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…
SA leading the charge in ecommerce though not for long, shows report
Market research publisher yStats has recently released a report on Africa’s B2C ecommerce trends of 2013. The report shows that the growing internet penetration…
iROKOtv living high with $8M funding round for video on demand platform
Things are looking up for iROKOtv, the African-based movie platform for Nollywood. The company just announced a new funding round of US$8-million. The round…
Frozen Chimez Animation aims to bring high-end animation to SA corporates
South Africa’s animation scene has been on the up ever since Triggerfish animation studio started releasing worldwide blockbuster hits such as Zambezia and Khumba….
Richard Branson dubs 2014 ‘The year of the entrepreneur’
In a recent blog post on LinkedIn which features in 2014’s Big Ideas category, Virgin Active entrepreneur Richard Branson shares his thoughts on what…
Turns out digital agency Cerebra’s logo isn’t exactly original [Update]
Update: Cerebra CEO Mike Stopforth has informed Ventureburn that the issue has been resolved. Getting bought out by an advertising giant like WPP is…
Ticketland scores $10-million through iTech Capital VC fund
iTech Capital, a Russia-based Private Equity and Venture Capital fund, recently announced investing US$10-million in Ticketland which is said to become the largest event…
Publicis buys digital agency Synergize, merges it with Saatchi & Saatchi SA
Looks like WPP’s not the only big player heating up the South African acquisitions space. Advertising and marketing mega-corp Publicis Groupe today announced that…
Absa opens flagship Centre of Entrepreneurship, commits R250m
This week Absa officially opened an exclusive entrepreneurship centre in Newtown, Johannesburg. The flagship Centre of Entrepreneurship is part of eight similar centres across…
MEDO opens DTI’s first youth entrepreneur incubator
Part of its pledge to support SMEs, it was announced today that MEDO ICT Incubator would be the first youth incubator in the DTI…
The future of schooling in South Africa: practical ideas and technology
Technology’s role in education is not disputed — it is an effective means to enable both student and teacher in creating a more engaging…
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