Events

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [23/6/2019]

This Wednesday (26 June) Future Females will hold a meetup in Stellenbosch that focuses on brand authenticity and brand identity. Open to new ideas and…

Future Females, Facebook to host webinars on how to build web business

Future Females, a global community of female entrepreneurs, will next week host the first of a three-part webinar series in partnership with Facebook. In a…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [14/6/2019]

This Friday (21 June) Nedbank and RLabs will launch the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme, towards which Nedbank has donated R3.2-million for 50 enterprises to…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [9/6/2019]

This week in Cape Town, VC4A and mLab will on Friday (14 June) host a Fundraising Readiness Workshop at the Bandwidth Barn in Woodstock. In…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [2/6/2019]

On Wednesday (5 June) Edtech incubator Injini will launch the third cohort of its programme in Cape Town. For those in Joburg, The Hague Institute…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [26/5/2019]

Topping this week, Joburg plays host to the RICS Summit this Wednesday and Thursday (29 and 30 May). Key topics for discussion will include…

Student Entrepreneurship Week in Ghana to offer participants up to $10k in investment [Updated]

Update (24 May 2019): SFAN president and founder Tom-Chris Emewulu subsequently told Ventureburn in an email on 23 May that Engineers Without Borders Canada will…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [24/3/2019]

For those in Cape Town, there are two exciting events taking place in the city aimed at startup founders. The first, hosted by FSAT…

Property technology SA PropTech to host first event next month

A new networking organisation for South Africa’s growing property technology — or proptech — sector is set to be held in Johannesburg next month….

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [17/3/2019]

Google will host a Women Techmakers Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday (23 March). Want to learn how to find clients and grow your business?…

AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2019 set for October in Addis Ababa

The fourth edition of the AfriLabs Annual Gathering will be held between 28 and 30 October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AfriLabs — a Pan-African…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [10/3/2019]

This week Cape Town hosts two big summits, the first, Seamless Africa 2019 kicks off on Tuesday (12 March) and will cover payments, fintech,…

GSMA reveals first speakers of 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa

The GSMA has announced the first speakers of the 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa conference which will take place on 16 and 17…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [3/3/2019]

For those in Cape Town this week, look out for Africa Tech Week, which takes place on Monday and Tuesday (4 and 5 March)…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [24/2/2019]

One of this week’s top events to look out for is arguably Wednesday’s (27 February) workshop in Cape Town on business acceleration and access…

Why it’s time we outlawed paying to speak at tech conferences [Opinion]

There is a reason that publishers, as well as content platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have been compelled to clearly mark which content…

SBC AfriTech, RCS to host Future Cities Hackathon in Cape Town

Do you have an innovative and disruptive tech-based solution for water pollution and sanitation, sustainable cities and communities, as well as smart mobility? Cape…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [17/2/2019]

On Wednesday (20 February), Heavy Chef will host an event at Workshop 17 on how businesses can kick start their brand awareness and amplify…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [10/2/2019]

Arguably this week’s biggest event is the African Tech Summit Kigali which kicks off on Wednesday (13 February) in the Rwandan capital. Games are…

SBC AfriTech opens applications for 2019 FastTrack Tour events

Applications for each SBC AfriTech FastTrack Tour event close three days ahead of time

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [3/2/2019]

This Tuesday (5 February) in Cape Town, Startupbootcamp AfriTech will host an event in that will explore what role blockchain plays in financial inclusion….

Here are 14 African tech conferences startups should attend this year

As anyone in the tech sector knows, conferences and expos can often provide the ideal opportunity for those in the scene to network and…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [27/1/2019]

Nairobi is a hive of activity this week for those in the tech startup sector. After the tragic events of earlier this month (see…

Google Photos will now let you search for text in your camera roll

YouTube to discontinue direct messages feature in September

Google ditches the desserts in its biggest Android rebrand yet

Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists?

Healthtech platform Hospitalia wins Seedstars Cairo

Nigerian real estate firm Landwey acquires 25% stake in proptech platform Vistafront

New features coming to Google Assistant on Lenovo Smart Clock

Apple’s next ‘Pro’ iPhones to feature improved cameras, shatter-resistant screen

New firmware updates available for Canon EOS R and EOS RP

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