Under development
South Africa is set to manufacture its own COVID-19 sample purification kits within six months. In a move to... Read more
11 Aug, 2020
Cheque up
A chatbot is rewarding South Africans for completing coronavirus symptom checks via messenging platforms by awarding points that users... Read more
11 Aug, 2020
Bill of health
Construction of Ghana’s first infectious-diseases centre for the isolation and treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients has been completed.... Read more
28 Jul, 2020
You’re welcome
The V&A Waterfront is the first tourist attraction in South Africa to adopt the World Travel and Tourism Council’s... Read more
28 Jul, 2020
Planting the seeds
A Kenya-based forestry start-up has announced a first close of US$28 million of its planned US$33 million Series B... Read more
28 Jul, 2020
Direct approach
Africa’s fight against COVID-19 has been strengthened by a EUR10 million support package. The funding has been granted to... Read more
7 Jul, 2020
Digging for answers
A ZAR10 million COVID-testing laboratory has been unveiled at a diamond mine in Limpopo, South Africa. The facility at... Read more
7 Jul, 2020
Full support
A financing package is set to help SMEs in Egypt facing economic challenges as a result of the COVID-19... Read more
30 Jun, 2020
New opportunities
Three African fintech startups are among six worldwide that have been selected to be part of a global accelerator’s... Read more
30 Jun, 2020
Detailed analysis
South Africa’s Gauteng provincial government is using machine learning-powered technology to monitor, track and predict COVID-19 infections across the... Read more
30 Jun, 2020
