start-upsMytherapist.ng introduces pay-later option for therapy sessions in Nigeria
A therapy session costing ₦80,000 may be out of reach for someone who needs help but cannot afford to pay that amount at once.
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start-upsA therapy session costing ₦80,000 may be out of reach for someone who needs help but cannot afford to pay that amount at once.
motoringTesla’s Roadster has a new trick. In a demonstration in Texas, the electric sports car used thrusters to lift off the ground, bringing technology usually associated with rockets into a car launch.
TechnologyRwanda is preparing to manufacture a class of medicines that has largely been produced outside Africa. The project, led by biotechnology company Bio Usawa, is based in Kigali and is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2026.
miningMali’s mining sector is beginning to see movement in exploration licensing, with 21 permits processed between August and September 2026, according to Fousseni Tougela, president of the Mali Chamber of Mines.
founder-fridaysAfrican farming has long followed a familiar routine: plough the land, apply fertiliser, add more fertiliser and wait for harvest. Yet soil science has not always received the same attention as the inputs used to grow crops. Soinato Leboo and her co-founder, Priscilla Wakarera, want to change that by making soil testing faster, more accessible and useful to farmers.
motoringAbsa will spend R13.5 million over three years to train 600 students for South Africa’s automotive industry, with a focus on skills needed as the sector moves towards new energy vehicles.
sme-sA small supplier can spend weeks trying to get onto a company's supplier list and still come away with nothing. The buyer has a price list, the current supplier is already approved, and nobody inside the company is particularly interested in changing a process that works.
investmentsGetting a loan is not always easy for a business that needs money to fulfil an order or buy more stock. A bank may ask for security the owner does not have, or the business may not qualify for the amount it needs.
energyLiberia has opened a new licensing round for 15 offshore oil exploration blocks, with interested companies invited to submit letters of intent by April 15, 2027.
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