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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…

CEO of The Creative Counsel pledges R50m to assist young entrepreneurs

CEO of The Creative Counsel Ran Neu-Ner has pledged R50-million in order to help young entrepreneurs with their businesses. The initial R10-million will be distributed during…

Ventureburn is looking for an intern: apply here

Do you follow the ebbs and flows of technology and entrepreneurship? Do you boast the unique ability to craft letters into words, and words into…

Fourex, SA-owned UK fintech startup, takes home top British award

South African-owned UK company Fourex, has been awarded the Duke of York New Entrepreneur of the Year award at the 2016 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards UK….

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…

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….

NYSE-listed company snaps up Cape Town digital agency HelloComputer

A few weeks ago, speculation hit the media circuit that Draftfcb, a global advertising agency owned by the New York Stock Exchange-listed Interpublic Group…

Naspers set to go on Eastern European buying spree

Emerging markets internet giant Naspers has some serious expansion plans, with an eye on Eastern Europe in particular. Naspers CEO Koos Bekker told Bloomberg…

Emerging market fund launched for digital media innovation

A well-known New York-based fund that focuses on emerging market media has launched an early-stage fund for entrepreneurs developing digital news and information businesses….

New startup 22seven under fire from banks [Updated]

The high-profile launch of new financial management startup 22seven has faced some early criticism, from the very institutions it relies on: The banks. Prolific…

MIH kills group-buying site Dealify

Another day, and another Groupon clone bites the dust. After a whirlwind gold-rush to emulate the incredible success of Groupon, there has been nothing…

Breaking news: Visa, Fundamo unveil emerging markets MCommerce product

Visa, the world’s largest credit and debit card network, has unveiled a new product that allows people to access a prepaid account through their…

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

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