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…
Africa Tech Week: Digital change drives economic growth
With African innovation igniting a technology boom, trailblazers from across the continent will gather in Cape Town on Wednesday, 31 August and Thursday, 1…
DigiFemmes invites Côte d’Ivoire women-led start-ups
Women entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire, on the south-eastern coast of West Africa, can now apply to join DigiFemmes Entrepreneurs, a technical assistance programme empowering…
UN launches open call for climate tech innovators in Africa
Young African innovators creating climate technology solutions are invited to join a three-day launchpad where the best projects will be invited to a further…
Games, stories key to exploring Metaverse opportunities
Immersive technology, persistent virtual worlds and Web 3.0. These three elements, believe Sea Monster chief executive Glen Gillis, define the essence of the Metaverse,…
AfricArena announces more top speakers for Tunisia summit
Africa’s leading tech ecosystem accelerator, AfricArena, says North African start-ups between the seed and growth stages can still apply to showcase their innovative business…
[Opinion] SMEs should not waste the lessons of Covid-19
Two and a bit years later, the idea of “normal” remains a bit of a grey area for many SMEs, argues Ryan Cohen from…
Innovation Hub celebrates 57 CoachLab start-up founders
Following months of intensive learning and personal coaching, 57 entrepreneurs from across South Africa graduated from the 2021 CoachLab Entrepreneurship Programme. The ceremony was…
Agritech disruptor AgriKool vows to increase farmer profits
Amid ever-rising food prices, interest rate hikes, fuel increases and changed weather patterns, a South African agritech start-up, AgriKool, hopes to bring down the…
Partnership makes buying crypto in SA ‘easier than ever’
Investing in cryptocurrencies just got easier in South Africa. Assets retailer Easy Crypto has partnered with payments and data API Stitch to enable its…
Agritech start-up raises R1.7m in seed funding round
PixelBlue, the parent company of South African agritech start-up Homefarm, says it raised R1.7 million (about $104 000) in seed funding to enable consumers,…
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