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SA procurement rule change will be a boost for startups

Startups that do work for the government are in for a major boon with a new procurement rules coming into effect this week that will…

‘Shortage of VC funding, not of black entrepreneurs’

The US has no shortage of black entrepreneurs. The shortage rather is one of funding for black entrepreneurs, says Monique Woodard of 500 Startups. Woodard, speaking…

Geeks on a Plane: A night out in Cape Town

Wesgro in partnership with Silicon Cape hosted The Geeks on a Plane dinner in Cape Town last night in honour of the participants of…

Creditinfo Group, Alternative Circle join forces for financial inclusion

Credit information and risk management solution Creditinfo, has signed a USD$1.1-million agreement with Nairobi-based mobile financial solution Alternative Circle, to facilitate financial inclusion within Africa. Creditinfo’s seed…

Tony Elumelu Foundation selects 1000 African entrepreneurs for programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced the selection of 1000 African entrepreneurs to join the third cohort of the foundation’s USD$100-million TEF Entrepreneurship…

Why did 22seven founder leave Old Mutual? [Exclusive]

News broke earlier this week that 22seven would finally be absorbed into Old Mutual, following the app’s acquisition in 2013. It was also confirmed…

Old Mutual brings 22seven in-house, founders leave

Old Mutual made headlines back in 2013 when it acquired personal finance app 22seven for an undisclosed sum. At the time of the deal,…

Competition for Africa’s ecommerce startups heats up as Christmas nears

Christmas is right around the corner and Africa’s ecommerce stores aren’t letting this opportunity slide without getting their fingers in the pie. The popularity…

Dealfinder launches to help SA retailers market their products online

As customers, we all love finding out what’s cheap when and where. Publishing company The Caxton and CTP Group today announced the launch of…

Samsung Solar Powered Health Centre goes on the road

Tomorrow is World Diabetes Day and Samsung Electronics Africa’s new Solar Powered Health Centre has taken its services to the road. Part of the…

MEDO opens DTI’s first youth entrepreneur incubator

Part of its pledge to support SMEs, it was announced today that MEDO ICT Incubator would be the first youth incubator in the DTI…

TechWomen to inspire Africa’s next wave of savvy entrepreneurial ladies

By providing a group of skilled women from Africa and the Middle East access and opportunity to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and…

Caxton and Habari in talks, possibly around acquisition

Ventureburn has learned that South African publishing giant Caxton is in talks with digital sales house Habari, possibly surrounding an acquisition. While Caxton is…

Financial startup CompareHero to aid ‘underserved’ Malaysian market

CompareHero recently launched in Malaysia with the hope of becoming go-to financial comparison site. While the need for financial aid services seems to be…

Intel making textbooks more accessible to SA students with new app

Education is all the rage in Africa right now, so it makes sense that a big tech company like Intel would get into the…

Less mob, more design niche: Citymob re-launches as ‘Superbalist’

Citymob recently re-launched or, in company words, underwent a “natural evolution with a bit of revolution” and now goes by the name Superbalist. The…

Microsoft’s COO launches ‘game changing hub’ for SMEs in Africa

If you are a startup, well good news for you because Microsoft has unveiled what it is calling a “game-changer” for small businesses in…

Ousted CEO warns artists that iROKO is scrapping its music offering

Drama, drama, drama. Apparently music is not working for Africa’s digital entertainment powerhouse iROKO Partners. iROKING, the company’s Spotify clone, may soon be no…

Samsung announces ‘Launching People’ campaign to support SA startups

No, Samsung has not just announced it’s embarking on some sort of human experimental space mission. Instead, the Launching People campaign will focus on…

Meet Seed Engine accelerator’s 6 new disruptive startups

From emergency wristbands to innovative gaming and web-based solutions, one of South Africa’s most prominent startup accelerators, Seed Engine, today announced the six local…

Fold, rinse, repeat: risk-taking and startup failure in South Africa

Failure is basically being encouraged in Silicon Valley. The old-time favourite “failure is the greatest teacher” saying seems like their daily bread and butter….

Rocket Internet-backed online vehicle marketplace Carmudi officially launches

It seems that Rocket Internet is establishing its commercial investments in areas outside of the usual fashion ecommerce startups more and more. The incubator…

Wabona partners with Cinemo to bring video-on-demand to Mxit and Android

Wabona provides video-on-demand via the web and has recently announced a partnership that would in effect soon allow the Cape Town-based startup to publish…

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

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