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…
Kapa Biosystems case in which taxpayers shortchanged by millions of rands heads for arbitration
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is seeking to recover millions of dollars from investors after the recent completion by a task team of a…
SA founders who’ve sold their startup to a Silicon Valley firm
Hitting it big in Silicon Valley is every South African tech entrepreneur’s dream. What better way than to sell your startup to a Valley-based…
Dentsu Aegis Network SA announces launch of Female Foundry programme
Branding agency Dentsu Aegis Network SA has announced the launch of Female Foundry, an initiative to support local female entrepreneurs. Dentsu Aegis Network SA said…
Former Springbok captain, one time Lion’s player team up in new startup MyFanPark
Former Springbok rugby captain Jean de Villiers and former Lions rugby player Dylan des Fountain have teamed up and are looking to capitalise on the…
Here are eight SA fintechs that local banks are working with [Updated]
SA fintech startups are offering banks new ways to accept and make payments, lend out loans and offer financial services to the previously under…
Fraud-accused Eran Eyal offers ‘reimbursement’ to media that remove articles
SA entrepreneur and former Springleap founder Eran Eyal, who faces fraud charges in the US, has issued several media houses with a lawyer’s letter,…
SA drone startups, companies look overseas to shore up business
SA drone manufacturing companies startups are aiming to hit it big overseas — in both developing and emerging markets — with four such startups…
Getsmarter co-founder wants to educate 100 000 students by 2030 with new virtual school
After exiting his education platform GetSmarter for over $100-million to US company 2U in 2017, Rob Paddock is back with a new startup — an…
SA had bumper VC year in 2018 with investments up 31% over 2017, reveals report
Venture capital (VC) had a bumper year in South Africa in 2018, with southern African VC funds having made investments of over R1.5-billion last year…
Is spike in energy deals evidence that Section 12J funds are driving VC boom in SA?
Is a massive spike in energy deals last year evidence that a 2008 venture capital (VC) tax incentive is behind South Africa’s 31% increase…
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