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eSports scholarship promotes gaming careers

The gaming industry has come a long way, and the recognition of Stephanie Economou’s Grammy award for scoring Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök…

SA’s first full-stack contact centre solution launched

A South African tech company, Innovo Networks, has launched the country’s first full-stack omnichannel contact centre solution, a single platform solution that enables contact…

African tech start-ups rise up to combat climate change

The rise of climate-tech start-ups in Africa presents a major opportunity for the continent to become a leader in sustainable technologies, writes Ventureburn editor-in-chief…

EziPay, MFS Africa partner to bridge last-mile connectivity

EziPay, an award-winning intra-African cross-border remittances and digital wallet company, has partnered with MFS Africa, the continent’s leading digital payments gateway, to enhance last-mile…

Blockchain Africa 2023: Unleashing socio-economic growth

Blockchain technology has been making significant strides in Africa, with South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana adopting the technology to facilitate cross-border payments for…

AfricaGoGreen fund secures $47m to fuel climate resilience

AfricaGoGreen Fund secured $47 million in its second fundraising round to finance climate-friendly projects in Africa. Top financial organisations including the International Finance Corporation…

Beta Collective: African start-ups take centre stage at SXSW

The Beta Collective, a global collaborative community for entrepreneurs, professionals, and investors in the African start-up ecosystem, has announced that founders from the continent…

Retailers using AI must tread lightly with privacy laws

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being deployed to help shoppers make better choices, but retailers must be aware of their obligations under personal privacy and…

SA fintech start-up powers Soweto’s first lifestyle estate

Through an exclusive partnership with an estate in one of South Africa’s oldest townships, MortgageMarket.co.za has become the latest fintech start-up to steer a…

ESG focus ‘takes investment away from emerging markets’

The idea that businesses should approach their operations with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus has become the most prevalent watchword all over…

FoodTech: $420k boost to tackle food security in Africa

When South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, addressed the nation in July 2021 amid violence and destruction of property in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng…

Your brain is better at busting deepfakes than you

When it comes to deepfakes, what if fact could be distinguished from fraud? University of Sydney neuroscientists have discovered a new way: they have…

[Opinion] As smartphone use grows, users’ trust wanes

While mobile phone usage has grown consistently, there are also rising concerns about the risk of spam, fraud, and the lack of privacy, writes…

Flutterwave accounts frozen in Kenya amid court probe

A court in Kenya has frozen more than $40 million in accounts belonging to an Africa-focused payments giant, Flutterwave, under the country’s anti-money laundering…

MTN avails R1m to empower women-led SMMEs in SA

Ten women-owned small, medium and micro enterprises will benefit from a R1 million investment investment from the MTN SA Foundation. This, says the mobile…

Top SA celebs featured on new e-learning platform

What do Joey Rasdien, Lucas Radebe, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, and Tshepo the Master Jean Maker all have in common? They’re exceptional South Africans doing…

Papa’s story: finding purpose in open source community

How do a university student in South Africa, an old laptop in the Netherlands, and a technology partner in Italy come together? Through the…

Amazon to hit SA: Here’s how local businesses can compete

“The best way for small businesses to differentiate themselves from the convenient-but-impersonal experience of Amazon is to offer a personalised service – and build…

YuLife raises $120M in Series C funding round

YuLife, the tech-driven insurance company on a mission to inspire people to live their best lives, today announced that it has raised $120M (~£95M) in a Series C led by Dai-ichi Life…

DISF invites ‘cutting-edge tech’ to apply for 800k grants

Applications are now open for the Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF) – designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers with pre-revenue innovations can apply for…

Algorithms for social good: tech enables future of mobility

Traditional approaches to credit scoring mean that millions of working South Africans are denied fair access to vehicle financing – in turn, depriving them…

11 African start-ups shine at Telecel demo day in Dakar

While the global tech ecosystem experiences a funding regression, African tech start-ups raised more than double what they did last year. The success of…

Fintech boom: African start-ups going from zero to hero

At the end of 2021, Africa saw close to $5 billion invested in tech start-ups. Fintech, especially, has seen one of the largest expansions with $2…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

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