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SA private equity firm partners with Irish-based fund

Innov8 Group Holdings, a South African private equity firm focused on bringing innovative technologies to the African medical industry through its investments, announced its…

Healthtech can learn from Africa’s fintech revolution

Founders Factory Africa chief executive Bongani Sithole looks at what the healthtech industry can learn from Africa’s fintech revolution. Covid-19 had a profound impact…

Blockchain to rebuild African financial system, says Putter

Africa has an enormous cash and informal trade economy, however, at the root of many challenges that Africa currently faces is financial exclusion. An…

What to expect at Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi

Following last year’s sold-out event, organisers of the Africa Tech Summit have confirmed that more than 1 000 technology leaders, investors, and other movers and…

African tech ecosystem grows with $6.5b raised in 2022

Amid the drastic pullback in global VC funding, the African tech ecosystem stands out with more than 8% growth from 2021. Debt funding doubled…

14 designers selected for African Fashion Futures Incubator

The African Fashion Futures Incubator has introduced its first cohort of 14 fashion designers that will be joining its programme to receive training and…

SETA-compliant tech a game-changer for HR professionals

In what is being hailed as a breakthrough moment for the human resources and learning and development sector, New Leaf Technologies says its cloud-based…

Start-ups channel VC funding towards tech recruitment

More than half (54%) of start-up businesses who have secured private equity or venture capital funding in the past 12 months invested capital in…

Local is king: Africa’s online platforms take on Silicon Valley

From online funeral service planning to voice-based messaging, Africa’s innovators are tapping local knowledge and cultures to develop their own tech platforms, reports Kim…

E-commerce in Africa to bring in $46bn by 2025

The African e-commerce market is set to reach an annual revenue of $46.1 billion by 2025. This is according to the latest research by…

Africa Data Centres lifts veil on 30MW facility in Accra

Africa Data Centres, a carrier-neutral co-location data centre provider, has announced the building of a 30MW data centre facility in Accra, Ghana. This comes…

JASIRI welcomes new cohort for talent investor programme

The Kigali-based JASIRI Talent Investor programme has announced its second cohort of high-potential aspiring entrepreneurs from Rwanda and Kenya. Starting this month, 52 fellows…

Healthtech start-ups inspire with HIV project breakthrough

An HIV-related artificial intelligence project by two healthtech start-ups has led to a breakthrough for people in sub-Saharan Africa. This, as keeping the world’s…

Wanted: innovative food start-ups to partner with Libstar

South African JSE-listed food producer Libstar is on the hunt for well-established, food-focused small businesses to partner with through its new Libstar Nova division….

[Opinion] Business rescue could save distressed start-ups

If boards of directors put financially distressed start-ups and other companies into business rescue earlier, more options would be available, and more companies could…

[Opinion] For entrepreneurs, the internet is broken

The reality of the internet as a human right often falls short of its promise, writes Erki Koldits, the chief executive of POPSPOT. Few…

mLab, MICT Seta partnership equips SA for 4IR challenges

An exciting new partnership between mLab and a government-funded agency in South Africa is poised to introduce a number of ICT-related interventions that will…

Can tech be driving force behind Africa’s development?

Reflecting on the significance of the recent Africa Day, SAP Africa marketing director Dumisani Moyo argues that tech-enabled SMEs could power the continent’s growth….

[Opinion] How to approach funders when repo rate changes

South Africa’s recent 50-basis-point increase in the repurchase rate to 4.75% was the biggest since January 2016. Rean Bloem, general manager of funding at…

These skills are required for tech-based gig economy

Following the release of the latest UK-South Africa Launch League Tech Hub report, experts warn of the “double disruption” of the economic impact of…

SADA launches national digital academy in Ghana

The Ghanaian government has officially unveiled its national digital academy developed in partnership with the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA). This, after SADA launched…

Grow intra-Africa trade through digital transformation

The digital transformation of customs and borders in Africa could improve efficiencies in processes, such as administration at customs and borders, and yield trade…

Financial inclusion key to business growth – iMasFinance

Digital enablement and financial inclusion. This, believes Eddie Brandt, iMasFinance national manager: group brand ambassador, are the main developments set to impact the future…

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