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…
The Jacobs Foundation’s TRECC initiative, in partnership with Seedstars World, has launched a new competition to find innovative startups with education-focused ideas and services. The competition…
A new fund, dubbed the Amavulandlela Fund, has recently been announced, focusing on supporting entrepreneurs with disabilities. The Amavulandlela Fund will be made up of…
SME developer and accelerator Innoventures has announced the launch of their US$1.6-million fund, named Innoventures Fund 1. Innoventures’ CEO Hesham Wahby made the announcement…
Web-based timesheet and invoicing system, Ixesha aims to help freelancers and consultants take the load off when it comes to billing clients. Founder Sean…
Women’s health startup, Kasha has won the Rwandan round of the Seedstars World competition and will go on to represent the nation in the…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced that they will now be accepting their third round of applications from 1 January 2017. TEF is an entrepreneurship…
The 2016 ABAN Investor Masterclass Series will see early-stage investors gathering in Cairo as well as Lagos next week to discuss and share best practices…
Telecoms company Blue Label Telecoms and Blue Pencil Management (Blue Pencil) have launched a business accelerator programme. The programme will grant SMEs access to…
The EY SA World Entrepreneur Awards has concluded its 2016 running, with Super Group’s CEO, Peter Mountford, winning the award in the Master category. Broad-based supply…
Minibus financing service, SA Taxi has secured a R300-million investment from Futuregrowth Asset Management, it announced this week. The funding will go toward financing the…