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French Tech launches first of its kind incubator in Cape Town

International startup ecosystem hub French Tech, has launched its first incubator in SA. Located in Century City, Cape Town, the incubator is also the…

Greener pastures for WeFarm after £1.3m seed funding round

Peer-to-peer agritech startup WeFarm has raised £1.3-million in seed funding. The round was led by UK-based VC, LocalGlobe. “Connecting farmers to relevant advice from other farmers is…

Iono.fm receives R2.5m funding from Angel investment round

Audio distribution startup iono.fm today announced it has received R2.5-million in funding from an Angel investment round. The round was led by financial firm…

Fintech Circle Innovate announces partnership with CiTi

London-based fintech accelerator, Fintech Circle Innovate has announced a partnership with one of SAs oldest tech hubs, the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi). The partnership…

Cactus Capital invests over R1-million in African startups

Investment firm Cactus Capital has announced investments in growth-stage fintech startups Flutterwave and E-Factor. This makes it the second and third investments the firm has concluded…

SABAN launches to support early-stage startup investors in SA

On 11 November, several organisations within the SA startup community came together to launch the South African Business Angel Network (SABAN). The aim of…

Exclusive interview: RainFin CEO on buying back company from Absa

Fintech online market lending place RainFin, has announced the buyback of shares from their majority shareholder, Barclays Africa Group (Absa). The banking institution held a…

Mxit buys mobile social network builder Motribe, CEO steps down

Sources close to Ventureburn have been speculating for a while that Mxit was on the verge of buying Motribe. Now we have confirmation that…

WPP wants a slice of Native? [RUMOUR]

Memeburn sources can reveal that the world’s largest advertising and PR conglomerate WPP has been sniffing around high-profile digital agency Native with a view…

Quirk Education to usher in digital era at Red & Yellow

Acquisitions and mergers are all the rage these days in the advertising and digital agency world. The latest in merger news is that Red…

Prezence Digital set to launch student mentoring initiative

South African digital agency, Prezence Digital has announced that it will soon be launching a project it calls the 10Teams/10Brands/10Grand initiative. Established in the…

Who are South Africa’s top business women and entrepreneurs?

The influence of women on business is increasing — they’re making a mark on the tech world and women account for a larger percentage…

South African VC Knife Capital receives international recognition

To the people living on the African continent, the brilliant innovation emerging from the continent’s unsung entrepreneurs is axiomatic. The rest of the world…

Google’s Woza online: 25k sites now live

If your business doesn’t have an online presence, it might as well not exist. For small businesses in particular that hasn’t always been easy….

SA fashion retailer launches online store

Ecommerce in South Africa is gaining traction with new ecommerce plays entering and exiting the market more and more frequently. Last year retail outlet…

Deloitte to recognise 50 of SA’s hottest tech companies

This is interesting. Deloitte is one of the world’s so called Big Four professional service companies, so being recognised as one of its Fast…

Nedbank launches financial management play

Wow. Talk about coming back from behind. A month after its late entry into the world of smartphone banking apps Nedbank has announced an…

Listener-driven radio station looks to take Afrikaans music global

Given that Afrikaans is only recognised as an official language in South Africa and as a minority language in Namibia, it might seem a…

Vodacom could sell Zoopy by month end

Ventureburn has received word that Vodacom could offload a large portion of its investment in mobile video product Zoopy before the end of the…

TEDxCapeTown live stream coming to a browser near you

Another TEDx event is hitting the Cape Town tech scene which will “showcases inspirational ideas” in the vein of which TED conferences are revered…

PNet acquires Jobs.co.za, scores a premier domain name

PNet.co.za, a leading South African online recruitment service provider, has acquired Jobs.co.za. The deal will see new enhancements for improved user experience coming to…

Intel makes second Africa investment with Ghana’s Rancard

Africa’s tech hubs are coming into their own and now more than ever, the continent is ripe for the taking. It seems Intel is…

Lights, camera, valuation: Silicon Valley reality show on track for later this year

A new reality show announced earlier this year, tentatively titled “Silicon Valley” is shaping up to be a riot, by the looks of things….

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

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Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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