FNB is the latest service provider to jump on the data price bandwagon. Data prices on its FNB Connect network will decrease by up…
Nedbank details how small firms can tap Oppenheimer fund to cover employee wages
The Oppenheimer family have set up a new trust, the SA Future Trust (SAFT), to disburse the family’s R1-billion that it has pledged to…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [31/03/2020] [Updated]
UPDATE (31 March): The roundup has been updated to include that the Oppenheimer family have set up a new trust, the SA Future Trust…
Four startups selected for Founders Factory Africa programme each net over £30k
Corporate-backed accelerator and incubator Founders Factory Africa has announced that it has accepted four new startups to its Venture Scale programme, which kicked off yesterday….
Top three can win share of R150k in prizes in Ayoba virtual hackathon [Updated]
*Correction: The top three teams in the Ayoba hackathon will win a share of a R150 000 prize pool — and not R150 000…
Nigerian music startup MePlaylist nets investment from Beyoncé’s father
Lagos-based music startup MePlaylist has netted an undisclosed amount in investment from global investors, including Mathew Knowles, the father and former manager of artists…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/03/2020]
In just a few days SA small businesses and startups can expect more details from financiers Business Partners on how to access funding from…
World Bank launches AG Innovation Challenge to address food security in SADC region
The World Bank Agriculture Observatory, together with Draper University and innovation platform InnMind, are calling on innovators to take part in the AG Innovation…
Meet the 7 startups selected for Nigeria’s Ventures Platform, Lasric’s Covid-19 challenge
Seven startups have been selected by Nigeria’s Ventures Platform and the Lagos State Science and Research and Innovation Council (Lasric) to take part in…
Nearly 15 000 firms register on SA’s Covid-19 Bizportal as essential service providers [Updated]
UPDATE (30 March 2020): The Minister of Trade, Industry and Economic Development Ebrahim Patel on Friday (27 March) said in a statement that the…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/03/2020]
South Africans woke today to day one of a 21-day lockdown. To get through this period, SA startups can register as an essential service…
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