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…
Bizao on fast-track to becoming Africa’s top payment hub
After closing a $8 million series A funding round, the Côte d’Ivoire-based fintech start-up Bizao is on the fast-track to becoming Africa’s leading payment…
SA founders off to the US with app for neurodivergent kids
The founders of a South Africa-founded healthtech start-up, Augmental Technologies, spent three years studying the needs of parents with neurodivergent children before launching Tracto,…
From selling chickens to solving city challenges with Parket
It is widely accepted that entrepreneurship holds the keys to unlocking South Africa’s economic potential, with the government’s own National Development Plan envisioning 90%…
Liquid launches Africa’s first centre against cyberattacks
Based in Johannesburg, African businesses and governments now have access to the first of a matrix of Cyber Security Fusion centres aimed at managing…
#ImvelisiJustHack equips enviropreneurs to build start-ups
With greening the economy and Just Transition at its heart, #ImvelisiJustHack is a collective intervention aimed at seizing opportunities that can play a vital…
HerVenture set to boost 3 500 women entrepreneurs in SA
About 3 500 women entrepreneurs are set to benefit from HerVenture, an award-winning application by the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. This, after the…
Corporate evolution could place African SMEs ahead of pack
The shift to digital is rapidly becoming the main ingredient for business growth. To keep up with the evolution of technology, corporations are under…
Talent retention: ‘For success, prioritise your people’
A survey sent to 52 000 workers from 44 countries found that 35% of people planned to ask their employer for more money in…
6 years later: Learning creates earning, says Sloom founder
As the founder of Sloom, South Africa’s first and only comfort-adjustable mattress, former salesperson Rudo Kemp has grown his one-man show into an exciting…
Cassava secures $50m strategic investment from C5 Capital
Africa’s first integrated tech company of continental scale, Cassava Technologies, has secured a $50 million investment from C5 Capital, a specialist venture capital firm…
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