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Addis Ababa to host Global Startup Awards Africa Summit

Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, has been selected as the host city for the upcoming Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa Summit in…

Palladium and Bamboo boost fundraising bonds

In a move set to transform the fundraising landscape, global impact firm Palladium has deepened its ties with asset management arm Bamboo Capital Partners,…

Top Southern African start-ups announced at GITEX Africa

Fifteen start-ups hailing from South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe have emerged victorious in this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards, part of the esteemed…

GTP and InTouch Forge Strategic Partnership to Democratise Access to Card Credentials in Africa

GTP, a specialised provider of prepaid and virtual card processing solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with InTouch, a prominent pan-African fintech, with the…

South Africa seeks tech gurus for BRICS challenge

The SA BRICS Business Council has just announced its search for South Africa’s most talented emerging tech professionals to represent the country in the…

Sehr gut! AfricArena announces first Berlin summit

In a momentous collaboration between AfricArena, Counder, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and CODE University of Applied Sciences, Africa’s tech revolution is set to captivate…

$250k up for grabs to energise African start-ups

The Energy Investment Village’s highly anticipated pitching event, known as the “lion’s den” of the energy sector, has announced an extension of the submission…

Here’s how fintechs can build trust in Africa

By all accounts, the African fintech space is booming. Last year, it attracted more than half the total funding received by start-ups on the…

ASIP announces top 20 start-ups through to Dakar

From an AI platform to chest X-Ray pathologies to a fresh produce marketplace. Organisers of the Africa Startup Initiative Programme (ASIP) have announced the…

Africa CEO Forum set to return to Abidjan in June

Building on the success of these previous editions, the largest annual gathering of the private sector in Africa is now preparing for its return…

Nigerian agritech Releaf secures $3.3m pre-series A funding

The Nigerian agritech start-up Releaf has raised $3.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding round. The new funding will support the launch of…

Climatetech VC’s pick their top sectors for 2023

Last year saw an upsurge in climate change impact, investment and innovation, reports ClimateHack Weekly. More than 25% of all venture capital funding went…

Burning Heroes seeks African start-ups ‘who want to go global’

Campus-based start-ups, pre-seed start-ups with market validation and product prototype, and seed start-ups can now enter the Burning Heroes Founders Association’s first Africa edition…

Nairobi to host fifth edition of Africa Tech Summit in February

More than 1 000 technology leaders, investors and other players will touch down on Nairobi, Kenya next month for the fifth edition of Africa Tech…

3 techpreneurs use blockchain to drive financial inclusion

Three South African technology entrepreneurs are hopeful that their early-stage blockchain called Fraxeum will change the world of finance. This, as more institutions, banks…

PayBox: ‘Africa can leapfrog into decentralised finance’

From fintech to agritech, African technology innovators at the recent Africa Money & Defi Summit in Accra, Ghana proved that they are at the…

Tech boom empowers women in northern Nigeria

“Technology has helped women [in northern Nigeria] affirm their freedom of expression and right to the workforce, which they frequently find difficult to accomplish….

Aerospace start-up prepares for lift off from Cape Canaveral

A South African aerospace start-up, Dragonfly Aerospace, has the tongues wagging as its locally manufactured microsatellite prepares for launch from Cape Canaveral. EOS SAT-1…

Legaltech start-up on fast-track to global success

Having raised nearly €500 000 (R9 million) in a tight capital market, a Norwegian legaltech start-up, TheLawyerGuide.com, is on the fast-track to becoming the world’s…

Brand resilience: The key to business suvival in 2023?

Resilience is increasingly recognised as a key skill for thriving in the future workplace. By extension, brand resilience is equally important in crowded marketplaces,…

Need funding in 2023 for your SME? Check out this list

Raising capital for a small South African business is quite a daunting experience, writes Dr Thommie Burger from JTB, a leading business plan company….

Coworking vs. traditional office space: how to choose

For generations, professionals worldwide have commuted to offices for work. As the business world evolves, workplaces change. Isolated office cubicles have transformed into open-plan…

Cyber threats, data privacy laws demand business resilience

Building cyber resilience has become a business imperative for businesses across industries that hold sensitive information, warns Craig Allen, principal security engineer at iOCO,…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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