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First-year varsity students win CV Labs hackathon

CV Labs Africa has announced its partnership with the University of Johannesburg for an inaugural three-day innovation bootcamp and hackathon event. Competing teams will…

Online shopping: Click-and-collect demand grows

With Covid-19 almost a thing of the past, customers are increasingly choosing online shopping. Over the past two and a half years, Africa has…

Gender gap: Tech start-ups in SA still ruled by men

Did you know that less than 25% of tech jobs in South Africa are held by women? Technology start-ups are scrambling for women to…

Build a robust workplace culture amid Great Resignation

Skills development and company culture has become a competitive differentiator, particularly when it comes to attracting and retaining the right talent, and particularly now….

Register your start-up for AfricArena’s North Africa summit

So, you think you’ve got what it takes to rise, raise and scale? Time to put your money where your mouth is, then, and…

Telkom FutureMakers now recruiting for township incubator

Following a pilot project in Soweto, one of South Africa’s oldest townships, Telkom FutureMakers calls on entrepreneurs in the ICT sector to sign up…

Seedstars set to invest in 100 start-ups, including Africa

With $20 million committed by notable investors, Seedstars International Ventures II (SIV II) is set to invest in no less than 100 pre-seed and…

These 15 startups are vying for victory at African Utility Week

From 17 to 19 May, leading players in the African water, energy, and electricity spaces will converge on the Cape Town International Convention Centre…

Should more SA pension funds invest in private equity?

Pensions in are an incredibly sensitive subject. Earlier this year — relatively minor — retirement reforms in Southern African caused wide-spread panic. That was…

This workshop aims to give social entrepreneurs a leg-up

This seems like a good one for all the social entrepreneurs out there. Nesta UK and Caribou Digital will be hosting a free workshop…

PE incubator gets new R&D lab

The SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII), based in Port Elizabeth, this week announced the launch of a Research and Development Lab centre,…

25 Nigerian startups to pursue their ‘unreasonable’ ambition

Unreasonable Labs, the international startup accelerator from the Unreasonable Institute, this week announced that it would be launching in Nigeria as it looks to…

Start-Up Tel Aviv South Africa aims to reward top female tech entrepreneurs

If you’re one of the very small minority of female technology entrepreneurs in South Africa, you might want to check this out. The Israeli…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [11/04/2016]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

#Hack.Jozi: 100 shortlisted entrepreneurs receiving mentoring

The #Hack.Jozi Challenge, now in its second year, has whittled down entries from some 400 entrepreneurs to around 100 contestants looking to use technology…

SA innovation scientist wins space at Singularity University, wants to cure HIV

Nick Walker, an innovation scientist looking to stem cells for an HIV cure, has won the South African edition of the Singularity University Global…

These are the 10 South Africans vying for a place at Singularity University

Towards the end of February, we told you about the South African leg of the Singularity University Global Impact Competition (GIC), presented in collaboration…

Bob Skinstad to talk business at April StartupGrind

StartupGrind, the global series of monthly entrepreneurial talks, has a penchant for finding speakers outside of the traditional startup space. The April edition of…

Meet Ventureburn at Workshop 17

Think your startup could change the world? Then we want to hear about it. And we’re not just talking about emails either. We want…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [04/04/2016]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

MEST opens up entrepreneurial programme to South Africans for first time

This is pretty cool. South African entrepreneurs can, for the first time, apply to be part of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)….

Seed Academy announces second annual startup survey

Seed Academy, the Johannesburg-headquartered training, incubation and funding programme, has announced the launch of its second annual startup survey. According to press release sent…

Cape Town’s latest co-working space looks to combine coffee shop buzz with home-style comfort

Cape Town has plenty of co-working spaces catering to the city’s burgeoning startup scene. While there’s clearly a need for them, it can sometimes…

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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