About Business Tech Africa

Built for the people building.

The practical, no-fluff platform for African founders, entrepreneurs and SME owners — the funding, tools, strategy and honest opinion you need to build a business that lasts.

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Our mission

To be the go-to resource for African startups and growing businesses — the one that respects your time, your money, and your intelligence.

We've covered the continent's business and technology story since 2019, from our base in Johannesburg. This is a ground-up rebuild around a sharper mission.

The story

Africa's reputable digital destination

Since 2019

As the African continent moves towards digital transformation, Business Tech Africa stands to reflect this evolving landscape with exclusive content. The continent's most reputable digital destination, we pride ourselves as a leading source of information focusing on the latest national, regional and global business and technology events.

The multi-platform brand provides up-to-the-minute news along with in-depth analysis of the latest local, regional and international developments and their influence on business across Africa.

Our extensive output includes audio, digital, print and video interviews with some of the world's leading businessmen and women, long-form features from around Africa, and respected commentary on the issues of the day from industry experts.

Written for

C-level decision makersBusinessesTechnology vendorsThought leadersEnd usersTech-savvy consumers

2019

Launched

Covering the continent's business & tech story

$83.7bn

MEA IT spend

The market we track and translate

Formats

Audio · digital · print · video

In partnership with the editors of

Business Africa
Soweto Bulletin
Headlines Daily
Entertainment SA

What we stand for

Our core values

Four principles we've never compromised on — not for a headline, not for a sponsor.

No free lunch

No hype cycles, no press-release copy-paste. We report what actually works, what it costs, and what it takes.

Builders first

Founders, SME owners and operators spend real money and real time. Our job is to be worth theirs, every time.

Proudly pan-African

From Lagos to Nairobi to Joburg — the funding, tools and strategy that travel across the continent's markets.

Honest by default

We say what we think, name the trade-offs, and never let a sponsor buy an opinion. Trust is the whole product.

Why we exist

What we're here to do

Our objectives

Make funding legible

Demystify how African founders actually raise, from first cheque to Series A — with real numbers, not vibes.

Curate the stack

Cut through software noise so operators pick tools that earn their price, not the ones with the biggest ad budget.

Champion the builders

Put the continent's founders and SMEs on the record — their playbooks, their failures, and what they'd do again.

The people

Meet the newsroom

A small, senior team of editors and operators who've built, funded and covered businesses across the continent.

Fifteen years covering African markets. Keeps every story honest and every claim costed.

Amara Okonkwo

Editor-in-Chief

Ex-founder turned operator. Runs partnerships and keeps the lights on without selling the newsroom.

Sipho Dlamini

Head of Business

Follows the money across the continent — raises, exits, and the deals founders should study.

Naledi Khumalo

Funding & Finance Lead

Tests the tools so you don't have to. Obsessed with what actually earns its monthly price.

Tunde Adeyemi

Startup Stack Editor

Turns messy scale-up problems into playbooks founders can actually run on Monday.

Grace Mwangi

Operations & Growth Editor

Covers AfCFTA, manufacturing and the real economy from Accra to Johannesburg.

Kwame Mensah

Trade & Industry Correspondent

We're growing the newsroom.

Got a sharp story, a founder we should feature, or the skills to help us cover the continent better? We'd love to hear from you.

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