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realme and Jumia to boost smartphone adoption in Africa

With a global user base of more than 85 million, the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, realme, could be set for rapid expansion across Africa…

Nature-positive start-ups are good for business – new report

Financial institutions could benefit by adjusting their investment strategies towards start-ups that protect and grow nature. This is the finding of a first-of-its-kind analysis…

SA digital news start-up shines in Africa’s top media awards

After winning 11 global media awards in the last three years, a South African digital news start-up, Food For Mzansi, has also received three…

Africa’s Business Heroes: Hurry to enter $1.5m competition

Entrepreneurs and small business owners across Africa have until Wednesday, 6 July to apply for Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), a bold call to the…

Jasiri now recruiting 55 more aspiring African entrepreneurs

In an exciting development to boost its East African expansion, the Jasiri Talent Investor programme has included Ethiopia along with Rwanda and Kenya in…

mPharma lifts veil on continent-wide data-driven insights platform

Pan-African healthcare technology company mPharma has launched Facility Insights, a new customer-centric product on Bloom, its proprietary data management and pharmacy transformation tool. This…

SHiP Copper uses tech to clean up mining’s ‘dirty reputation’

Technology and innovation holds the potential to clean up the dirty reputation of mining, believes Shirley Hayes, chief executive of SHiP Copper, a South…

Absa ’empowered’ 4k small business owners over four months

South African banking institution Absa has announced its “empowerment” of 4 000 small business owners through events. The attendees were primarily made up of…

Study: impact investment deployed in West Africa amounts to $852m in 2014

The impact investing industry in West Africa may be small, though it is growing, and amounted to US$852-million in 2014. This is according to…

Tritech Media purchases part of gaming platform GameZBoost

South African media technology company Tritech Media has this week purchased a 45% stake in Johannesburg-based white label gaming platform, GameZBoost, for an undisclosed…

$100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship programme gears up for 2016

The Tony Elumelu Foundation will be looking for applicants for its US$100-million Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for emerging African entrepreneurs in 2016. On the…

Livestock management app Modisar named Seedstars World Botswana winner

Livestock management app Modisar was crowned the Seedstars World regional winner in Gaborone, Botswana on 27 November. This event marked the end of Seedstars…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [30/11/2015]

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….

Triggerfish Animation Studios named Western Cape Business of the Year

South African animation powerhouse, Triggerfish Animation Studios, was named the Western Cape Business of the Year at the Premier’s Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards (PERA). It…

PE incubator boasts 25% growth, takes on 10 new tech startups

The SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII) has taken on 10 new ICT and tech startups and shown a 25% growth for its…

Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme 2016 calls for mentors

The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), a supporter of African-owned businesses, is looking for mentors for its inaugural startup programme. The initiative is founded…

Gust, Africa Business Angel Network partner to support early-stage investment

One of the world’s largest global match-making platforms for high-growth entrepreneurs and early-stage investors, Gust, and the Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) have partnered…

Microsoft 4Afrika introduces PR toolkit to help startups build their brands

A one-stop resource for Africa’s entrepreneurs who seek to up their PR game have launched. The 52-page interactive document, by the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative,…

New regulations set to boost private equity activity in Namibia

New regulations in Namibia, requiring institutional investors to invest a minimum percentage of their assets into unlisted assets, are set to provide a significant…

Original founder Kevin Tucker, Silvertree buy PriceCheck from Naspers [Update]

VC firm Silvertree Internet Holdings and original PriceCheck founder Kevin Tucker have acquired South Africa’s price comparison platform, PriceCheck from global media giant Naspers…

11 ways that values-based leaders facilitate success [SPONSORED]

Of the many types of leadership, those who follow the guidelines of values-based leadership not only strive for success themselves, but realise the importance…

Nairobi Garage seeks to become Africa’s largest co-working space

Co-working space Nairobi Garage is set to expand its offering with a new branch opening early December 2015 in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. This expansion…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [02/11/2015]

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….

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