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FNB Business Innovation Awards entries for 2018 are now open

Endeavor South Africa today announced the launch of the FNB Business Innovation Awards entries for 2018. The awards are supported by Endeavor South Africa….

Meet the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017 finalists

AppsAfrica.com, a tech portal and advisory service, yesterday announced the shortlisted finalists for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017. Entries for the annual awards, now…

MTN Business extends deadline for App of the Year submissions

App developers who may miss the 14 September MTN Business App of the Year submission deadline shouldn’t be despondent — MTN Business has extended the deadline for…

Startups have until Friday to complete first #GoGettaz quiz to win $100 000

Entrepreneurs looking to win $100 000 in prize money have until Friday to take part in the first in four quizzes in Econet Group…

Entries now open for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017

Think you are one of Africa’s best mobile and tech ventures? Submissions for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017 are now open and will close on 10…

Egyptian wins $100 000 Innovation Prize for Africa with smart magnetic bearings

Egyptian Aly El-Shafei was last night awarded the Innovation Prize for Africa‘s grand prize of $100 000 for his innovative magnetic bearings which help increase energy generation….

These are the 11 startups from Cape Town to pitch at Seedstars World

Renowned startup competition Seedstars World kicked off its African chapter in Maputo, Mozambique last month. Cinema booking site Moovi walked away with a ticket…

Innovate much? SA Innovation Summit competitions might be just for you

The SA Innovation Summit is back this year, showcasing some of the country’s most exciting talents and ideas in Cape Town. While the eighth…

Startup competition Seedstars World partners with SA’s Standard Bank

Global startup competition Seedstars World has announced a strategic partnership with Standard Bank in South Africa. A third time in South Africa, Seedstars World…

SA’s fire detection startup Lumkani named finalist in Index Awards 2015

Lumkani, the South African startup behind the innovative fire detecting device, is a finalist in the globally renowned design competition Index: Award 2015. Lumkani…

Enter your app into the MTN Business App of the Year Awards

Entries for the annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards are now open. This year the awards will be focusing on categories rather…

Seedstars World coins cinema booking site Moovi Mozambique’s top startup

Global seed-stage competition for startups Seedstars World has kicked off its African tour in Maputo, Mozambique this week where cinema booking site Moovi walk…

Major startup event DEMO Africa 2015 extends applications

The deadline for one of the continent’s biggest startup events applications to DEMO Africa 2015 has been extended. The application window which was scheduled…

PwC Vision to Reality 2015 is looking for SA’s top up-and-coming companies

PwC Vision to Reality competition is gearing up for its second programme to help find and promote South Africa’s top 10 up-and-coming companies that…

Startups be pitchin’: here’s what happened at Sparkup Live 2015

Another year, another Sparkup Live event. After 100 applications were vetted, five finalists were chosen to pitch in front of an audience of investors….

Here are Africa’s 5 Innotribe Startup Challenge finalists

Fifteen fintech startups from all over Africa just competed for a chance to travel to Singapore later this year where some of them will…

She Leads Africa is looking for entrepreneurs to scale across the continent

She Leads Africa is again helping drive leadership, commerce and innovation among the continent’s savvy women. A second time round, the Entrepreneur Showcase is…

Ghana’s social events startup Suba wins #MWA2015 app competition

Social events startup Suba emerged as winner of the Mobile West Africa 2015 App Developer Competition recently. Out of five finalists Suba was voted…

Efinity competition offers R75k worth ecommerce solution for startups

Backed by a package worth R75 000, South African ecommerce fulfilment service Efinity is having a competition to help put your business in the…

WWF SA crowns MellowCabs, WIMT, Leaper Innovate 2015’s Climate Solvers

Three clever climate friendly startups from South Africa have just been announced the winners of the 2015 South African Climate Solver Awards by WWF…

Maverick Awards seeks to inspire youth-driven entrepreneurial revolution in SA

A second time running, the inaugural Maverick Awards for South African Youth Entrepreneurship Excellence seeks to recognise and acknowledge the success of young, dynamic and…

Stellenbosch’s LaunchLab Pitching Den kicks off this week

It’s that time of the year again. Stellenbosch, South African-based LaunchLab is announcing its bi-annual Pitching Den which will be taking place at university…

Huawei gets another 90 day reprieve from the US trade ban

Water usage drops as Cape Town dam levels keep climbing

Microsoft overworks and underpays Cortana transcribers, leaked contracts reveal

Egypt’s RiseUp acquires tech publication MenaBytes

Grand prize of €100k up for grabs in Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge

Ran Neu-Ner confirms he’s taken legal action against Shark Tank’s Gil Oved, Romeo Kumalo

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 duo get their first firmware update

HMD Global to drop Nokia 6.2 and 7.2 with round camera bump in September

South Africa’s hottest tech deals and sales of the week (19-24 Aug)

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals