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…
Go start something: free Ruby on Rails workshop for women and their friends
The organisers behind the RailsBridge Workshop, believe that there is a gender imbalance in Cape Town’s tech community. The inaugural “one-and-a-bit day” Ruby programming…
7 South Africans behind some of the biggest startup successes in the US
Nope, we’re not talking about PayPal-Tesla-SpaceX founder Elon Musk, or Thawte and Ubuntu main man, Mark Shuttleworth. The people showcased here are behind some…
Ninja Invoice aiming for disruption with simplest, cheapest offering
Cape Town startup, Ninja Invoice, says that quoting and invoicing should not be intimidating and consume a lot of valuable time. Entering a market…
SA startup Weaver taps Facebook to help singles find love on a group date
Joining an armada of dating startups — some more legit, than others — that tap Facebook for eligible singles, South Africa’s Weaver is putting…
Crowdfunding platform Thundafund rolls in over SA startup landscape
South Africa’s crowdfunding space expanded earlier this month with the launch of Thundafund, the Cape Town-based crowd-powered startup funder. While crowdfunding in Africa has…
TechInBraam: Johannesburg’s new tech hub is ready to roll
We’ve mentioned the tech renaissance happening in Johannesburg’s Braamfontein suburb in our recently compiled startup guide. The initiatives aimed at tech innovation in the…
Do you really want to start a business?
As work takes up a substantial part of our lives, it’s a question that often evokes a see-sawing set of emotions — and yet,…
The most comprehensive guide to the SA startup landscape ever [2013]
Update: For an updated guide to South Africa’s startup landscape, click here. You have just arrived on South Africa’s startup scene, you’re lost and…
Premier news site Daily Maverick offers qualifying startups free advertising
At a time when many online newsrooms are shuttering their content behind paywalls in the wake of trickling advertising revenues, one of South Africa’s…
8 reasons why bloggers are attractive investment bets
Michelle Phan, YouTube beauty and fashion vlogger A recent article published by Ad Age, revealed that bloggers are increasingly succeeding in attracting funding for…
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