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Ousted CEO warns artists that iROKO is scrapping its music offering

Drama, drama, drama. Apparently music is not working for Africa’s digital entertainment powerhouse iROKO Partners. iROKING, the company’s Spotify clone, may soon be no…

Samsung announces ‘Launching People’ campaign to support SA startups

No, Samsung has not just announced it’s embarking on some sort of human experimental space mission. Instead, the Launching People campaign will focus on…

Meet Seed Engine accelerator’s 6 new disruptive startups

From emergency wristbands to innovative gaming and web-based solutions, one of South Africa’s most prominent startup accelerators, Seed Engine, today announced the six local…

Fold, rinse, repeat: risk-taking and startup failure in South Africa

Failure is basically being encouraged in Silicon Valley. The old-time favourite “failure is the greatest teacher” saying seems like their daily bread and butter….

Rocket Internet-backed online vehicle marketplace Carmudi officially launches

It seems that Rocket Internet is establishing its commercial investments in areas outside of the usual fashion ecommerce startups more and more. The incubator…

Wabona partners with Cinemo to bring video-on-demand to Mxit and Android

Wabona provides video-on-demand via the web and has recently announced a partnership that would in effect soon allow the Cape Town-based startup to publish…

Malaysian startup iMoney secures $2-million in Series A funding

Financial comparison and advisory startup, iMoney Group, announced yesterday that it secured US$2-million in Series A funding. This news comes after the Malaysia-based company…

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