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SA animation studio scoops three awards for Revolting Rhymes film

Cape Town based film company Triggerfish Animation Studios is celebrating. The producers of Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba scored a hat-trick this weekend with their new film Revolting Rhymes…

Orange launches African-focused investment programme

Telecoms company Orange has announced the launch of a new programme dedicated to helping African entrepreneurs achieve their goals. The Orange Digital Ventures Africa programme will…

AfriLabs welcomes 11 new hubs to its Pan-African network

AfriLabs, a network of over 50 technology innovation hubs on the continent, has announced the addition of 11 new incubators and accelerators. In an announcement…

Young Investors Programme readies students for work in financial services

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) School of Business and Finance (SBF) has launched an initiative to ready business-minded students for a career in…

Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene appointed as chairman of Arise

African investment company Arise today announced the appointment of former South African finance minister Nhlanhla Nene, to its supervisory board. Nene will assume the…

Snapplify joins Ed21 forum to tackle inefficient education system

The key to tackling the education sector as a startup is being able to move fast and adapt quickly to the changing needs of…

Do your commercial drone insurance policies have adequate cover?

Incidents involving drones can be minor, slightly humorous, or have extremely dire consequences. From a kiss-cam drone cutting off a piece of a person’s…

SnappCab hailed winner of The Innovation Hub incubation programme

As part of The Innovation Hub‘s Maxum Business Incubator, five entrepreneurs were chosen out of a total of 20 to pitch their innovative products…

Project Isizwe and the city of Tshwane start rolling out free Wi-Fi hotspots

It was announced today that Project Isizwe has successfully rolled out Phase one of its programme in the city of Tshwane, South Africa. By…

8 pitches from StartupBus Africa, ‘Workforce’ announced as winner

Following a long four-day road trip, eight startups from StartupBus Africa pitched their ideas to a group of investors at eKasi, Khayelitsha, South Africa…

Absa opens flagship Centre of Entrepreneurship, commits R250m

This week Absa officially opened an exclusive entrepreneurship centre in Newtown, Johannesburg. The flagship Centre of Entrepreneurship is part of eight similar centres across…

Methys Labs offering R50k to Silicon Cape’s most innovative startups

As part of an initiative to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in South Africa, international technology group Methys is offering Western Cape entrepreneurs an opportunity…

Play It Gaming raises $700k to bring social gaming to feature phones

Canadian startup, Play It Gaming, has this week raised US$700 000 in seed funding to give the company a boost in bringing social games…

African Dawn Capital in talks to acquire Knife Capital

Africa Dawn Capital, a listed micro lending company, has entered into talks to buy Knife Capital. It seems the listed company has decided to…

HacKIDemia launches crowdfunding campaign to empower Africa’s makers

Afrimakers is an initiative that has just launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo with the aim to inspire and encourage young participants in Africa…

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…

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