Founded in 2015, Cape Town-based startup The Sun Exchange connects people who want to invest in clean solar energy with projects in Africa. The startup provides a...
GeoPay is a South African fintech startup founded in 2014 that offers peer-to-peer remittance services that run on the blockchain. The principal aim of the firm...
The Blockchain Academy is an educational institution that enables individuals, entrepreneurs, developers, and organisations to learn about the innovative potential of bitcoin and blockchain technology. Founded...
A small town in rural South Africa is seeking to experiment with a digital version of their local fiat currency. Orania is a self-sufficient enclave that was...
A team of entrepreneurs is planning to launch a blockchain-based digital currency called UBU (Universal Basic Unit) that aims to economically empower lower income South Africans. The...
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has given indications that it might soon consider bitcoin as legal tender in the country. Recently, the SARB has initiated...
Luno (formerly known as BitX) is a bitcoin startup that aims to empower individuals through the safe and easy use of bitcoin for payments and as...
South Africa-based Custos Media Technologies aims to fight online media piracy using blockchain technology. Founded in 2014 at the New Media Research Lab in Stellenbosch, the startup is...
South Africa is lagging behind as far as the regulation of bitcoin is concerned, says the country’s Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur Vinny Lingham. Vinnie Lingham is Civic’s...
South African-based blockchain startup Ekasi Bucks aims to offer financial systems to township-based enterprises operating in an economy worth 50 billion Rands ($4.7Bn). Ekasi Bucks notes that the...