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Desert Startup Bootcamp launched in Tshwane

Youth-run educational organisation Speak Afrika, along with the Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa (CASA) and the US Embassy in Pretoria, have launched the Desert Startup…

Union Bank, CcHub launches the Centenary Innovation Challenge

The Union Bank of Nigeria has partnered with the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) to launch the Centenary Innovation Challenge with entries closing 19 May. It comes as…

Africa regional conference to spotlight future financing solutions

Over 500 financial representatives from more than 45 countries will next month come together for three days to tackle various issues affecting African businesses when secure…

Exclusive: ‘Government won’t match private sector in R1.5bn SME fund’

The SA government has no immediate plans to match the R1.5-billion that 48 large companies have committed to the SA SME Fund, National Treasury…

SA startup get\Worth to disrupt online car market

A Cape Town startup is looking to change the way customers buy and sell cars on the internet, by using machine learning and what…

Close to fifth of Joburg, Cape Town startup founders are immigrants

Almost one in five startup founders in Cape Town and Johannesburg are immigrants, reveals a new report. The 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem report, released…

Government-backed site NigeriaForward launches to encourage investment

To encourage both investment and promote awareness and understanding of Nigeria’s growing economy, a new website called NigeriaForward launched this week. The initiative will…

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…

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