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Applications for the 2024 Injini Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship are open
After the resounding success of the inaugural cohort, Injini has opened applications for the 2024 iteration of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship. Growth-stage, impact-driven…
E Squared Investments Fuels Zaio’s EdTech Revolution with Strategic Financing for Digital Skills Empowerment
E Squared Investments is pleased to announce its investment into Zaio Technologies, an EdTech platform poised to revolutionise learning in the digital age. Founded…
8th Innovation Festival in Durban: A Resounding Success in Shaping Tomorrow’s Innovation Landscape
The 8th Innovation Festival held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Umhlanga Arch in Durban, KZN last week proved to be yet another monumental and…
Seizing the Moment: Impact Investing and Technology as a Catalyst for Change
South Africa’s unemployment and inequality conundrum is a pressing concern that has persisted far longer than it should. It’s a systemic issue that extends…
Zoie Health closes pre-seed round to fund expansion and growth
Impact investor E Squared Investments participated in a HealthTech transaction led by 4DX Ventures in a pre-seed extension funding round into Zoie Health. According…
E Squared backs clean energy entrepreneur to help advance the renewables sector
E Squared Investments (E Squared) has facilitated investment backing to Allan Gray Fellow (a graduate of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation), Ms. Adhila Mayet…
Innovate Durban Pitching Den Showcases Innovative Startups in KwaZulu-Natal
The 2023 Innovate Durban Pitching Den took place on March 28th at the Innovation CoLab in Durban, and brought together some of the most…
What’s in store for crypto in 2023
It’s no surprise that 2022 was a memorable year for the cryptocurrency markets. Everything that could go wrong did – the year the black…
E Squared funds agribusiness with a strong focus on food security
In December 2022, impact investor E Squared Investments participated in a follow-on funding round with Nambu Group, an insect protein company founded by Allan…
Can ethics in business bring South Africa back from the cliff edge?
Speaking at the recent E Squared – Gordon Institute of Business (GIBS) event on SMMEs and their Ethical Ecosystems, Founder of E Squared portfolio…
Digital Africa Ventures combines entrepreneurial passion with targeted funding to support SA’s underserved tech start-ups
For as long as they can recall, Thandeka Xaba and Nonkululeko Komanyane have been entrepreneurs at heart. This entrepreneurial spirit is evident in both…
Edtech start up receives R4.74 million funding from E Squared
Excel@Uni are scaling tech-enabled solutions to help students graduate on time, with a goal to help the tertiary education sector avoid losing R15 billion…
Fintech review and predictions for 2022 by premier SA fintech investor
Fintech has gone mainstream and is no longer a niche sector. There are now over 26 000 fintech companies globally that employ half a…
Early-stage investment in youth entrepreneurs makes local travel more affordable and convenient
Distribution costs are typically one of the most significant expenses for airlines, usually because of the technology involved. AirStudent connects directly with airlines to…
Environment-driven growth ventures get funding from E Squared
Over the past two years, Impact Investor E Squared has made three investments in environment-driven businesses. The scale and sector areas of these multi-million…
Why a clear Intellectual Property strategy is critical to securing venture capital funding
Intellectual property (IP) is not an end in itself. Nobody ever needed IP to make, market or sell a product or service and, in…
Will Ethereum remain the second largest cryptocurrency?
Smaller cryptocurrencies like Polkadot and Cardano are challenging Ethereum’s dominance in the general-purpose blockchain space. Ethereum’s 1 330% sprint over the last 12 months…
The cryptocurrencies that have outperformed bitcoin
Over the longer-term Bitcoin’s astonishing price performance has been eclipsed by other smaller alternative cryptocurrencies Twelve months ago, bitcoin was trading at $5 355….
Bitcoin goes mainstream
If you bought bitcoin on the 10th of October 2010 when it was worth 10c and invested $100 (R1 500) you would have been…
Women in Tech to observe International Women’s Day
The next installment of the Women in Tech Conversations virtual forum hosted by legal technology firm, LexisNexis South Africa, and information technology vendor, Dell Technologies, will…
Legal tech CEO shares 10 leadership tips for women
Women in Tech (WIT) Conversations is an all-women virtual forum launched recently to spark interaction and impart professional insights for the advancement of women…
What has outperformed Bitcoin?
Crypto has outperformed all other asset classes over recent years but it’s not just a story of Bitcoin’s growth. After increasing 100% in 2019…
With Bitcoin at R500K have you already missed out?
Bitcoin has started 2021 with strong momentum. The price of the largest cryptocurrency reached another all-time high at $34,347 (R514,000) per coin this past…
2020 Has been a breakthrough year for crypto
We’ve been wondering what would take to catapult crypto into mainstream adoption and over the last few months, we seem to have found the…
Revix offers 10-Days of fully covered crypto investing
Historically, traditional market analysts and old school investors tend to look at Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with a wary eye, and when crypto pundits…
2020’s Biggest crypto news PayPal announces it’s all in on crypto
Financial services giant Paypal ($250-billion market cap) announced that it will allow its ~200M U.S. users to buy, sell, and store crypto assets on…
JSE backed Revix offers a different approach to crypto investing
With bitcoin recently hitting a new 20 months high and seeing a colossal 25% jump in October alone we seem to be back in…
How to win a R1.5-million entrepreneurial package for your fintech idea or business
South Africa’s most prestigious fintech R10-million startup initiative, AlphaCode Incubate, shares how to improve the chances of accessing its support and unpacks the trends in…
AlphaCode awards R450 000 to healthcare fintech at virtual demo day
Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) startup incubator AlphaCode has taken another step to find the next unicorn in financial services when it chose Oyi Medical Card and awarded it R450…
AlphaCode seeks next fintech unicorn – applications open for prestigious R10m programme
Applications are open for the next AlphaCode Incubate programme which aims to identify, partner, and grow innovative financial services entrepreneurs. Successful applicants will receive funding, guidance…
Rand Merchant Investments/AlphaCode successfully exits investment in Luno
Rand Merchant Investments (RMI), through its fintech investment arm, AlphaCode has announced that it has exited its investment in Luno. Luno is a leading global cryptocurrency company that…
Is Africa heading towards a cashless society?
Cash may have traditionally been king, but Covid-19 has contributed to a faster pace of digital payment adoption. Recently on AlphaCode’s monthly Industry Insights webinar, two…
Current environment offers opportunities for digital entrepreneurs to solve new pain points
The current environment offers many opportunities for entrepreneurs in the digital space according to fintech experts, Willem Roos, CEO of Rain (former OUTsurance CEO), and Dominique…
The real cost of a bad hire. Zaio invites companies to hire their next elite talent
A bad hire can be a nightmare. Direct costs such as salary and employee benefits are most likely the first things that come to…
New SA fintech offers staff earned wage access when there’s more month than money
Living paycheque to paycheque is a harsh reality for 76% of hard-working South Africans. Techpreneur, Raeesa Gabriels, is shaking up the financial services industry…
Gold has surged 30% due to the pandemic and it could keep going – here’s what to know about investing now
As global stock markets tick further into unchartered territory, another asset class has been catching investors’ eyes: Gold. Gold has become a favorite investment…
“Gold still has room to run” say top analysts – Invest now
Gold prices have climbed to their highest levels in nearly nine years, with the precious metal seen as the investment of choice for investors…
Gold is about to hit its highest price in history
The US Fed is printing massive amounts of money with no signs of stopping in sight. In fact, for 30 years up to 2008,…
Tech startups share their lockdown experiences
Several of South Africa’s startups, associated with AlphaCode, share how the country’s extended lockdown has provided some with growth opportunities as some individuals adapt…
Gold – the solution to a $5,300,000,000,000 money printing problem
A decade’s worth of US job gains has now been wiped out in under two months. The latest jobs losses are the worst monthly…
As businesses re-open, no-touch payment solutions needed for customers
As businesses reopen during level-four lockdown in South Africa, there’s increased demand for contactless (no-touch or remote) payment options. Many businesses are being forced…
How to stop your rand savings from becoming junk: Revix Launches USD Coin
The Rand has lost over 40% of its value to the US dollar since this time last year and is down 60% to the…
Coding bootcamps: The end of an era
Lets face it. Developer training has become boring. We see the same training programmes doing the same things with each using fancier words to…
Want to know where to invest during a recession?
Financial markets have experienced the fastest ever crash over the past few weeks. Even during the 2000’s dotcom bust and the 2008 Great Financial…
What SA fintech disruption really looks like
We spend a lot of time thinking about the concept of “disruption” in personal finance. It’s more than just business, we want everyone to…
Fintech covers car insurance excess, reduces premiums, and you stay with your insurer
SelfSure, a new SA fintech, has come up with a smart way to solve the problem faced by many car owners when they put…
Fintech helps control medical costs for you and your staff with a medical savings card
Between 70% and 80% of employed South Africans cannot afford medical aid and do not always have cash readily available to pay for unexpected…
South African fintech in 2020 – what can we expect?
Fintech is rapidly transforming the very essence of global financial services. Here at AlphaCode, we spend a lot of time researching and thinking about…
The Delta Studio: Shaking up the venture and product innovation space
Innovation has always been at the core of business and yet it remains one of the hottest buzzwords. The Delta Studio, a relatively new…
SA’s best, simple and cheap ways to save your December bonus
If you are lucky enough to get a December bonus, that you haven’t already spent on Black Friday specials and you’re not deep in…
Can design sprints be done remotely?
The biggest factor that makes design sprints as efficient as they are, is being able to get that dream team of yours inside a…
SA tech entrepreneurship: what’s working and what inhibits
Despite the ongoing hype around entrepreneurship and trendy startup tech businesses in South Africa, there are prevailing myths that muddy the thinking around the…
Want to build a top fintech by learning data science? Apply for AlphaCode Explore
Registration for the AlphaCode Explore programme is now open. A joint initiative of The Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) and Rand Merchant Investment Holdings…
Fintech Zande closes gap in SA’s R40bn cash market for spaza shops
It is estimated that the SA spaza shop market is valued at about R40-billion a year and that 90% or more of the transactions…
20 fintech ideas selected for initiative to boost scarce data science skills in SA
South African businesses and startups are aware of the increasing importance of using data effectively, but the demand for data science skills exceeds supply….
South African fintech in 2019 – what can we expect? [Opinion]
Here are my fintech predictions for 2019 based on what we are seeing with our members at AlphaCode which closely track international trends in…
How to take your business global
Many South African businesses have ambitions far greater than the domestic market. This is particularly true of financial services as our system is the…
Sureswipe’s MD receives the 2018 National Entrepreneur Champion Award
Sureswipe’s managing director, Paul Kent received the 2018 National Entrepreneur Champion award, which was announced by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), in association…
Fintech business pays hosts in advance for Airbnb bookings
Further disruption in South Africa’s accommodation and property letting sector is on the cards as AirAdvance, a fintech startup, provides those offering private accommodation…
SA fintech Akiba Digital launches fun savings app for SA millennials
Financial literacy remains a barrier for the youth. There is currently no platform that offers financial insights and proactively empowers or educates millennials about…
AlphaCode awards R16m in support, funding to eight promising fintechs
Last night (18 October), Rand Merchant Investment Holdings (RMI), through AlphaCode, awarded entrepreneurial packages valued at R16-million to eight of South Africa’s most promising…
School payments app Karri expands offering to organisations needing to collect funds
The Karri app, launched in April last year, has grown to just under 300 South African schools driven by parent and teacher demand for…
What the fintech revolution means for financial inclusion
From Artificial Intelligence (AI) to blockchain, emerging technology is quickly changing both how we think about finance and how we access it. Fintech is…
Why more entrepreneurs are investing in understanding AI
Whether you’re wary of the disruption that Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings or you’re embracing it, there’s no avoiding the impact it’s expected to have…
Explore Data Science Academy, Alphacode seeks aspiring SA fintech entrepreneurs
Do you have an idea that could make you South Africa’s most successful fintech entrepreneur? Are you looking to acquire the skills to launch…
How blockchain is enabling entrepreneurship
Perhaps one of the most exciting technologies influencing the world of business today is blockchain. Thanks to its growing applications, more entrepreneurs than ever…
Technology is shifting the state of ‘pay’ in the restaurant and retail space
South Africa is primarily a cash-driven society with more than 60% of all transactions conducted in cash, rising as high as 90% in rural…
Four top fintech businesses selected for AlphaCode’s R2.5m scale-up programme
Four businesses that are shaking up financial services have been named as finalists in AlphaCode’s recently launched accelerator programme, AlphaCode Accelerate. AlphaCode is Rand…
AlphaCode seeks next OUTsurance or Discovery, offering R16m in support
AlphaCode, an initiative of Rand Merchant Investments (RMI), has set aside R16-million to identify a new generation of financial services entrepreneurs through its AlphaCode…
Why entrepreneurs are turning to property development and investment
Property development and investment is becoming an increasingly attractive arena for entrepreneurs both locally and abroad, with the demand for affordable property on the…
Top five skills in 2018 that entrepreneurs are investing in
In a rapidly changing business landscape defined by both economic development and technological disruption, it has become crucial for entrepreneurs to continue to upskill…
Table Mountain restaurants now enjoy 1-second tap & go transaction speed
South Africa’s iconic Table Mountain, which is recognised as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature and internationally acclaimed as a top tourist…
The importance of a co-working space for startups, what to consider when looking for one
Brad Neuberg is widely credited as having founded the co-working space concept as we know it when he launched the first such space in 2005…
Sureswipe’s POS LITE helps Jele Bebe improve business processes
Theamari Jonker, owner and director of Jele Bebe Teething Jewellery discusses how Sureswipe’s POS LITE helped her improve her business processes. Tell us more…
Should I be doing something about blockchain?
This worry is behind a lot of the questions we are being asked by clients, colleagues and friends at the moment. The technology behind…
Sureswipe’s new referral programme boosts business and gives cash back
Sureswipe’s Referral Programme has stepped up a gear. It now incentivises not only staff and new and existing customers to refer friends and businesses…
The impact of big data on the logistics sector
Businesses both large and small are drawing on the information available from “big data” to help streamline and improve what they do. Data collected…
Insurtech is transforming a staid South African insurance industry
One of the hottest trends in South African fintech in 2018 is insurtech — which has gained momentum over the last two years, says Dominique Collett,…
Here’s how small businesses can also cash in on Mother’s Day
The Mother’s Day period in May is always a highlight in the annual retail calendar, but how do small businesses compete with the larger…
Here are three facts you need to know about using local app Parkfind
Parkfind, an app developed by Street Parking Solutions (SPS), allows users to search for, navigate to and pay for parking anywhere in the Cape…
How your startup can implement good accounting practices
It is the dream of every startup to get external funding. However, without the right accounting practices in place, that is unlikely to happen,…
Sureswipe launches another service to help small retailers grow their business
Sureswipe, one of South Africa’s first card payment acceptance companies, has introduced a new online service, called Self Sign up, that allows retailers to…
Regtech, the new fintech, driven by complex financial regulations
“There are three elements driving interest in regulatory technology (regtech) in South Africa and abroad,” explains Dominique Collett, senior investment executive at Rand Merchant…
‘Engagement in startup initiatives vital if corporates are to develop in tech’
It’s vital that corporates engage in startup programmes if they want their firms to develop in the tech space. So says Regan Adams CEO…
AlphaCode head calls on SA to become a fintech centre of excellence
Dominique Collet, senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investment Holdings and head of AlphaCode has called on the South African fintech scene to become “a…
Sureswipe POS LITE helps Impello provide services to small businesses, startups
Impello Coworking Space provides startups and small businesses with office space, facilities, services, training, and access to fellow entrepreneurs, as well as experts in…
Business, SA set to benefit from innovation and startup ecosystems
Global accelerator programmes are vitally important in bringing new technologies into the insurance industry’s value chain, writes Stanley Gabriel, head of innovation at Old…
Why now is the best time to invest in battery technology metals
For those who use online trading brokers to monitor global markets and make investments, finding the next profitable trade can prove to be challenging…
Here’s what users of Street Parking Solutions’ Parkfind app think of it
Available for free on both iOS and Android platforms, Street Parking Solutions Parkfind app enables users to search for, navigate to and pay for parking…
Sureswipe’s new POS Lite is a game-changer for small retailers and startups
For a small retailer or startup to be successful and move to the next level, it’s important that systems are in place to track…
Easy things to forget when expanding overseas
One of the primary methods for any growing business to capitalise on the success it may be enjoying is to look at expanding into…
Goodbye online crooks: SA startup keeps money safe till buyers, sellers both agree
As online fraud in South Africa escalates, buying and selling goods using online platforms places both buyers and sellers at risk. After Jethro O’Brien,…
Advice for startups that ship large quantities of products
If you are starting a new business that will be shipping lots of products either domestically or internationally then you need to make sure…
Investing in stock vs. CFD Trading
These days it seems that more and more people are trading or investing, either as a secondary source of income or on a professional…
Boosting financial inclusion through fintech solutions
While the opportunity for people in Africa to access formal financial services has improved in the last five years, thanks in large part to…
The importance of auditors for businesses that are looking to grow
Arguably, we’ve never lived in stranger or more conflicted times. On the one hand, it has never been easier to launch a new business…
Preparing your startup for international expansion
While people often try to apply generic rules to all startup ventures, the fact remains that these entities are not created equal. So, although…
How to build local brand awareness
Local search engine optimisation (SEO) has become central to the success of startups in the modern age, as small and independent businesses look to…
Here are some simple ways to manage your finances within your startup
The rate of small business failure remains alarmingly high, even in a digital age that supposedly empowers aspiring entrepreneurs. So despite the fact that…
Three things to consider when looking to save on the costs of transferring pensions
Let’s face facts — there’s scarcely been a worse time than now, to accumulate wealth. After all, not only has real wage growth stalled across…
Fast tracking entrepreneurial growth is key to SA tackling economic woes
Entrepreneurs boost economic growth. Entrepreneurship is non-partisan — anyone can become an entrepreneur and even an uneducated person can build wealth via a successful business…
South African fintech in 2018 – what can we expect? [Opinion]
Fintech continues to surprise with little to touch the rise of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in 2017. This will continue in 2018 and I make…
A simple step-by-step guide to finding parking with Parkfind app
Are you curious about now Cape Town-based Street Parking Solution’s (SPS) personal parking assistant Parkfind app works? Here’s a quick step by step guide on how…
How insurtech partnerships are disrupting traditional sectors for the better
South Africa’s funeral insurance market is booming. It is the most prevalent type of insurance in the country, with the Centre for Financial Regulation and…
treadFEST, the ultimate milestone festival
During the course of our life we reach many milestones, big and small, that remind us of how far we have come and the…
treadFEST 2017 – five stages with Locnville, Sketchy Bongo, Holly Wasserfall
treadFEST 2017 — which takes place from 3 to 6 December in the Drakensberg — presents five stages with a mix of music genres: Jerry…
Want your music to be heard? Then join treadFEST’s Battle of the Bands
treadFEST and GWP (Graeme Watkins Project) are partnering up to search for South Africa’s new musical sensation. We want to hear your music, and we…
Festival goers can expect to be swept away by treadFEST surroundings
One of treadFEST’s main features, is the area in which its set. In the heart of the Drakensberg, surrounded by mountains and trees. The…
With over 350 hectares, treadFEST offers adventure and stunning views
TreadFEST, which takes place in Drakensberg, is just a few weeks away. Set to take place from 3 to 6 December, one of the festival‘s main…
Sunrise yoga, delicious food, water activities and more at treadFEST
treadFEST — which takes place from 3 to 6 December 2017 in the Drakensberg — wants you to get the most out of your trip,…
Sureswipe’s Move allows business owners to accept payments on the go
Business owners that often move around to sell their goods and services have been able to increase revenue thanks to Sureswipe’s Move payment solution. The solution allows one…
treadFEST 2017 – five stages with New Hero, Grimehouse, Opposite the Other
treadFEST 2017 presents five stages with a mix of music genres: Grimehouse, New Hero and Opposite the Other are just three among a host of…
Four black-owned fintech startups each win R1m at Alphacode pitching event
Four black-owned South African financial services startups each won R1-million last night at a pitching event hosted by AlphaCode. The event was held on 31…
Blurring of fintech, agritech holds significant potential impact for Africa
The transformative power of fintech innovations has had far-reaching consequences on the financial services sector, disrupting traditional banking models and bringing about previously unimaginable…
Slide app, SA’s own version of Venmo, aims to boost person-to-person payments
South Africa has just got its own version of Venmo, one of the US’s most successful payment platforms owned by PayPal that processes $25-billion in…
Mama Money makes FICA simple: take a photo and a selfie
The South African-based fintech startup that offers the cheapest cross border money transfer rates into key African countries and now into India, has introduced…
treadFEST 2017 – five stages with Gangs of Ballet, DJ Ali, Matthew Mole
treadFEST 2017 presents five stages with a mix of music genres: Gangs of Ballet, DJ Ali and Mathew Mole are just three among a host…
Four winners of Standard Bank’s Girlcode Hackathon jet off to San Francisco
Standard Bank continues to inspire women who love technology, with four winners of the recent Girlcode Hackathon jetting off to the globally popular Tech…
treadFEST – three days of celebration, music, unwinding, making memories
treadFEST, which takes place from 3 to 6 December in the Drakensberg, is a three days of music, celebration, unwinding, connecting, and making memories. The…
treadFEST 2017 – five stages with Graeme Watkins Project, Goodluck, Majozi
treadFEST 2017, which takes place in the Drakensberg from 3 to 6 December, presents five stages with a mix of music genres: The Graeme Watkins…
FinChatBot to improve customer service, reduce costs for financial services
If you’ve had enough of being put on hold, speaking to call centres in India or waiting for that promised call back on your…
The tech behind Parkfind: Here’s how it allows you to find, park, pay [Sponsored]
Parkfind, an app developed by Street Parking Solutions (SPS), allows users to search for, navigate to and pay for parking anywhere in the Cape…
Customer loyalty is key to a retailer’s success
What is important for a retailer is repeat business. Attracting your customer back into your store and rewarding them for spending money with you….
From operating under a tree, meet man who today owns Street Parking Solutions
From running his business from under a tree in an abandoned parking lot in Claremont, Cape Town — entrepreneur Zunade Loghdey today runs a…
Why all fintech startups should consider joining a global innovation hub
Entrepreneurs in the fintech space have been shaking up the banking industry for a number of years and their impact continues to grow, making…
AlphaCode makes fourth investment, in Luno an international bitcoin platform
South African bitcoin trading platform Luno today (19 September 2017) announced its expansion into 35 new markets across Europe, and the conclusion of a R120-million Series B…
SA fintech pioneers Sureswipe, Traderoot partner to disrupt payment space
Two of South Africa’s first financial technology companies have announced a strategic business relationship that is set to change the fintech payment space. Traderoot…
Parkfind claims to be first in Africa with real-time search, navigation and payment
Tired of driving around Cape Town wasting both fuel and time looking for parking? A company that manages the city’s parking claims its app Parkfind is…
SA founder of Fintech platform Prodigy Finance announces over R3bn fundraise
International fintech platform Prodigy Finance, which has developed the world’s first borderless credit model, today (21 August 2017) announced a R3.19-billion fundraise. The amount includes a R532-million Series-C…
Tremendous innovation in sophisticated fintech payments in South Africa
In 2016 $5.5-billion of venture capital investment went into payments startups. This represented 22% of global fintech investment activity. In South Africa, payments still…
New integrated payment, POS solution allows retailers to transact in 2 seconds
The South African financial technology company that brought card-payment systems to smaller businesses as far back as 2008 has just announced a new integrated…
Barclays Accelerator programme in full swing
The 2017 Barclays Accelerator is in full swing at the Rise fintech innovation hub in Woodstock, Cape Town, with ten fintech companies on site,…
Barclays accelerator announces latest participants in African programme
Barclays Africa Group and Techstars today released the names of 10 financial-technology (fintech) companies selected to participate in the second Barclays Accelerator programme, powered by…
Peach Payments and Callpay announce EFT system partnership
Peach Payments, a leading and one of Africa’s fastest growing payment service providers and Callpay, an innovative provider of secure payment solutions announce collaboration…
EFTsecure allows merchants to accept more payments, faster than ever
Callpay’s new EFTsecure allows merchants to accept a wider range of consumer payments leveraging the power of online banking. With only around six million…
Callpay, MyGate announce telephonic payments collaboration
MyGate, one of Africa’s largest and fastest growing gateways, and Callpay, an innovative provider of secure payment solutions have collaborated to provide a payment…
Judges announced for the IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2017
The IAB SA has announced the list of judges that will decide which contenders will scoop a coveted Bookmark Award in 2017. The team…
SA sees strong growth in digital ad-spend
While some traditional media struggles, digital ad-spend in South Africa has witnessed powerful growth. The latest full year (2015) digital advertising spend report released…
IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2017 celebrates Emerging Technology
The IAB SA Bookmark Awards recognise best-in-class digital work in South Africa. As the definition of digital rapidly expands within today’s marketing climate, the…
Callpay become first Level 1 Service Provider in Africa to achieve PCI DSS v3.2 compliance
Callpay, a leading payment solutions provider, today announced that it has become the first Service Provider in Africa to achieve PCI DSS v3.2 compliance….
Callpay to launch first of its kind payment product called Pay Request
Callpay, a leading payment solutions provider, today announced that it will launch its new patent pending product called “Pay Request.” Callpay developed Pay Request…
Welcome to the Matrix: Mastering the art of Scenario Planning
For entrepreneurs, one of the most frequently cited challenges is the task of having to juggle multiple demands on your time at any given…
Don’t let expansion ruin a great company culture
As a young company that primarily serves informal markets, we have quickly expanded into new regions on the African continent. While South Africa remains…
Securing the right investor for every stage of your business
So you’ve nailed down the big idea, you’ve got the inspiration, and you’ve laid out a savvy business plan – now all you need…
Beyond Innovation – it’s Innovation velocity that really matters…
‘5 Ways to Drive Innovation’…’The World’s Most Innovative Leaders’….’The Latest Innovations in Fintech’…sound familiar? In mainstream media, and in the corporate lexicon, the word…
How to find a strong mentor to guide you to business success
Why every entrepreneur needs multiple mentors… While the challenges of being an entrepreneur have been well-documented, reports often fail to describe the feelings of…
Be good at being wrong… and getting it right quickly
Even the best entrepreneurs get things wrong from time to time. Launching a business is a learning process, and you are bound to go…
PPS allocates R2.2-billion in profits to members in 2015
PPS, the financial services company focused exclusively on graduate professionals, has declared that its total cumulative profit-share allocation to members* was R22 billion over…
5 best practices to design, build and launch your product in just a few months
You might have the most innovative idea in the world, the most committed management team, and more funding than you could ever need –…
How Nomanini’s team stays agile and focused
Recently, as part of a business media feature, we reflected on the online tools and apps we use as a team that allow us…
B2B ecommerce’s untapped potential: How innovative companies can capitalise on the massive gap for growth
Cape Town, 25th January, 2016: Ecommerce in South Africa – while still just a slice of the overall retail pie – is growing as…
Merchant solutions could be the answer to mobile money’s last mile issue
The mobile money agency system has made huge progress in increasing access to financial services and reducing the cost of transactions, though in terms…
Case study: How Google Cloud Platform powers Nomanini’s payments platform
Google has commended South African-based enterprise payments platform provider, Nomanini, for its role in modernising informal markets using Google products. Google’s Cloud Platform team…
Bookmark Awards 2016 Entry Series: Platform, Publishing and Special Honours
With the deadline for entries to the prestigious IAB SA Bookmark Awards extended to 30 November, digital marketers have one last opportunity to enter…
Bookmark Awards 2016 Entry Series: Emerging Digital Technologies and Channels
With the deadline for entries to the prestigious IAB SA Bookmark Awards extended to 30 November, digital marketers have one last opportunity to enter…
Bookmark Awards 2016 Entry Series: Community
With the deadline for entries to the prestigious IAB SA Bookmark Awards extended to 30 November, digital marketers have one last opportunity to enter…
Bookmark Awards 2016 Entry Series: Campaign
With the deadline for entries to the prestigious IAB SA Bookmark Awards extended to 30 November, digital marketers have one last opportunity to enter…
Bookmark Awards 2016 Entry Series: Channels
With the deadline for entries to the prestigious IAB SA Bookmark Awards extended to 30 November, digital marketers have one last opportunity to enter…
IAB SA Bookmark Awards keeps pace with the ever-changing digital industry
With only 10 days to go until the deadline for submissions to the IAB Bookmark Awards, digital marketers have one last chance to get…
The Bookmark Awards announces entry submission extension
The IAB SA announced today that the deadline for submissions to the prestigious Bookmark Awards would be extended from 15 November 2015 to 30…
Hurry, Bookmark Award entries close this Sunday!
The annual IAB SA Bookmark Awards reward excellence in the digital advertising space and have, within less than a decade, entrenched its position as…
IAB SA makes great strides in 2015
2015 has seen IAB SA take great strides and have a positive impact on the digital industry in South Africa. The organisation launched several…
Entries for IAB SA 2016 Bookmark Awards open
Entries for the 2016 Bookmark Awards are now open. This follows a collaborative process of inviting the industry to comment on the revised entry…
App Measurement Now Available to IAB Members
Johannesburg, South Africa: Effective Measure and IAB South Africa are pleased to announce a new application measurement service that will enable IAB members to…
Career Opportunities at Creative Spark
If you’re keen to take on exciting new challenges and gain a taste of agency life, take a look at the career opportunities we…
Digital Agency Creative Spark expands to Johannesburg, opens up new office in Sandton
Full-service digital marketing and development agency Creative Spark has opened up a permanent office inSandton, Johannesburg, to support its growing client base in Gauteng…
SUPERBALIST.COM CELEBRATING YOUTH Changing the way the youth shop and applauding creative talent
Superbalist.com, South Africa’s only high-trend curated online shopping destination, has in excess of 1 million members. With an ever expanding selection of the best…
Designing for emerging markets, the challenges businesses face in Africa
Emerging markets are full of opportunity for the clever entrepreneur. Across Africa, Asia and South America are countries with millions of underserved consumers. These…
Banking Africa’s Unbanked – Time For A Reality Check
Plenty of progress has been made on increasing the size of Africa’s banked population. The trouble is, from the amount of noise that is…
Nomanini scales West African footprint with Transaction Solutions partnership
South African-based portable Point of Sale (PoS) service provider Nomanini has announced it has signed an exclusive agreement with Transactions Solutions Ghana Limited (GSE:…
Geeks Online SA to launch soon
Brand new education startup Geeks Online SA (GOSA) based in Cape Town, South Africa, looks to bring an innovative solution in the education space. It’s…
Top international fashion brands are a click away at Superbalist.com
Attention all fashion lovers! Popular international fashion brands, Vero Moda and Jack & Jones, are now exclusively available at online fashion destination, Superbalist.com. Gone…
Superbalist hits 1 million members
Cape Town, 25 September 2014: Superbalist.com, South Africa’s only high-trend curated online shopping destination, has come of age reaching 1 million members. To mark…
2015 Trends on bidorbuy
Selfie sticks, drones and wearables are some of the most popular search terms on bidorbuy, which may be an indication of shopping trends for…
First Two Apple Watches Sold on bidorbuy
(4 May 2015) The Apple magic is as strong as ever. The proof is in the sale of two Apple Watches on bidorbuy at…
HealthQ
HealthQ has been tasked to assist with the testing and industrialization of a technology called LifeQ. The LifeQ product, worn by the user, will…
Newbies at Creative Spark
Our company is expanding fast and with growth comes fresh, new faces (as well as a new Jo’burg office). Over the last couple of months,…
Faster and Free Connectivity as Tshwane WiFi upgrades to 15mbps and reaches unprecedented penetration
The City of Tshwane has recently upgraded the maximum speeds on its Free WiFi network to 15mbps (megabit per second), Project Isizwe has confirmed….
Film and Publication Board recognises authority of Press Council to regulate online press content
Johannesburg: The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has, in principle, recognised the authority of the Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) to regulate online…
Tshwane free WiFi project provides model for social impact bond
Model could help with municipal infrastructure challenges A free WiFi project that has successfully taken root in Tshwane could set the pattern for social…
Project Isizwe’s WiFi TV hits 1 million views in one month
Project Isizwe’s Video-On-Demand (VOD) service, WiFi TV, that was launched in November last year, has reached the coveted 1 million view milestone during February…
Free WiFi grows Citizen Journalism in the City of Tshwane
Project Isizwe, a non-profit organisation that aims to bring the internet to people across South Africa, said on Wednesday it is encouraged that citizen…
Tshwane free Wi-Fi TV – TV by the people, for the people, on the people’s network
The City of Tshwane has added another trailblazing project to its name with the launch of the WiFi TV, a Video-On-Demand service made available…
Colosseum Luxury Hotel and MzansiStore Announce Joint Venture
Hotel and e-Commerce store announce the opening of a pop-up store Cape Town, South Africa – The renowned Colosseum Luxury Hotel and MzansiStore have…
Tools or talent? The makings of a great project manager are shifting
Project management is not so much a science as an art, says expert Dennis Comninos, as business turns towards talent over technicians as the…
Connecting the dots between high-growth entrepreneurs and venture capital
New research shows high-growth ideas are going to waste as early-stage organisations struggle to find suitable investors. Despite an abundance of potential, high-growth entrepreneurial…
Trim the fat from your business
Is your business a bloated beast struggling to stay upright in the current economic climate? With the petrol price going up, load shedding…
Mayibuye Film Festival on Wabona
Wabona, one of Africa’s premiere video streaming services is happy to announce a ground breaking partnership with Cape Town based Gravel Road Entertainment. On…
How to turn good business into excellent business
Making the leap towards excellence in business does not require above-average intelligence or even a degree in business says Professor Walter Baets, Director of…
GSB course shows SA companies why they need to be in China
China remains one of the most enticing new markets in the world today and a new course at the UCT Graduate School of Business…
Wider financial education could help stem financial losses
The recently announced R2 billion worth of wasteful expenditure by government entities is a prime example of the need for wider financial training in…
Zapacab Releases the Simplest App to Order a Taxi
Cape Town mobile taxi ordering startup Zapacab has released native apps for Android and iOS devices. This is in response to passengers demand for…
Describe Your Business Purpose In Four Words and Win
Forget the elevator pitch, the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) and Knife Capital are running a competition where entrepreneurs must make their business…
Global innovators gather in Cape Town to reimagine healthcare in Africa
A new collaboration between the UCT Graduate School of Business and the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences is set to harness a needs-based approach…
What do we do when the money (and everything else) runs out?
GSB Business of Social and Environmental Innovation conference asks the hard questions about what are the biggest challenges South Africa – and the world…
Zapacap Optimizing Taxis Will Help Cape Town Transport
Cape Town has been named as ‘the third most congested city in the world’ -a pretty incredible statistic for the city often named as…
Wabona Birthday Promotion
Wabona, Cape Town based video streaming service is celebrating its one year birthday. With that Wabona is free to all until the 12th of…
Filling the gap: Building African Managers for Africa
New research shows that Africa is lacking in high-quality managers with the skills and competencies to capitalise on the continent’s economic potential. Part of…
Wabona Partners up with Cinemo
Wabona, Cape Town based video streaming service has partnered up with RLabs start-up Cinemo to provide its large library of African TV shows, films…
Unconventional leadership leverages complexity for advantage
Business complexity is on the increase in South Africa, according to KPMG’s Confronting Complexity South Africa report. To gain competitive advantage, companies should be…
Catching a Ride With Zapacab – Tech Report
Zapacab made its first appearance on TV this past week on eNCA Tech Report. Seth Rotherham of 2OceansVibe gives a great run down of…
Africa needs to re-dream business in order to move forward decisively
A report launched at this year’s World Economic Forum places inclusive business front and centre of economic thinking going into what is considered a…
Ground-breaking study shows more needs to be done to curb smoking in SA
A new study on SA smoking is set to cause waves internationally due to its novel research technique – and the detailed information it…
Zapacab shifts it up a gear with new look and features
We recently released a new version of our Zapacab mobile site with new features requested by users. The two most worthy of being noted…
Investing in young managers makes business sense
Young managers that are not given enough support in their jobs are more likely to leave the organisation – wasting precious HR hours and…
Young scholars to unlock emerging market code
The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), in partnership with Old Mutual, has put together a unique team of five young scholars who have…
Centre for Coaching expands to Europe
The University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business’ Centre for Coaching (CFC) is expanding to Western Europe, opening a new base in Geneva,…
Book challenges the ontology of contemporary business
It was a rare and surreal spectacle at the UCT Graduate School of Business recently where the launch of a book that challenges the…
Zapacab signs 4 Cape Town cab companies for exclusive July soft launch
Getting a Taxi in South Africa is difficult at the best of times. Calling through to a noisy dispatch centre and shouting your pickup…