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MTN Nigeria ready to release RCS Business Messaging

MTN is geared to launch Rich Communications Services (RCS) Business Messaging (RBM) Services in partnership with Google and Dotgo. This will allow business to…

WEF report shows barriers to SME technology adoption in emerging markets

While 97 percent of global companies have accelerated adoption of technology to get through the pandemic the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) survey indicates that…

Why the circular economy is fertile ground for South African entrepreneurs

In order to combat South Africa’s shrinking economy and high unemployment rate, small business specialists, Fetola, is running the Circular Economy Accelerator (CEA), a…

Naspers, Lendable and Change Ventures lead $30m Planet42 investment

South African car subscription service Planet42 secured $30 million in equity ($6m) and debt ($24m) financing. Debt venture fund Lendable doubled its initial $10…

Adbot and Future Females to empower female entrepreneurs with R1 million in advertising

Female entrepreneurs are being given a boost to their businesses – at a time when they need it most – in the form of…

Nigerian mobility player MAX closes $31m series B funding round

Metro Africa Express (MAX) has is closing out a stellar 2021 with a $31 million series B round of funding led by Lightrock, Global…

KTN Global Alliance Africa announces initiative to solve the continent’s waste problem

KTN Global Alliance Africa is a six-year project funded by UK Aid through the Innovate UK Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and the Foreign,…

Microsoft’s EmployMentor to empower 150 female graduate students in Kenya

Female graduate students from 24 universities in Kenya will benefit from a mentorship programme by Microsoft and other local partners. The programme, called EmployMentor,…

RSAWeb targets small businesses with CityFibre offering

Without a decent internet connection, running a startup or small business can be like trying to do a bike race with a flat tyre….

Sage Business Index 2014 reveals SMEs’ falling confidence in South African economy

The outlook of South African businesses on the state of the country’s economy is not at all optimistic, suggests this year’s Sage Business Index….

Fail fast, succeed faster: Lean Startup Machine finally kicks-off in Joburg

In the spirit of startup education, this weekend the popular 48-hour workshop for startups is kicking off in Johannesburg, South Africa from 31 October…

SnapScan finally brings mobile payments to parking in Cape Town

If you’re lucky enough to find it, parking in South Africa’s cities can be super expensive. Although few can really change the prices of…

Absa’s Centre of Entrepreneurship at forefront of Newtown’s small business boom

Absa’s Centre of Entrepreneurship in Newtown, Johannesburg has helped over 1500 budding entrepreneurs since its launch less than a year ago, the company today…

Knife Capital announces final call for Grindstone Accelerator 2015 intake

The Cape Town, South Africa-based Grindstone Accelerator programme from Knife Capital is calling for its 2015 intake of scalable innovation-driven businesses. If you haven’t…

SA startup Journey deploys mobile solution in fight against Ebola

We’ve seen many tech companies lend a hand in fighting the Ebola epidemic over the last few months, from top class data capturing tech…

Accommodation marketplace SleepOut wins Startup Battle of the Cities 2014

SleepOut — the popular African accommodation marketplace — has recently been named the winner of the 2014 Startup Battle of the Cities (SBOC) at…

Kickstarter campaign wants to empower Nigerian farmers with tomato paste

This has to be one of the most interesting crowdfunding projects we’ve seen in Africa. Launched by social entrepreneurs Mira Mehta and Shane Kiernan,…

The Green Pioneer Accelerator program rewards startups for sustainable ventures

Green initiatives are plentiful in a world hellbent on preserving the Earth. After all, we don’t exactly have another planet to live on if…

70 entrepreneurs at Branson Centre grow turnover by 100%, create 200 jobs

At the beginning of 2014, Nedbank made R1-million funding available to 70 aspiring entrepreneurs from previously disadvantaged backgrounds at the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship….

Leading tech companies MTN, SAP, Microsoft provide support for Ampion Africa

Ampion Africa recently announced that leading global technology companies MTN, SAP and Microsoft had become its major sponsors, in a joint effort to help…

India’s ecommerce market said to rocket to $6-billion in 2015

Ecommerce might be young in India but it’s growing super fast. India’s ecommerce market will reach US$6-billion in consumer spending in 2015, leaping from…

Entrepreneur Growth Centre opens doors to boost business skills in SA

Getting to grips with taxes, labour law compliance, cost management and so forth can easily get complicated for any fresh startup. At the end…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

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

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs