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Rwanda healthtech start-up uses AI to improve lives

Drug stock-outs and shortage of medical equipment in health facilities in Rwanda are becoming a thing of the past, thanks to an innovation that…

Egyptian beauty start-up Glamera closes $1.3m seed round

A SaaS start-up that originated in Egypt and relocated to Saudi Arabia, Glamera, has raised seed funding of $1.3 million in a round that…

SA clean-energy start-up wins big at GEA Summit

South African clean-energy start-up Brayfoil Technologies has won the Energy Investment Village pitch competition held during the Green Energy Africa (GEA) Summit in Cape…

OceanHub Africa announces third ocean-minded cohort

Among the six ocean-minded entrepreneurs selected for the third cohort of OceanHub Africa count the founders of three Nigerian start-ups. They will now attend…

Gitex Global: Special focus on African tech start-ups

The global digital economy is in full velocity mode, embracing the return of the world’s largest tech and start-up event, Gitex Global 2022. Commencing…

Mother City beautified through art, blockchain tech

What do art, blockchain technology, and Cape Town have in common? Aside from the city’s love of tech innovation and the creative arts… not…

Countdown begins for Africa Fintech Summit in Cape Town

Fintech stakeholders from across Africa and the world will converge in Cape Town, South Africa, for the eight Africa Fintech Summit, from 2 to…

Tsiba college makes 30 more scholarships available for business degree students

Cape Town based Tsiba Education college has made 30 additional scholarships available to help what it says is the “critical” national shortage for funded spaces…

‘Entrepreneur prize not bankrolled by Angolan sovereign wealth fund’

Swiss Angolan entrepreneur Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais says his Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) has not received any donation from Angola’s sovereign wealth fund which his company manages….

Here are the 10 easiest places in Africa to run a business reveals World Bank

South Africa is now only the sixth easiest country in Africa to run a business — behind star performer Mauritius — and has slid eight…

Last few hours to complete Ventureburn’s Tech Startup Survey backed by Telkom

Startups have just hours left to complete the second annual Startup Survey — the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey powered by Telkom Futuremakers — and stand a chance…

Enter the 2017 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey and win an iPhone 8, more!

Ventureburn, in partnership with Telkom Futuremakers and analytics company Qurio, is proud to announce the launch of the second annual Startup Survey — the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey powered…

Startups have 10 days left to complete Ventureburn survey, win iPhone 8, more

Startups have just over 10 days left to complete the second annual Startup Survey — the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey powered by Telkom Futuremakers — and stand…

Seedstars, Enel seeking energy entrepreneurs for Africa Energy Prize

Global startup competition Seedstars in collaboration with Enel Group, a global power company, have announced the creation of the Africa Energy Prize. The competition, which…

Agri-Vie Fund exit from Fairfield sees investors reap over three times in returns

Investors in the $100-million Agri-Vie Fund I have scored big with the fund today announcing its first exit, from one of South Africa’s most respected dairy…

Private equity returns up a whopping 123% in 2016 reveals Savca report

South African private equity capital returns to investors were up 123.2% last year to R18.3-billion — up from R8.2-billion in 2015, reveals the Savca 2017 Private Equity…

TLcom Capital raises $40m for TIDE Africa Fund to support entrepreneurs

London-based VC TLcom Capital has announced it has committed $40-million to the Technology and Innovation for Developing Economics (TIDE) Africa Fund. The VC fund’s announcement,…

Techpreneur Africa joins Abu Dhabi Global Market to promote fintech across Africa

Social-entrepreneurial impact firm Techpreneur Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international finance centre. The MOU, signed earlier…

Three MENA developers win Facebook’s Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge

Facebook has announced the three winners of its Facebook’s Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge, launched earlier this year. The social media company made the announcement…

Singularity University’s international summit heading to Africa for first time

Singularity University (SU) is finally coming to Johannesburg. The Silicon Valley think tank is expected to host its first international conference, SingularityU Summit, in the city on 23…

SA animation studio scoops three awards for Revolting Rhymes film

Cape Town based film company Triggerfish Animation Studios is celebrating. The producers of Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba scored a hat-trick this weekend with their new film Revolting Rhymes…

Orange launches African-focused investment programme

Telecoms company Orange has announced the launch of a new programme dedicated to helping African entrepreneurs achieve their goals. The Orange Digital Ventures Africa programme will…

AfriLabs welcomes 11 new hubs to its Pan-African network

AfriLabs, a network of over 50 technology innovation hubs on the continent, has announced the addition of 11 new incubators and accelerators. In an announcement…

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How UVU Accelerate is Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa

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