F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Sw7, AlphaCode debut fintech accelerator for high-growth businesses
Start with Seven (Sw7) has partnered with Rand Marchant Insurance Holdings‘ (RMI) AlphaCode to launch a dedicated fintech accelerator in the region. The event…
Sw7 opens applications for its 2015 Cape Town programme
South African technology accelerator Sw7 has opened applications for its Cape Town accelerator programme. Sw7 Cape Town will be a replication of the recently completed…
Postbox Courier wants to help you save on import costs
UK-headquartered courier service Postbox Courier has launched in South Africa and is dedicated to shoppers and businesses who purchase and import goods from overseas…
SA startup Asimmetric accepted into San Francisco-based accelerator
Network monitoring company Asimmetric is the first South African startup to join the San Francisco-based hardware accelerator Highway1. Asimmetric is one of 12 companies chosen out of 350…
RetroEpic Software talks us through growing a game studio in SA
Ventureburn recently had a chance to sit down with one of South Africa’s older game development studios, RetroEpic Software. We spoke to co-founder Niki…
Takealot rumoured to raise an additional ‘R1bn’
According to new reports, South African ecommerce giant Takealot is raising an additional R1-billion in funding. The purpose of this round is unclear. In…
Microsoft, Ampion ‘accelerator on wheels’ to support 200 entrepreneurs
Global tech company Microsoft and pan-African entrepreneurship initiative Ampion have launched the latest “accelerator on wheels”. The Venture Bus will consist of 200 entrepreneurs and…
Africa Technology Summit bringing together the ‘who’s who’ in African tech
The Africa Technology Summit (ATS), backed by Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) will be holding a tech summit in Accra, Ghana 3 and…
Toilet leak reduction device wins R1M at Johannesburg’s Green City Startup competition
The Green City Startup competition in Johannesburg, South Africa has awarded an entrepreneur behind an innovative toilet leak reduction device R1-million. The winner is…
Philips, Innovation Hub launch competition to find innovators in healthcare
Diversified health company Philips Africa has partnered with the Innovation Hub to launch the first South African Innovation Competition. The initiative aims to find…
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