Conferences

Vodacom Launches First SME Summit to Empower South African Small Businesses

Telecommunications leader Vodacom has unveiled a pioneering initiative, the inaugural Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Summit, titled #SMEThriveSummit. This strategic endeavor is designed to…

AfricArena summit builds Africa’s start-up ecosystem

Tunisia has set itself the task of getting 1 000 labelled startups into its national ecosystem by 2024, and it is more than three-quarters…

Cape Town gears up for 2021 SA Innovation Summit

Cape Town is getting ready to host the 2021 annual SA Innovation Summit, a three-day event that brings tech startups and investors together. The…

Venture capital continues to grow in South Africa – survey

A survey of the venture capital industry in South Africa has shown 122 local startups received a record R1.39 billion from investors during 2020….

SA Innovation Summit to foster Swiss collaboration

The SA Innovation Summit is one of the country’s biggest entrepreneurial and innovative showcases and will this year feature an official partnership with Switzerland’s…

Harare will host third Capacity Development Forum in May 2016

The third Capacity Development Forum (CDF) will take place in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare from 2 to 6 May 2016. The conference will this year…

Angel Fair Africa to get 100 investors and entrepreneurs doing deals

When Angel Fair Africa rolls into Nairobi, Kenya for its fourth edition in November, it will aim to bring together more than 100 investors…

Ecommerce Africa Confex aims to double in size, reflect industry growth

Ecommerce Africa Confex is aiming to reflect the growth of the global industry and is aiming to be twice as big as it was…

Wired Women Conference to uncover key issues surrounding women in tech

The Wired Women Conference aims to cover women in technology and uncover the key issues surrounding them. The South African conference also seeks to…

After the Dragons: how one big TV investment changed SA Florist [T4A]

Ecommerce store, SA Florist may not have received the largest investment from Dragons’ Den South Africa, but it was one of the more interesting…

Nic Haralambous: entrepreneurship is an addiction and there’s no cure [T4A]

Entrepreneurship is addictive and it’s as difficult an addiction to get over as any other. That was the message from Nic Haralambous during his…

These are DEMO Africa’s top 30 startups for 2015

From entertainment marketplace Bozza Media in South Africa to Nigeria’s elearning company Flippy Campus, DEMO Africa has just revealed its top selected 30 tech…

From YDE to Uber Flavour: Paul Simon’s journey as an ‘accidental entrepreneur’

There is no better place for a South African to spend a cold Thursday evening than sitting at Townhouse Lodge listening in on an…

Forging Enterprise conference to celebrate SA small business this May

In an effort to celebrate 20 years of small business promotion in South Africa, the Forging Enterprise National Small Business Conference 2015, led by…

Soweto to host its first tech, digital conference in April

Soweto — Johannesburg, South Africa’s south western township — is about to host its first ever technology and digital conference. The Soweto Innovation Week…

Groundbreaking health tech company LifeQ finally launches globally

Industrialised by the Stellenbosch South African-based health tech startup HealthQ, global technology LifeQ is officially being launched at one of the world’s biggest tech…

Here are the speakers for eCommerce Africa Confex

The eCommerce Africa Confex, set to take place early next year, has announced its speaker list, with BidorBuy CEO Jaco Jonker and Yuppiechef director…

Balance the hype and potential with the reality on the ground [U-Start Africa]

“Build a business not a product”, “build the right networks”, “think long term and exercise patience” and “be amazing while you do it” —…

U-Start Africa: SA entrepreneurship is in a very good space

After radio host and entrepreneur Kieno Kammies‘ introduction, the annual U-Start Conference kicked-off today at the Cape Town City Hall. Stefano Giudotti and Zachariah…

Ackerman: even big businesses face small business challenges [U-Start Africa]

Gareth Ackerman may be the scion of one of South Africa’s most prominent business families but he has his own retail entrepreneurship story that…

Microsoft named platinum sponsor of DEMO Africa 2014

DEMO Africa, arguably the continent’s biggest annual startup competition, is right around the corner! Microsoft has recently announced that it’s taken up platinum sponsorship…

Mobile business event M-Days to support SA trailblazers

German mobile business event, M-Days, is giving two South African mobile innovation trailblazers the opportunity to showcase their products on an international platform. Kicking…

Tech4Africa conference coming to Cape Town 28 August

Tech4Africa has just announced that it will be running its first ever Cape Town event on 28 August. The popular South African annual tech…

Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project

CHARGE taking EVs off-grid in the North West

eActros 300 and Zimi Charge creates EV win for Bakers