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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…

Fintech, edtech investment dominate SA venture capital

Growth in South Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry remains robust with early-stage fund managers investing R1.31 billion into 121 entities through 186 investment rounds….

Service SMMEs can fuel economic growth in SA

The importance of SMMEs to the African economy is well recognised. According to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, eight out of every…

HAVAÍC joins pre-series A round to expand Tanda

Cape Town-headquartered venture capital firm HAVAÍC has completed its third investment in Kenyan fintech Tanda. The investment from the firm’s $20 million HAVAÍC Universum…

Metaverse experience: What does it really look and feel like?

The metaverse is commonly hailed as the evolution of video conferencing. We’ve all heard that this ground-breaking technology will take hybrid working to a…

OpenIX: ‘Forget tenders. Turn to open innovation instead’

South Africa is a country brimming with ingenuity. Yet millions of high-potential innovations which could have a significant impact on employment, service delivery and…

Strong growth in SA extends Talk360 seed funding to $7m

International calling app Talk360, which enables people around the world to make reliable and affordable calls to any landline or mobile phone worldwide, has…

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…

Young Investors Programme readies students for work in financial services

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) School of Business and Finance (SBF) has launched an initiative to ready business-minded students for a career in…

Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene appointed as chairman of Arise

African investment company Arise today announced the appointment of former South African finance minister Nhlanhla Nene, to its supervisory board. Nene will assume the…

Snapplify joins Ed21 forum to tackle inefficient education system

The key to tackling the education sector as a startup is being able to move fast and adapt quickly to the changing needs of…

Do your commercial drone insurance policies have adequate cover?

Incidents involving drones can be minor, slightly humorous, or have extremely dire consequences. From a kiss-cam drone cutting off a piece of a person’s…

‘SA should look to Israel as lesson in boosting entrepreneurial ecosystem’

Israel’s success as a startup nation can be attributed to the notion of “if you don’t have it, you either go without it or…

Apply to be featured on 702, Cape Talk radio acceleration programme

Startup founders looking for an opportunity to be exposed on national radio and to be coached by well-known talkshow host and entrepreneur, Pavlo Phitidis should…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs