Small Business

South Africa’s LovCash bets on blockchain to digitise cash-heavy trade sector

South Africa’s informal trade sector is getting a digital upgrade with LovCash’s latest move to blockchain-powered transactions. The digital payments…

6 months ago

How Jordan Belonwu taught Nigerian startups to dress with soul: Day 1-1000 of Belonwus

In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, unfiltered journey of company-building: the early scrambles, the quiet breakthroughs, the…

6 months ago

15 student-led startups solving real-world problems

What do you get when ambition and youthful exuberance meet challenges with actionable solutions? No longer waiting till graduation to make…

7 months ago

How do banks and fintechs determine your credit worthiness?

By March 2025, Mubarak Umar had spent a year and a half working as a supplier agent for Sun King,…

7 months ago

How Releaf Earth is using biochar to repair soils for Nigerian farmers

Releaf Earth, a Nigerian climate-agritech startup, has launched the country’s first operational industrial biochar production facility in Iwuru, Cross River…

7 months ago

The Backend: Why your refunds take forever and how Recital is fixing it

For most Nigerians, the moment a bank transfer goes awry—money deducted, but no value received—the ordeal begins: emails to customer…

7 months ago

“I saw the crypto ban on social media, like everybody else”: Day 1–1000 of Busha

In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, unfiltered journey of company-building: the early scrambles, the quiet breakthroughs, the…

7 months ago

Kenya to scrap tax breaks on startup employee stock options in 2025 Finance Bill

Kenya is proposing to scrap tax breaks on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) for early-stage startups, a move that risks…

7 months ago

Botlhale AI bets big on South Africa’s multilingual call centres

When you call a customer care service line, you’re likely to hear from a representative that “this call is recorded for quality purposes.”…

7 months ago

Nigerians have tried and failed to curb dangerous policing; can a blockchain tool help?

In Lagos, the memory of October 20, 2020, still haunts Daniel Tambee, a Nigerian blockchain developer. That night, at the…

7 months ago