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South Africa: SA agri-tech startup Nile raises $5.1m funding round led by Naspers Foundry
South African agri-tech startup Nile, which enables buyers to purchase directly from Africa’s leading food producers through its marketplace, has raised a ZAR83 ...
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South Africa: Disney+ launches in South Africa
Streaming service Disney+ has launched in South Africa. At launch, the Walt Disney Company confirmed standard pricing at R119 per month, or R1190 for an ...
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South African Reserve Bank places Ubank under curatorship
Ubank, a South African bank that mainly targets blue-collar workers and those in the mining sector, has been placed under curatorship by the ...
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South Africa: Vodacom adds 5.9 million customers, revenue grows 4.6%
Vodacom Group has posted a 4.6% revenue growth totalling R102.7 billion, the company announced in its year-end financial results for 2021. Group CEO ...
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South Africa: Vodacom launches Vodalend Compare for consumer lending
Vodacom Financial Services has launched VodaLend Compare, a financial services marketplace aimed at offering unsecured personal loans for customers. The company says the ...
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South Africa: Capitec bank partners with nCino to drive digital business banking innovation
On Tuesday, South Africa’s Capitec Bank announced a partnership with nCino, a cloud-based banking software company. nCino will be assisting with building the ...
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South Africa: South Africa is heading for a big interest rate hike
South Africa is likely to see another interest rate hike next week, although the increase could be larger than previously forecast, say economists ...
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South Africa: FNB celebrates two million virtual card users
FNB introduction of the virtual card has proven to successful meeting the standards for safety and convenience in the payment industry Last year, ...
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South Africa and Nigeria welcome LinkPay by Stitch
Rolling out LinkPay will help merchants complete transactions, saving time promoting the speed of Africa’s market Focused on providing full API access to ...
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South-Africa: World’s largest digital ticket marketplace launches in South-Africa
Ticketmaster, the international live event ticketing platform, is bringing its advanced digital ticketing technology to South Africa, with headquarters in Cape Town. The ...