challenges and continuing to facilitate the new online consumer landscape.
Google details first tranche of $1bn investment
Google South Africa has unpacked its support for startups, SMMEs and nonprofits in a bid to accelerate digital transformation and help South Africa’s economy recover.
Google partners with department of small business to help your hustle
Launching the Hustle Academy with the support of the department of small business development, Google wants to help empower local entrepreneurs in a free week-long bootcamp.
CT edtech startup wants to reach 1M kids and solve Africa’s tech job skills crisis
Mindjoy, the Cape Town-based edtech startup that’s for kids, aims to help one million children discover their superpowers through coding.
Flapmax, Microsoft Launch Startup Accelerator to Boost Africa’s Digital Ecosystem
Flapmax has announced the company has teamed up with Microsoft to boost the digital ecosystem in Africa through launching a startup accelerator, FAST, a press release says.
Africa makes strides in digital readiness rankings
Leading African economies that have put in the hard work to improve their infrastructure, business conditions and overall competitiveness are generally performing better against other emerging markets in areas that measure their digital skills and sustainability.
Initiative will bring communities into digital economy
Digify Africa has joined forces with the Digital Access Programme, an initiative of the UK government, to deliver a nation-wide digital literacy programme – DigifyBytes.
DigifyBytes will be implemented across all nine provinces in South Africa, with the aim to equip youth, women, persons with disabilities, and the elderly with basic digital literacy skills for social and economic development.
WhatsApp bot Lesedi targets SA’s digital skills gap
Recently-launched digital literacy learning chatbot, Lesedi, has already attracted over 13 000 registered learners, consuming over 10 000 topics of content.
This is according to skills development body Digify Africa, which officially rolled out the new digital literacy bot last September.
SA fintech startup Floatpays raises $4m seed funding round for African expansion
South African on-demand pay provider Floatpays has secured just under US$4 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to help it expand across Africa.
South African fintech raises R47M funding in Series A
TallOrder, the South African fintech developer of cloud-based point of sale (POS) solutions for the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market, has raised R47m ($3 085 761,18) in additional Series A funding which takes the total funds raised since late 2014, to a total of R80m.