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Seedstars launches programme for women-led startups

The Seedstars Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship in Africa (EWEA) programme is calling for women-led small to medium enterprises as well as community enablers and entrepreneurship…

Pitfalls to avoid for progression in a tech career

The progression journey within tech is fraught with challenges, argues Trevor Sumner, head of engineering at GPP. He says you start your career overwhelmed…

Startwise wins National Start-up Champion award

A South African virtual, on-demand consulting platform for smallbusiness owners, Startwise, won the prestigious National Startup Champion award at the NSBC Small Business Awards…

Bootcamp to Boardroom kicks off with 17 start-up founders

“Imagine the impact on unemployment if every sole proprietor or small business in South Africa could hire just one person.” This is the challenge…

The power of partnerships for tech startups

South Africa has been put on the map as a “big four” tech start-up ecosystem, with partnerships in the tech space skyrocketing in Africa…

86 start-up founders graduate from Alibaba programme

No less than 86 African start-up founders and entrepreneurs have successfully completed the Alibaba netpreneur training (ANT) programme presented by Alibaba Global Initiatives. This…

Microsoft on a mission to help African start-ups scale

“South Africa is well established as one of the top four start-up ecosystems on the continent, and is leading the way for successful exits…

Digital Realty to acquire majority stake in Teraco

Teraco Data Environments has announced that San Francisco based Digital Realty has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Teraco from a…

Adapt IT acquired by Volaris and delists from JSE

South African software company, Adapt IT Holdings Limited (“Adapt IT”), has been acquired by Volaris Group Inc. (Volaris) for R7 per Adapt IT share…

African entrepreneurs can now apply for $5000 seed capital

African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing businesses under 5 years, are encouraged to apply now for $5000 seed capital, mentorship, business management training…

Global Trends In Startup Sub-Sectors

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world in various ways and created shifts in some technology startup sub-sectors. It revived several that were previously…

Action Plan for Gauteng to support innovation is underway

Innovation and entrepreneurship have been identified as key drivers of the South African economy, but challenges such as lack of funding, talent, skills and…

Altaeros partners with World Mobile to raise blockchain network to the sky

World Mobile, the first mobile network built on blockchain and run by the people, partners with Altaeros, developers of the world’s first autonomous aerostats,…

Local Proptech and digitalisation company expands to UK

After 21 successful years in the South African PropTech industry, digitalisation specialist e4 is expanding into European markets. Having recently launched a new group…

Skillsoft acquires edtech rival, Codecademy, for US$525 million

Skillsoft, the American educational technology company that provides enterprise learning solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Codecademy, a leading online learning…

Global Innovation Fund invests R7m to bridge South Africa’s digital divide

The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) has invested $460 000 in Isizwe, a South African internet service provider that promotes access for low-income communities. For…

Alithea IDF announces largest gender-inclusive private equity fund in Africa

Africa’s first women-led and women-focused private equity fund, Alitheia IDF (AIF), has announced the final close of the $100 million (R1 552 898 000,00)…

MTN Nigeria ready to release RCS Business Messaging

MTN is geared to launch Rich Communications Services (RCS) Business Messaging (RBM) Services in partnership with Google and Dotgo. This will allow business to…

WEF report shows barriers to SME technology adoption in emerging markets

While 97 percent of global companies have accelerated adoption of technology to get through the pandemic the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) survey indicates that…

Why the circular economy is fertile ground for South African entrepreneurs

In order to combat South Africa’s shrinking economy and high unemployment rate, small business specialists, Fetola, is running the Circular Economy Accelerator (CEA), a…

Naspers, Lendable and Change Ventures lead $30m Planet42 investment

South African car subscription service Planet42 secured $30 million in equity ($6m) and debt ($24m) financing. Debt venture fund Lendable doubled its initial $10…

Adbot and Future Females to empower female entrepreneurs with R1 million in advertising

Female entrepreneurs are being given a boost to their businesses – at a time when they need it most – in the form of…

Nigerian mobility player MAX closes $31m series B funding round

Metro Africa Express (MAX) has is closing out a stellar 2021 with a $31 million series B round of funding led by Lightrock, Global…

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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