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…
Nedbank launches financial management play
Wow. Talk about coming back from behind. A month after its late entry into the world of smartphone banking apps Nedbank has announced an…
Listener-driven radio station looks to take Afrikaans music global
Given that Afrikaans is only recognised as an official language in South Africa and as a minority language in Namibia, it might seem a…
Vodacom could sell Zoopy by month end
Ventureburn has received word that Vodacom could offload a large portion of its investment in mobile video product Zoopy before the end of the…
International innovation, design outfit wants a startup-in-residence
This is cool. International design and innovation consultancy IDEO is giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to be a startup in residence at its Chicago offices….
Zando: online fashion clone claims big successes
When online shoe and fashion outlet Zando hit the South African market six months ago, it was clear that the local stores in the…
Lending goes peer-to-peer with RainFin
Let’s be serious for a minute folks. Getting a loan from a bank can be a right royal pain in the arse. Surely you…
Naspers set to go on Eastern European buying spree
Emerging markets internet giant Naspers has some serious expansion plans, with an eye on Eastern Europe in particular. Naspers CEO Koos Bekker told Bloomberg…
New daily deals site promises ‘clever twist’, less emails
Yawn. Another daily deals site. That’s so 2011. Promisingly however, the latest entrant into the market SaveMeDeals.com claims that it won’t clog up your…
Rocket Internet wants 5rooms to own SA furniture market
We’ve mentioned online furniture sales outfit 5rooms previously. It’s part of German startup incubator Rocket Internet’s stable of South African ecommerce sites, but it…
Smokoo founders launch online dating site
When online auction site Smokoo shut down, we told you that its South African-based founders were working on a new project. Memeburn can now…
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