Author: Today Africa

TechCrunch has announced the Startup Battlefield 200 for 2024, featuring startups from around the world, including 8 early-stage startups from Africa.  Startup Battlefield 200 is a startup competition designed to spotlight top early-stage ventures from across the globe.  The competition provides startups a platform to pitch their innovative ideas, offering

“Please Call Me” creator scores huge legal victory against Vodafone. The UK-based majority shareholder in Vodacom, has been denied access to South Africa’s courts in the ongoing legal battle involving “Please Call Me” idea-man Kenneth Nkosana Makate.  The Constitutional Court ruled against Vodafone’s application to intervene as an amicus curiae (“friend of

Starlink now officially available in Zimbabwe. This means that users in the country can now order and access the Internet service directly from the Starlink website. The Internet service launched with a monthly subscription fee starting from $50 for Standard and $30 for Mini in the personal and residential category.

Elon Musk hints at Starlink’s expansion to South Africa, with Musk confirming that the service is “waiting for regulatory approval.”  Responding to a frustrated farmer’s social media post about slow rural Internet service, Musk’s comment has reignited hopes for Starlink’s long-anticipated launch in the country. The service has already launched in multiple Southern African

Egypt-born FlapKap raises $34 million pre-series A to scale SME financing across MENA nearly two years after securing $3.6 million in seed funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $37.6 million. The round, which includes debt and equity financing, was led by BECO Capital and saw significant new investment from Pact VC,