News

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…

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…

WooThemes launches retail WordPress plugin

WordPress theme provider WooThemes has launched a new plugin application and library of integrated themes. The company claims that the product, called WooCommerce, will…

MTN Mobile Money launches debit card-based online shopping solution

eCommerce service provider, MTN Mobile Money, has launched a mobile payment mechanism, which will enable users to purchase products online using a debit card….

What the web thinks of eBay’s Magento buyout

When auction giant eBay announced this week that it was buying out the well-known ecommerce platform Magento, reaction was varied. In announcing the buyout…

InMobi launches global mobile payment solution, ad network combo

InMobi, a large, global independent mobile ad network, has announced the launch of a performance-based global mobile payments solution it is calling SmartPay. The…

Top two Alibaba execs resign over fraud allegations

China’s largest e-commerce group, Alibaba.com, has confirmed that two of its top executives, Chief Executive David Wei, and Chief Operating Officer, Elvis Lee, have…

Where in the world is CrowdFund?

Almost a year ago, or eleven months ago to be precise, a brilliant crowd-based angel investment project was introduced to the South African tech…

Groupon moves into South Africa, India, Israel via new acquisitions

Groupon, the famous collective online buying phenomenon, has announced the launch of Groupon India, Groupon Israel and Groupon South Africa via acquisitions of similar…

Groupon raises $500m

Internet sensation Groupon, which specialises in dishing out local bargains, says it has raised $500-million, just weeks after rejecting a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid by…

Popular SA magazines go digital via kalahari.net

One of the country’s largest online retailers kalahari.net has expanded its digital content offering by selling electronic versions of some popular magazine titles online,…

11 top African tech startups to watch, says Seedcamp

Seedcamp, a European micro-seed fund that invests in early stage startup companies, has selected 11 South African technology startups to possibly attend the Seedcamp…

Kalahari.net expecting big things from its new and used goods platform

South African online retailer kalahari.net is forecasting impressive growth by the end of the year from Marketplace, its new and used trading platform which was…

Saul Klein: Price of SA broadband an ‘absolute disgrace’

One of South Africa’s most successful exports, web entrepreneur and venture capitalist Saul Klein, has labelled the cost of broadband in his home country…

FNB announce host of PayPal features, plan to implement Rand

South African bank First National Bank (FNB) rolled into a crisp and windy Cape Town last night with a challenge to entrepreneurs to embrace…

Net Prophet: Africa is a sea of opportunity

Free coffee, wi-fi and pumping music tunes was how more than 800 tech geeks, freaks, entrepreneurs and industry leaders were greeted at the Net…

BetTech secures multi-million rand seed funding

Software development startup BetTech Gaming has announced that it has secured a multi-million rand seed funding packet from South African venture capital firm, 4Di…

New SA crowd-source fund hits R1-million

Crowdfund is the South African tech industry’s latest step toward fostering a culture of angel investment for online start ups in South Africa, and…

Why AI in Education Still Needs Human Teachers

Speed Tests, Mbps Myths, and the Real Truth About Your Internet Performance

Lenovo Accelerate 2025 champions Innovation

Why 3 Out of 4 South African SMEs Still Can’t Raise Capital

Huawei Cloud and Elenjical Solutions Partner to Accelerate Financial Digital Transformation in Africa

Mastercard and enza Join Forces to Supercharge Fintech Innovation in Africa

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

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history