The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
uAfrica gets ready to go on an African adventure
South African ecommerce outfit uAfrica is ready to make its African play. The company today announced that its first forays into the continent will…
This new agency wants to let you pay for what you eat with a tweet
If you live in any reasonably sized city with any areas of reasonable wealth, you’ve probably heard at least one of your friends talk…
Gloo CEO quashes Ogilvy acquisition rumours
Ogilvy South Africa and Gloo, a leading digital design agency, are in talks. According to a number of reliable sources, who spoke to Ventureburn…
Meet Sw7, the latest tech incubator to take no equity, let you keep your day job
There are times when the African incubator and accelerator space can seem like a bit of a crapshoot. One minute a new player will…
A billion here, a billion there: Uber rakes in some fresh moolah
You know investors seriously love your company when they start throwing billions of dollars at you. Want to know what that feels like? Just…
Breaking: ecommerce player uAfrica raises $1.5million funding round
South African ecommerce outfit uAfrica has closed a US$1.5-million funding round led by online auction site Bidorbuy and the company’s own managing director, Andy Higgins….
WPP to acquire digital agency Quirk [Updated]
By: Stuart Thomas and Michelle Atagana WPP, the global advertising giant, is set to buy a controlling stake in Quirk, a leading South African…
Confirmed: Naspers shutting down MIH SA ecommerce sites, focus shifts to Kalahari
Ventureburn can officially confirm that the African division of MIH, Naspers’ online investment arm, is in the process of shutting down a number of…
Sources: Naspers is shutting down major ecommerce sites from MIH SA [updates]
Emerging markets media and internet giant Naspers looks set to shut down a number of ecommerce sites run by its online investment arm MIH….
Confirmed: Caxton strikes acquisition deal with Habari Media [update]
A while back we reported that South African publishing giant Caxton was in talks with digital sales house Habari, possibly around an acquisition. We…
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