Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic fantasy; it’s a colossal economic force, projected to balloon into a $4.8 trillion market. That’s the…
CiTi announces Ian Merrington as new CEO
The Cape Innovative and Technology Initiative (CiTi) — which is responsible for projects like the Bandwidth Barn and CapaCiti — has just announced the…
Silicon Cape, TechWomen aim to showcase ‘pipeline of women tech leaders’
Silicon Cape, the South African entrepreneurial initiative, will this week host an event organised by TechWomen, an Initiative of the US Department of State’s…
Jumia partners with First Bank of Nigeria so shoppers can pay in installments
“Those days of saving up all you had only to buy one single product are over,” Jumia boasts. Nigerian ecommerce has always had a…
Fintech startup Azimo is tapping into West Africa’s remittance market
As you may know by now, the remittance scene in Africa is quite a big topic with a bunch of startups both locally and…
Kenya’s M-Kopa wins $1.5M, plans to build university institute
Solar energy in Africa is really hip and happening. The pay-as-you-go solar energy startup from Kenya, M-Kopa, has just won the 2015 Zayed Future…
The Green City Startup looking to fund over R1M eco-friendly startups in Jozi
In partnership with the City of Johannesburg, Resolution Circle and the University of Johannesburg, green entrepreneurs are encouraged to partake in The Green City…
Intel, She Leads Africa introduce workshops to empower female entrepreneurs
In collaboration with the computing giant, Intel, women empowerment initiative She Leads Africa is starting the year off with the introduction of workshops on…
TechWomen calls for 2015’s in-take of tech savvy ladies
US exchange programme TechWomen is calling for its 2015 in-take of skilled women in tech and sciences from Africa, the Middle East and more…
Via Afrika partners with Tabtor for personalised math programme in SA
Via Afrika Publishers has partnered with the tablet-based learning solution Tabtor, to bring world-class learning techniques in math to young South African students. Tabtor’s…
Spring startup accelerator wants to empower girls in East Africa
Sponsored by UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Nike Foundation, the East African Spring…
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