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…
Three MENA developers win Facebook’s Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge
Facebook has announced the three winners of its Facebook’s Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge, launched earlier this year. The social media company made the announcement…
DFS Labs invests $250 000 in four African, US startups
The Digital Financial Services Labs (DFS Labs), an initiative backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has announced that it’ll be investing $250 000…
King Baudouin Foundation puts African startups in presence of Belgium royalty
Independent pluralistic body The King Baudouin Foundation has awarded three young entrepreneurs the King Baudouin African Development Prize for their contribution to social change across Africa….
Wallettec to represent South Africa at the EcoBank Fintech Challenge
Online payment solution Wallettec will today (20 June) represent South Africa, competing against 19 other companies at the EcoBank Fintech Challenge held in Togo….
Singularity University’s international summit heading to Africa for first time
Singularity University (SU) is finally coming to Johannesburg. The Silicon Valley think tank is expected to host its first international conference, SingularityU Summit, in the city on 23…
Mozambique’s Móvelcare selected for Seedstars global summit
Insurance startup Móvelcare has been selected to represent Mozambique at global entrepreneurial competition Seedstars World’s summit in Switzerland next year. The Mozambican leg of Seedstars…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [19/06/2017]
Looking to get into the South African startup scene or catch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….
Seven Startups make it into the BongoHive Launch programme
Zambian startup hub BongoHive kicked off its Launch Accelerator programme this week by inviting seven startups as its fifth cohort. During the 12-week programme, startups will undergo a series…
The Foschini Group produces another initiative powered by a startup
Startup Pargo and major retail corporation The Foschini Group (TFG) have partnered again to launch their Collect In Store initiative. TFG and Pargo, which helps…
Will SA startup Moonrock energise local portable power sector?
Taking on a saturated market isn’t always the smartest move when it comes to starting a business. However Cape Town startup Moonrock, is doing just…
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