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…
HumanWrit.es: the notebook company helping underprivileged kids
This is pretty cool. Social innovation startup HumanWrit.es, which donates 10 exercise books to classrooms of school children in need for every one of…
The co-innovation trend and the challenge in emerging markets
While the absence of mature intellectual property laws remains one of the deterrents holding back co-creation or co-innovation in Africa, it’s a compelling model…
Innovative entrepreneur from Gauteng or KZN? This bootcamp could be for you
The Silicon Cape tends to hog the limelight when it comes to South African startups, so it’s always a pleasant change to see people…
5 top startups emerge from the Global Forum
Entrepreneurs are important. They help drive economies by creating jobs and their disruption of industries can help push innovation forward. Giving them a helping…
Spreading the entrepreneurship addiction [Net Prophet]
No one can deny that the entrepreneurship bug has bitten: everyone wants to be one and people are beginning to teach it. Now it’s…
Hackers take on kids’ rooms, get them to eat their veggies
Having trouble keeping your kids entertained or getting them to eat their veggies? Maybe hackers can help you. The winners of the latest Hellocomputer/DraftFCB…
Schoolboy startup incubator gets backing of Sage Pastel, Standard Bank
This looks pretty cool. St Stithians Boys’ College, a top-end private school, has established a startup incubator programme for its pupils with the backing…
Rockefeller Foundation pumping $100 million into Africa’s digital scene
Africa is where it is at and its digital/tech scene is all the rage. Bigwigs are noticing the continent. The latest group to take…
Net Prophet wants to help take startups from mind to market
Net Prophet is an annual gathering of 2 000+ geeks, and one of the bigger tech conferences on the South African calendar. For a…
Microsoft’s East-African footprint expands with iHub and m:lab co-op
Microsoft wants to play a big role in driving innovation in Africa. After recently introducing the 4Afrika Initiative — geared at improving the continent’s…
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