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Reach Digital Health wins prestigious Skoll Award

Reach Digital Health has been awarded the 2023 Skoll Award for Social Innovation. The award, which recognises leaders and organisations that advance transformational social…

London named coworking capital of the world

London is the coworking capital of the world, followed by Singapore and Berlin. This is according to a new report that investigated how 53…

MFS Africa partners with Access Bank to expand AccessAfrica remittance corridors

MFS Africa, the largest digital payments network in Africa, has announced a partnership with Access Bank, Nigeria’s largest bank, to expand its AccessAfrica remittance…

Innovation City Cape Town announces 11 start-up finalists

Innovation City Cape Town, a leading South African hub for technological innovation and entrepreneurship, has announced the finalists for its highly anticipated Tech Startup…

AfricArena’s Cairo summit ignites North African start-ups

With North Africa quietly transforming into a hotbed for tech start-ups, it comes as no surprise that the upcoming AfricArena Cairo Growth Stage Summit…

14 KZN SMEs generate over R163m, create 150 jobs

Two leading property companies, Fortress Real Estate Investments and Growthpoint Properties, have celebrated the graduation of 14 small and growing businesses in KwaZulu-Natal through…

PWC report: ‘No, AI won’t steal your job’

Artificial intelligence is often associated with job loss, but the reality is that it won’t steal your job, it will transform it. This is…

Sustainable energy start-ups can apply for $68k each

Women-led start-ups with sustainable energy solutions in Ghana, Malawi, Morocco, and South Africa are invited to apply for funding of up to R1.2 million…

Launch of all-women accelerator GrindstoneX celebrated

With its vision to develop the top 30 women-founded start-ups in South Africa over the next three years, Grindstone and Naspers Labs have lifted…

How Yellow increased revenue by 1 500% during pandemic

With its mission to supply solar home systems in Malawi and Uganda, the African fintech start-up Yellow grew its revenue by 1 500%, and…

#SAIS2022: Innovation Fund pays out R469m in 18 months

“Every deal makes a difference to small business because those business owners contribute more to local economies than anyone else.” This is the view…

Grindstone gives Singapore tech start-ups a leg-up in SA

Tech start-ups based in Singapore can look forward to greater access to innovation and business partnership opportunities in South Africa following the launch of…

$50m Knife Fund III to drive innovation in Africa

Standard Bank and the SA SME Fund have joined other investors in backing venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new $50 million African Series B…

i3 picks 30 African healthcare start-ups for new $7m fund

Investing in Innovation (i3), a pan-African support initiative for African health supply chain start-ups, has announced its first cohort of 30 companies. Selected start-ups…

Baobab invests $200k in 4 new African start-ups

The Baobab Network, a Nairobi-based accelerator that invests in early-stage tech companies across Africa, has announced its latest cohort of four investees, each of…

Women-only hackathon to solve ‘financial services woes’

African women have the potential to be at the leading edge of technology if they are given the opportunity, says WeThinkCode chief executive Nyari…

SA data science start-up Zindi shines at UN summit

Proudly South African start-up Zindi, a network for professional data scientists in Africa, will today lead a session at the eight edition of the…

Polygon announces first African bootcamp, hackathon

Global crypto bank Xend Finance together with Polygon, a Web3 infrastructure used by some of the world’s biggest companies, just announced Polygon Fellowship, an…

SA’s top start-ups invited to enter MyAHi Awards

Business chambers, business owners, up-and-coming farmers and hospitality businesses from across South Africa have until Monday, 10 October to enter the MyAHi Awards, a…

TEX 2022 set to ‘shape future of African entrepreneurship’

“This is the opportunity that technology presents. We don’t need the world to tell us how to solve our problems. We have the potential…

Cape Town healthtech start-up offers home-based services

People in need of healthcare services no longer need to visit hospitals and GP practices where they will be made to wait until a…

Locumbase celebrates Grindstone Ventures funding deal

Locumbase, an independent online medical booking platform, secured an undisclosed funding round from Grindstone Ventures as they ready for exponential growth. Founded in 2016…

Informal economy drives digital, niche banking spike

Traditional banking models have been disrupted long before the Covid-19 pandemic fundamentally changed the way we live, work and shop. “We are seeing a…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves