News

Blue Label Telecoms announces new SME accelerator programme

Telecoms company Blue Label Telecoms and Blue Pencil Management (Blue Pencil) have launched a business accelerator programme. The programme will grant SMEs access to…

Jungle Ventures raises $100m fund for Southeast Asia and beyond

Singapore-based venture capital firm Jungle Ventures announced today it has completed fundraising for its second fund, achieving its target of US$100 million. That’s ten…

Startup Genome calls for global startup survey respondents

Global startup exposure company Startup Genome, is looking for entrepreneurs to complete its 2016 Global Startup Ecosystem survey. According to Startup Genome, they “assess each and…

TenaCiTi, Dutch Consulate in startup training drive

The TenaCiTi “people + potential programme”, in partnership with the Dutch Consulate, provides growing businesses and their employees with adequate training to get them workplace ready….

SAB crowns its KickStart Boost 2016 entrepreneur winners

SAB (South African Breweries) has crowned the three winners of its KickStart Boost 2016 youth entrepreneurial programme. Inga Vanqa (33) (pictured top right) was awarded…

Our Q&A with Stellenbosch Digital co-founder Stephen van der Heijden

Stellenbosch Digital is an organisation based north of Cape Town, which aims to connect Stellenbosch’s digital community. It holds monthly events, which feature prominent…

Nedbank, LaunchLab award R80 000 to Fintech and Big Data Challenge winners

The Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab has awarded R80 000 to the top five contestants in the Fintech and Big Data Challenge. Held on 20 October…

Pricecheck gets a nod in this year’s BlackBerry Achievement Awards

Mobile comparison shopping App PriceCheck has been nominated as one of three finalists for the app of the year category in this year’s BlackBerry…

Zando threatens legal action against Ventureburn over Koser claim

South African online retailer Zando has threatened legal action against Ventureburn, a subsidiary of Burn Media, via its attorneys Webber Wentzel, following an article…

JSE-listed Sekunjalo cuts into mobile with stake in World Wide Creative

Hot off the signing desk, digital marketing agency World Wide Creative (WWC) has announced that Saratoga, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Sekunjalo Investments Limited, now…

RLabs raises R10-million for Youth Innovation Programme

Reconstructed Living Lab (RLabs) has announced that it has received R10-million in funds from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other partners…

Kenya’s M-Shwari crosses Ksh1 billion in mobile banking transactions a month

Recent estimates put adoption for M-Pesa, Kenya’s wildly successul mobile payment service for the unbanked, at 17 million users. The service that allows users…

As it readies its $109m venture fund, Japan’s Docomo invests in 500 Startups

Japanese telco NTT Docomo announced today that the company is ready to open the 10 billion yen (US$109-million) venture fund that it teased back in October….

Bummed there is no Twitter on Mxit? Don’t fret now you have Tweetr

As a platform, Mxit seems to be evolving. In the last year it has expanded the user experience by opening up its API and…

8 mobile ventures get $2.4 million from Knight Foundation

The Knight Foundation has announced the latest winners of its news challenge. The media innovation challenge is aimed at getting startups to build applications…

Pastel enters the personal finance game

Pastel My Money is joining the likes of Moneysmart, 22seven and Nedbank in an all out barroom brawl for personal finance management supremacy. Softline…

World of Avatar cuts funding to Boom.fm amid Mxit layoffs [Update]

Online social music startup Boom.fm is set to close down after its funding was withdrawn by investment incubator hybrid World of Avatar. In an…

SA’s Innovation agency approves R100m for venture capital fund

Tech is the future and fostering innovation is in vogue. South Africa’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is in agreement. According to a Business Day…

Zando gets €20 million investment boost from Summit Partners

International growth equity investor Summit Partners is set to invest €20 million in South African online retail giant Zando. This shows a huge vote…

Signed, sealed and delivered: the Mxit/Motribe deal

Mxit has officially inked the deal to buy social network builder Motribe. We reported a few weeks ago that the deal was in its…

mPowa beats Square to Africa in multi-million dollar deal with FNB

This is big. Square competitor mPowa will launch its payments device in South Africa after inking a multi-million dollar deal with banking giant FNB….

Wait. Simon Cowell and will.i.am are on the hunt for the next Steve Jobs?

Simon Cowell is looking for the next big tech entrepreneur. Why am I not surprised? The music producer and former American Idol judge has…

BlackBerry reaches out to Nigeria’s academic community

Research In Motion (RIM) seems determined to make its mark in Africa. The maker of BlackBerry smartphones and tablets has announced that it will…

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

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

Applications for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship are open

Africa’s AI Revolution: Reclaiming the Digital Narrative

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

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

What is Northvolt worth for German car companies?

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China