Disney on Tuesday revealed that Avengers: Endgame passed the R100 million mark in the local South African Box Office this past weekend. The movie…
Google’s new AR Beauty Try-On will let you try lipsticks on YouTube
Google on Tuesday revealed a new AR tool for YouTube that will let users try on make-up in tutorial videos. “Today, we’re introducing AR…
Facebook to launch digital wallet for Libra cryptocurrency in 2020
Facebook on Tuesday revealed plans for its very own financial service provider Calibra, and the service’s digital wallet for its Libra cryptocurrency. “The first…
Silvertree exits CompareGuru in sale to SA’s SureStart
Online insurance distribution company SureStart today announced that it had acquired CompareGuru, an independent insurance comparison platform, from SA investment company Silvertree Internet Holdings. SureStart claims…
Egypt’s Eksab secures ‘six-figure’ investment from 500 Startups
Cairo-based daily fantasy sports platform Eksab has announced that it has secured a “six figure” seed investment from venture capital (VC) firm 500 startups….
‘Not easy to classify whether a startup is African because of globalisation’
We have all at some point in our lives heard the popular maxim that numbers never lie. Numbers — particularly statistics on how much…
Samsung to release 27-inch CRG5 curved gaming monitor later this year
Samsung on Tuesday revealed its latest 27-inch CRG5 curved gaming monitor. “The CRG5 delivers innovative new gaming features including a lightning-fast 240Hz refresh rate…
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will officially launch this Friday
The long awaited Harry Potter: Wizards Unite location-based mobile game will finally go live this Friday, according to a tweet by the game’s official…
HMD Global’s Nokia 3.2 is coming to South Africa after all
We previously reported that the Nokia 3.2, a phone that debuted in February at MWC, would not be coming to South Africa. But HMD…
Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights
Sit up, everyone. It’s time to learn a new tech acronym: V2I, or vehicle-to-infrastructure Audi on Tuesday announced that its V2I-powered traffic light networking…
Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues
The Fiesta and EcoSport have well-documented issues with security, but now Ford has identified a new car in its range with a similar problem….
South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals
According to a new report by IOL, it seems the ministers in government — effectively the cogs of administration of South Africa — are…
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Here’s why execution is the most important commodity for your startup’s success
Wikipedia, that wealth of internet answers, defines execution as “the act or mode or result of performance”. It also has the bits about chopping…
Entrepreneurship — some people just don’t get it
I heard a story this week that raised my blood pressure and left me fuming at another great injustice. Unfortunately there is very little…
Why most startups fail … and here’s how not to
It’s easy to think of the latest startup like a pimple in the middle of your forehead: you wake up one morning and it’s…
Startups: What VCs look for
Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs often don’t see eye-to-eye, and in South Africa in particular, there seems to be a very real gap in meeting…
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