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Sasfin Bank, Xero to provide direct bank feeds for SMEs

Financial service group, Sasfin Bank has partnered with online accounting software provider, Xero to aid SMEs through SA’s first direct bank feed. Any Sasfin…

m.Labs partners with major hubs across East-Africa

Startup accelerator m.Labs has announced a partnership with major tech hubs that support SMEs within the digital and ICT sectors across East Africa. The partnership is…

Techstars 2017: an accelerator by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs

The Barclays SA acceleration programme, Techstars, has opened applications to up-and-coming entrepreneurs looking to scale their innovative startups in Africa and abroad. The 13-week programme…

Chivas Regal announces 10 finalists for The Venture pitching show

Whisky brand Chivas Regal has announced the 10 SA contestants taking part in its social entrepreneur pitching competition, The Venture. It will air on Mzansi…

French African Fund to invest in top African startups

Investment firms, AfricInvest and Bpifrance have announced a joint French-African Fund (FFA) which will aim to invest in top small and medium businesses within Africa…

Ventureburn, Startup Grind CT announce partnership

Good news for startup enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs! Ventureburn is teaming up with startup community Startup Grind Cape Town. The partnership will see…

NSBC Summit to feature 100 seminars and sessions for businesses

The 9th annual National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) Summit will take place on 15 to 16 January at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The NSBC…

Avaya programme set to make your SME ‘The Next BIG’

The communication and collaboration provider Avaya is one of the global leaders in its field of expertise. With this programme, Avaya is focusing its…

Googler Ory Okolloh joins Omidyar Network in support of government tech

Omidyar Network today announced that Ory Okolloh has joined as a director, investments within the philanthropic investment firm’s government transparency initiative. Okolloh will help…

Rocket Internet-backed Zalora lands 100-million big ones

The Rocket Internet-backed Zalora startup recently secured US$100-million in funding through investors like Summit Partners, Investment AB Kinnevik, Verlinvest and the Tengelmann Group. Yes,…

Promote your business online with Emerging Stars

Have a sustainable business plan that needs funding? Emerging Stars might help you out. Operating mainly in emerging markets and driven by models of…

How safe is your business against cyber-attacks this year?

If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve probably heard about the bank heist where more than US$45-million got sucked out of ATMs around…

Putting the power of health in every MAMA’s hand

MAMA mainly operates best in regions where maternal-related mortality rates are high as well as mobile user rates. Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action is…

Rockefeller Foundation pumping $100 million into Africa’s digital scene

Africa is where it is at and its digital/tech scene is all the rage. Bigwigs are noticing the continent. The latest group to take…

iROKOtv’s founder launches million dollar plan to help Nigeria’s tech scene

Nigeria’s tech scene is on fire. The country has seen some amazing things happen in its tech space in the last few months, with…

iDEA: another innovation to help build successful businesses in Nigeria

In bid to foster Nigeria’s growing entrepreneurial landscape, a new innovation hub has launched. Its aim, it says, is to “help Nigerian entrepreneurs create…

African Utility Week hackathon — make a difference to Africa’s electricity woes

Electricity shortages is the single biggest challenge African entrepreneurs face. That’s according to the Omidyar Network’s sublimely comprehensive Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Africa report. What…

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….

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV