Africa

Data and transport app GoMetro wins Get in the Ring 2014 Africa finals

South Africa’s GoMetro has recently been named the winning African startup by Get In The Ring (GITR) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The transport and data…

Disrupt everything: 11 exciting Kenyan startups worth your time right now

We love Kenya. So much so that we recently headed to the East African country for some fun times with startups. Ahead of the…

PwC Vision to Reality Awards dubs WiGroup SA’s top startup of 2014

Corporate, meet entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship, meet corporate. In a grand effort to celebrate small innovative companies in South Africa, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently announced the winners…

MakeLaw: an app trying to redefine public participation in drafting laws

Nothing scares me more than the thought that one day I might wake up and everything will be illegal. That my every move, however…

Calling all Kenyan startups to attend Ventureburn Meetup

Ventureburn Managing editor Michelle Atagana will be jetting into Kenya on Tuesday, 23 September, and is looking to meet-up and chat with Kenyan startup…

Piing app uses Bluetooth so that retailers can engage better with customers

South African tech company, Beaconeye, recently announced a new app, called Piing, that is aiming to revolutionise the way retailers can communicate with their…

Cape Town gets Africa’s first taste of Startup Weekend Education action

Africa’s first ever Startup Weekend Education event took place this past weekend in Cape Town. There were five teams involved, with other high profile…

Say hello to the 40 startups selected for DEMO Africa 2013

Held in Nairobi Kenya from 24 to 25 October this year, the DEMO Africa conference will feature 40 entrepreneurs hailing from Cape Town to…

Here are some game-changing health and agritech startups

Whether it’s information-led mobile startups, innovative ways of distributing crucial equipment or finding better ways of gathering health-related data, these award-winning startups use science…

Editors’ Lab Cape Town: 1st Sub-Saharan Africa media hackday

Editors’ Lab Cape Town is a two-day hackathon taking place from 6-7 September that will be taking place in the city at 24.com’s digital…

Africans need to build the continent up says founder of Africa’s Netflix Jason Njoku

Africa’s internet scene is growing, Africans are building killer apps and innovating in amazing ways. One of the pioneers leading Africa into a new…

Microsoft to spark local tech start-ups, partners with SA’s JobsFund

Microsoft South Africa has partnered with the Government’s JobsFund to further help drive the creation of up to 600 technology start-ups over the next…

Uganda-based Micro-finance startup wins the Anzisha Prize

Take 12 talented entrepreneurs now try to pick a winner in a competition about a social entrepreneurship and innovation. The Anzisha Prize announced that…

CBNC announces Africa business and entrepreneurial game changers of 2013

CNBC, which is Africa’s largest business television news network, recently announced the winners of AABLA (Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards) of West Africa….

Here is why you should care more about elearning and green startups

They aren’t as flashy or sexy as providing a new social or music app gimmick, but startups and projects involved in areas such as…

Paperight partners with copier-printer developer Riso to empower schools

In partnership with Riso, Cape Town-based startup Paperight moves closer to achieving its goal of providing schools and teachers easy, low-cost access to textbooks….

Rocket Internet’s ecommerce flagship, Jumia, releases Android app for Africa

Jumia, the Rocket Internet backed West African ecommerce site, has announced the launch of its first smartphone app, available for users in, interestingly, not…

SA tech company MySlips wants to manage your receipts the easy way

MySlips is a South African service that lets you manage your receipts via your mobile phone. Though the competition seems tough, its vision is…

Akimbo: the US social payments startup that should take a hard look at Africa

Here’s a pretty interesting concept. Akimbo Financial is a social payments startup from the US that allows users to connect up to five “allowance”…

Boost partners with mapIT to further increase mobile marketing in Africa

Norwegian company Boost Communications today announced a partnership with South African mapping company mapIT. The latter claims that, using innovative mapping technologies, Boost will…

Mellowcabs: using tech to disrupt first and last mile transport, the African way

South Africa’s taxi industry, which carries an estimated 60% of the country’s commuters, is a multi billion rand pie. It’s no surprise then that…

New online media buying platform sets Africa in its sights

With rising levels of internet penetration on the mobile continent, the number of Africans accessing the web is growing by the millions. The latest…

MTN Clinches SA’s Best Network Title Again – Backed by Data and R14bn Infrastructure Push

Xiaomi’s “Screens for Change” Powers Township Esports With Purpose and Mandela’s Legacy

SAVCA 2025 Industry Awards Spotlight Africa’s Most Ambitious Private Capital-Backed Innovators

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves