Events

Gitex Global to make its Africa debut in 2023

Recognising Africa’s potential for technological advancements and its ballooning appetite for innovation, Gitex, the annual showcase by global technology giants and start-ups in Dubai,…

29 investor meet-ups now confirmed for #AESIS2022

This November, a record of 29 cities across Africa and beyond will play host to an in-person gathering of investors in the biggest Africa…

Cameroon gears up for biggest tech start-up summit

The start-up community in Cameroon is gearing up this year’s Silicon Mountain Conference. Billed as the country’s biggest tech event, the focus this year…

Women techpreneurs can now apply to attend Kenya summit

The United States ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, is among the confirmed speakers for the Africa Tech Female Founder Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya…

Scale Summit to focus on ‘optimising money movement’

Leaders from across South Africa’s payments and digital commerce ecosystem will on Friday, 14 October gather for the inaugural Scale Summit. Hosted by payments…

Abidjan to host 600 leaders at Next Fintech Forum

More than 600 people are set to touch down on Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan for the Next Fintech Forum, the leading fintech gathering…

Gitex Global: Special focus on African tech start-ups

The global digital economy is in full velocity mode, embracing the return of the world’s largest tech and start-up event, Gitex Global 2022. Commencing…

Cape Town creative school to host Metaverse summit

Registration has just opened for a Cape Town-based summit that vows to celebrate the next frontier of the internet, including the Metaverse. Organisers say…

E-commerce trends unpacked at Google’s shopping summit

Owners of small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa can still register for Google’s first Shopping Small Business Summit on Tuesday, 21 June. During the…

Global Startup Africa: Partnerships unlock economic growth

The inaugural Global Startup Africa Summit hosted by Wesgro, SA Tourism and the Cape Town International Convention Centre went in search of the key…

AFSIC: Africa to showcase new investment opportunities

Speakers at the upcoming AFSIC – Investing in Africa forum will unpack the increasing global investment momentum into Africa’s growing public and private sectors…

300 young people trained at African Metaverse Academy

More than 300 young people in 15 African countries are set to benefit from free Metaverse training programmes offered by 3D Netinfo and its…

Investments within reach for SDG-aligned start-ups in Africa

Techpreneurs from across Africa are set to gather in the Mother City this June for the first ever Global Start-up Awards (GSA) Africa event…

Mohanji joins top execs at summit on conscious leadership

World-renowned humanitarian Mohanji is set to join the speakers’ A-list at the Conscious Leadership and Ethics Summit held in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 18 May….

AVCA conference: ‘Private capital in Africa at a crossroads’

World-class investors, business leaders, public figures and policymakers driving innovation through private investment opened the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association’s (AVCA) conference…

20 of Africa’s finest start-ups to pitch at AfricArena summit

More than 20 of Africa’s finest start-ups will today and tomorrow vie for the attention of international investors attending the AfricArena West Africa Summit…

Register now for the Future Females Future of Digital Entrepreneurship Summit

With 33 percent of today’s women in tech considering switching careers because of the men who are dominating the industry, this online summit will…

And the FTxSDG Challenge 2021 winners are…

Financial Times and Seedstars are proud to announce this year’s six global winners of the FTxSDG Challenge: Anthem, India (Quality Education Winner): Tracks fee…

Watch 30 start-ups battle for $500K at the FTxSDG Challenge

Financial Times and Seedstars have kicked off the FTxSDG Challenge finale where start-ups a competing for a chance to win $500 000 in funding…

Learners strut their start-up stuff

Tech solutions featured strongly in green start-up ideas presented by learners at the finals of the Primestars Step Up 2 a Green Start Up…

Social Enterprises lead the Top 5 Startups shortlist

South Africa’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups is a celebration of our resilient local entrepreneur ecosystem that is brought to you in collaboration with…

SAVCA findings: How Venture Capital can solve unemployment

South Africa’s unemployment figures are among the highest in the world and this inequity means many people live in poverty. Venture Capital may be…

Join DJ Sbu and Crypto University for interactive workshop

DJ Sbu and Grey Jabesi (aka Grey BTC) and CEO and founder of Crypto University, will lead a workshop that is aimed at anyone…

SA’s Smallest Businesses Are Job Engines – So Why Can’t They Get Funding

Starlink in South Africa – Regulatory turbulence grounds Elon Musk’s satellite internet plans—for now

ASUS and AMD Launch AI-Driven Expert P Series PCs for South African SMBs

South Africa’s MSMEs Still Locked Out of Funding – New Report Calls for Radical Reform

Africa Bridge Fund seeks to build a thriving Africa tech ecosystem

MortgageMarket and EasyEquities partner to launch EasyMortgages, unlocking a new era in home loan access for South Africans

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

Everest better at exploring than Explorer

Trail Boss badge comes to BEVs

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup