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Informal economy drives digital, niche banking spike

Traditional banking models have been disrupted long before the Covid-19 pandemic fundamentally changed the way we live, work and shop. “We are seeing a…

BRICS partnership boosts women-led businesses in Africa

SmartDigital Solutions, a private company specialising in digital transformation services and products, has partnered with BRICS Women’s Business Alliance and various state-owned entities to…

SADA also unveils digital academy in Côte d’Ivoire

Smart Africa’s capacity building arm, the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA), continues to expand its footprint in Africa, with Côte d’Ivoire being the latest…

New real-time AI platform announced at AI Africa Expo

With a Cape Town-based founder, Jay van Zyl, a United States start-up known as ecosystem.ai today launches its real-time, behavioural SaaS platform at the…

Load shedding changed ‘how we work, live and play’

While South Africans are fearing a “total blackout” amid one the worst power cuts since December 2019, load shedding has dramatically changed the way…

Savvy to train 1 000 start-up founders in Kenya

An additional 1 000 young Kenyans will be empowered to start their own start-ups following a partnership agreement between Savvy and the Kenya Private Sector…

Paradigm shift needed to teach software development

Technology is evolving rapidly. It seems only fair to expect that the skills being taught to software developers entering the workplace also need to…

Old Mutual brings 22seven in-house, founders leave

Old Mutual made headlines back in 2013 when it acquired personal finance app 22seven for an undisclosed sum. At the time of the deal,…

SA ranked as a top entrepreneurial nation [report]

According to the newly issued Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of South Africa: A Strategy for Global Leadership Report, SA is one of the top countries in…

CiTi, FinTech Circle to launch ‘FinTech Academy Africa’ in SA

The FinTech Academy Africa, a joint initiative by FinTech Circle and Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi), is set to launch in SA on…

Venture Capital continues to grow in SA

Interest in SA venture capital (VC) has seen steady growth. This growth in interest could translate into expanding opportunities for investors as well as…

I-Drop Water to represent SA in Chivas Venture pitching competition

South African greentech startup I-Drop Water has been selected as one of 30 finalists in the US$1-million Chivas Venture social enterprise competition. The finals will take…

Your startup could be featured on 702, Cape Talk radio

Are you a startup founder looking for that big break? South African startups have an exciting opportunity to be exposed on national radio and…

CiTi launches first EdTech Open Innovation Cluster in Africa

The Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi) has launched the first EdTech Open Innovation Cluster and incubator in Africa. The event was held on 15 March at…

Johnson & Johnson announces Africa Innovation Challenge winners

Healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson has announced the three winners of the Africa Innovation Challenge at the Global Entrepreneurship congress, which took place in…

Tigo, Reach for Change award US$20 000 to entrepreneurs

Telecoms company, Tigo in partnership with NPO Reach for Change, has awarded two entrepreneurs US$20 000 in the fifth edition of the Tigo Digital Changemakers…

Call for nominations: Digital All Stars’ top edtech startups

For Ventureburn’s next Digital All Stars piece, we will be focusing on the top edtech startups in South Africa. We are looking for candidates who…

Y4PT Hackathon series found its Cape Town representative

International pitching competition Youth for Public Transportation (Y4PT) Hackathon concluded its Cape Town event on 6 March. It focuses on mobility and takes place in 20 major…

Equity investment in SMEs up 108% says PwC’s Accelerator global report

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) Accelerator has released a new global report, which focuses on the equity financing market for SMEs. The report was compiled using data…

New infographic focuses on Cape Town as startup capital of Africa

A new infographic has been released which shows why Cape Town is the startup capital of Africa. The report has been compiled with the efforts…

DPO Group to acquire Botswana, Namibia operations of Virtual Card Service

Online payments service provider The Direct Pay Online Group (DPO Group), has announced the 100% acquisition of the Botswana and Namibia operations of Virtual Card Service…

Reunert acquires majority interests in tech SMEs

Technology group Reunert, which manages a portfolio of ICT-related companies among electrical engineering and applied electronics firms, has added two more companies to their portfolio. Reunert’s…

SingularityU announces 2017 ‘chapters’ in Cape Town, Johannesburg

Hosting an intimate event last night at Cape Town’s Workshop 17, Singularity University (SU) announced more granular news of its upcoming Cape Town and…

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