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…
Can 12J VC tax incentive create the jobs South Africa badly needs?
Tim Strang wants to provide spaza shops and wholesalers with a better way to order stock, through an app. He’s betting on creating hundreds…
Investors clamouring for 12J VC incentive following tax hike – fund managers
The increase in the top marginal income tax rate to 45% for high earners is driving more South African investors to seek out the…
Are these the 10 all-time biggest exit deals for SA startups? [Digital All Stars]
Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on…
City of Cape Town considering 17 proposals from entrepreneurs to tackle water crisis
As the City of Cape Town brought further water restrictions into effect on Wednesday (1 June), a city councillor has revealed that her office has so…
Cape eye cover startup one of 19 firms Business Partners VC fund has backed
Glasses don’t come cheap – ask anyone who has accidentally sat on a pair or had them munched by their pet dog. It’s something…
Cherry-picking black industrialists not sustainable charges entrepreneur activist
The government won’t drive radical economic transformation by simply selecting a few black entrepreneurs and backing these with support and finance, entrepreneur activist Vuyisa Qabaka…
Retired Lions rugby player’s app aims to tackle ‘administrative nightmare’
Former Lions rugby player Dylan des Fountain is looking to solve the “administrative nightmare” that many firms face collecting and reconciling staff expense claims…
Former ‘beach bum’ aims to turn fog into water to address Cape crisis
From the outset it sounds like a crazy idea. To turn fog into water. But this is exactly what high-school dropout Grant Vanderwagen from…
Vusi Thembekwayo extends deadline for #Top40 entrepreneurship programme
Venture capitalist Vusi Thembekwayo has extended his #Top40 mentorship programme to mentor black entrepreneurs, after his investment company MyGrowthFund received an “overwhelming” response from entrepreneurs. In…
‘Shortage of township startups with innovative, unique ideas’
Too many township startups are pursuing “me-too ideas” over innovative ideas, says Innovation Hub CEO McLean Sibanda. Speaking to Ventureburn, Sibanda says the organisation,…
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