South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
Nedbank denies it stole patent from Gugulethu entrepreneurs
Nedbank has “categorically” denied that it infringed on the commercial rights of two Gugulethu entrepreneurs relating to their patent. On Tuesday (18 June) Thandile…
AlphaCode extends application deadline for incubator initiative for black startups to 24 June
AlphaCode has extended the deadline for Alphacode Incubate — an incubation programme aimed at black fintech startups — to next Monday (24 June). The initial deadline…
Africa50 Innovation Challenge seeks innovators to boost internet access
Infrastructure investment platform Africa50 has launched an innovation challenge aimed at helping increase access to affordable and reliable high-speed internet in under-served areas on the…
Sub-Sahara Africa is top market for those that made Inclusive Fintech 50 list
Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of those listed…
Submissions to Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge now open in Africa
Google today announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is open for application submissions in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. Applicants…
Future Females, Facebook to host webinars on how to build web business
Future Females, a global community of female entrepreneurs, will next week host the first of a three-part webinar series in partnership with Facebook. In a…
New AfDB fund to help grow electronic financial services for low-income communities
The African Development Bank (AfDB) with its partners has launched the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) which aims to expand digital financial transactions…
Six Nigerian fintech startups to keep an eye on
Fintech is one of the most attractive tech sectors for investment in Africa — and Nigeria, together with South Africa and Kenya, is leading…
Oze, Snode Technologies, WayaWaya each win $50k at MEST Africa Challenge final
Three African startups — Ghana’s Oze, Kenya’s WayaWaya and SA’s Snode Technologies — have each won $50 000 in equity investments at the MEST…
Burnmedia announces new website designs
Burn Media today announced its new site designs for Ventureburn and Memeburn, as well as refreshed newsletters for each. It follows the announcement earlier…
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