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…
State must close door on those that misuse VC tax incentive [Opinion]
This week saw an outcry from South Africa’s venture capital (VC) and private equity sector over amendments the National Treasury plans to make to the…
Fund head puts lack of women angel investors down to information asymmetry
A shortage of information around tech startups has made women sceptical of investing in early-stage businesses. So, says IDF Capital CEO Polo Leteka. Leteka —…
BREAKING: Former PPC Cement head announced as new SA SME Fund CEO [Updated]
Former PPC Cement head Ketso Gordhan was today announced as the new CEO of the SA SME Fund. The announcement that Gordhan will take the helm…
Why Africa needs more critical media to cover lively tech startup sector [Opinion]
A day doesn’t seem to go by without news of another big deal in the tech startup sector in Africa. In a continent where war, famine…
When you’re a mom running a growing tech startup it’s all about multitasking
For tech entrepreneur Chantalle ten Napel Wilson being a mom and a business owner comes down to one thing — a lot of multitasking. Wilson,…
Natalie du Toit linked startup Sports Podium launches app to track golf scores
Having ditched plans to run an initial coin offering (ICO), a SA blockchain startup that includes Paralympic SA swimming star Natalie du Toit as one…
Wealth Migrate assessing market, exchanges before phase two of ICO
SA startup Wealth Migrate is assessing market conditions and the timing of the security exchanges to work out when to launch the second phase of an initial…
Luno looking to hire 40 new staff at Cape office amid tech investment boom in city
Amid a tech boom in Cape Town, SA bitcoin exchange Luno has gone on a hiring spree. The startup is looking to fill 40 new…
Is Silvertree’s co-entrepreneur model the answer to Silicon Valley?
What is a co-entrepreneur? A glorified manager or a true entrepreneur? For Silvertree Internet Holdings managing director and co-founder Manuel Koser a co-entrepreneur is any entrepreneur whose…
SA drone startup Aerobotics launches bid to take on US market
SA aerial data-analytics startup Aerobotics has hired a US representative and plans to expand into the US market, with a team from the startup set to…
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