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HiiL announces four South African legal startups set to join Justice Accelerator

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has announced four South African legal startups that will join the institute’s Justice Accelerator programme. The…

Labour department approves UIF relief plan for looted businesses

The Department of Employment and Labour has approved the temporary relief plan from the UIF to help looted businesses in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The…

Huawei South Africa launches free training for women entrepreneurs

Huawei South Africa has launched a digital skills training programme for women entrepreneurs in celebration of Women’s Month. The Women4Tech online courses, which will…

Local lithium-ion battery manufacturer I-G3N secures R20m investment

South African battery manufacturer I-G3N has secured R20 million in investment to help the company grow and promote renewable energy on the continent. The…

Bolt raises R10.3 billion to boost grocery delivery service

E-hailing platform Bolt has closed a R10.3 billion funding round with it set to expand its new grocery delivery service, Bolt Market. Announced on…

Naspers invests R120 million in Joburg-based insurtech startup Naked

Naspers has announced it has invested R120 million in Johannesburg-based insurtech startup Naked in a Series A funding round. Announced on 4 August, the…

ZwartTech launches Talent Foundation to equip Africans with digital skills

Lagos-based ZwartTech has announced the launch of its new edtech, Zwart Talent Foundation (ZTF) in a statement today. The foundation aims to equip young…

The Western Cape Taxi Council is not loving Uber and its tech savvy ways

It’s the end of the work day, I get into my Uber and settle in for a contemplative ride home. The driver begins the…

Digital security company Gemalto joins Sub-Saharan Africa mHealth initiative

The GSMA pan-African mHealth Initiative (PAMI) is receiving support from Gemalto — one of the world’s leaders in digital security. The initiative aims to…

uAfrica gets ready to go on an African adventure

South African ecommerce outfit uAfrica is ready to make its African play. The company today announced that its first forays into the continent will…

Rising Star Awards announces SA’s finalists in business talent

The Rising Star Awards recently named its finalists with the goal of highlighting South Africa’s top youth in business. There were eleven categories ranging…

From design to craft beer, this app maps out Cape Town’s creative industry

Whether referring to its online design, marketing and arts or the coffee, craft beer, and good food, Cape Town’s booming with creatives. So much…

SA devs create innovative stock-tracking app in SunGard Competition

Last month, more than 500 SunGard developers in 30 cities around the world took part in the SunGard Global Coder Cup. With the aim…

Got apps? Apply for the MTN Business App of the Year Awards before it’s too late

The popular mobile payment startup, SnapScan, was the overall winner of the MTN Business App of the Year Awards 2013 and was soon acquired…

Stellenbosch University launches Smart Mobility Lab to develop traffic solutions

There’s a lot of room left for R&D in the field of South Africa’s transport industry. With a step in the right direction, Stellenbosch…

Microsoft 4Afrika launches IP portal to empower innovators

In order to encourage invention in Africa, Microsoft has unveiled the intellectual property portal, the Microsoft 4Afrika IP Hub. Piloting in Kenya, the Hub…

Intel rolls out innovation programme at SA universities

Tech company Intel South Africa is spurring innovation via its Galileo Board global outreach programme, which wants to offer students from the University of…

Amadeus announces partnership with SAP to improve customer experience

Global travel distribution system, Amadeus, announced a strategic technological agreement with SAP, which seeks to deliver a cloud-based corporate travel solution, including online booking,…

The Innovation Hub launches initiatives to ‘take innovation to the people’

Recent claims about South Africa’s poor global maths and science ranking have been been causing a stir. However you may cut it, the fact…

Neotel, Western Cape Government plan mass broadband rollout

In efforts to lessen South Africa’s digital divide, public institutions, businesses and communities in the Western Cape could see the rollout of new broadband…

Lamudi puts a real estate agent in your pocket as it launches Android app

Africa Internet Holding-backed real estate startup, Lamudi, has launched an Android version of its mobile app. People looking to buy, rent or sell real…

Samsung showcases Solar Powered Internet Schools in Senegal

Less than 25% of Africa’s rural areas have access to reliable electricity supplies, says Samsung Electronics. This affects many individual’s access to basic services…

SA businesses should gear up for stricter revised BEE codes

South African businesses will have to go the extra mile in the next few years to maintain their codes in relation to the Department…

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