On January 20, 2025, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena, Elon Musk made a hand gesture that ignited…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [26/05/2020]
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition said it plans to close down companies that fall foul of Covid-19 regulations when it comes to…
Final call for startups to enter Lagos Urban Innovation Challenge
Utopia, an organisation that helps foster and fund innovation in emerging market cities, has made a final call for startups to enter the Lagos…
African regulators are holding back growth of cryptocurrency on continent, finds report
While the rapid adoption of cryptocurrencies may be likely in Africa — given the continent’s high inflation rates, volatile currencies and underdeveloped banking —…
Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [25/05/2020]
From today until Thursday (28 May) tune in for presentations from worldwide ecommerce experts at the eCommerce Virtual Summit. Among the speakers is Silvertree’s…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/05/2020]
The SA government will further ease lockdown regulations from 1 June, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address last night. This, as former M4JAM…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/05/2020]
A host of sector-specific funding options have been launched in South Africa. Law firms, advertising agencies and restaurants can all get financial support from…
Eight Tunisian startups graduate from Flat6Labs Tunis
Eight Tunisian startups have graduated from Tunisian accelerator Flat6Labs Tunis‘s fifth cohort. They include startups from the automotive sector, robotics, edtech, fintech and tourism…
Edtech startup Syafunda lands R2.5m investment from Edge Growth
SA edtech startup Syafunda has received a R2.5-million investment from Edge Growth which will allow the startup to scale its platform to meet the…
Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play to open centres in South Africa, Morocco
Silicon Valley accelerator and venture capital (VC) company Plug and Play plans to open its first African office in Johannesburg this year. The accelerator…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/05/2020]
City authorities should seize the opportunity to learn from informal transport networks and incorporate them into the urban fabric, WhereIsMyTransport‘s co-founder and CEO Devin…
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