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[Opinion] Future-proof your start-up’s digital experiences

Even as start-ups that successfully built great digital experiences revel in their achievements, it’s easy to forget just how much effort had to go…

AFEX aims to replicate Nigerian farmer success in Kenya

Nigeria’s leading agricultural commodities exchange and market player, AFEX, announced its expansion into Kenya, following a successful pilot phase in the most diversified economy…

[Opinion] Exactly how smart will tomorrow’s homes be?

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly entrenched in our daily lives and, as a result, becoming more intelligent. This dramatically accelerates the rate of smart…

As Africans push to be online, data cost stands in the way

Nearly three-quarters of African youth see universal Wi-Fi as a human right, but sky-high data costs from Ghana to South Africa mean only one…

3 high-potential start-ups honoured with AfricTech awards

The Egyptian e-health start-up Chefaa – an AI-powered and GPS-enabled platform – counts among the three enterprises honoured as part of VivaTech’s AfricaTech Awards….

Le Wagon brings immersive coding bootcamp to Cape Town

Following the launch of coding schools in Mauritius and Casablanca, the global coding school Le Wagon has now also opened a Cape Town campus…

Nigeria founded card brand Verve International expands to Kenya

In pursuit of its goal to become the continent’s leading payment card brand, Verve International, which is extensively regarded as one of the tech…

Naspers pumps $25m into Israeli analytics startup SimilarWeb

Naspers is having a busy year. Besides all its ecommerce plays that stretch from Lagos to Cape Town and Bangalore, the JSE-listed company started…

Nigeria’s SlimTrader secures $1m investment from Interswitch

Nigeria’s SlimTrader, a turn-key ecommerce solution provider for businesses, has secured a one million dollar investment from Interswitch, an integrated digital payments and commerce…

Nomanini raises fresh funding round from impact investment firm Goodwell

Nomanini, the exciting enterprise payments platform provider startup has just announced a fresh round of funding from the Dutch-based impact investment firm Goodwell Investments….

TractionBus opens applications for Gauteng startup competition

Ever since the original StartupBus ground into gear back in 2010, there have been plenty of organisations offering their own takes on the idea….

Survey: South Africa’s Venture Capital industry is now worth a massive R2bn

The South African venture capital (VC) industry now represents almost R2-billion in assets under management, a survey released by Southern African Venture Capital and…

Investec gets into the fibre game with Vumatel investment

This is interesting. Ivestec, the specialist bank and asset manager has acquired a minority stake in Vumatel, a disruptive fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) startup. While neither…

Philips, The Innovation Hub announce finalists in healthcare innovation competition

Five finalists have been selected for the Philips Africa and The Innovation Hub’s first partnered competition, the Innovation Fellows Competition. The competition aims to find…

Don’t fancy queuing for petrol? This app’s got you covered

If you’re looking for evidence that South African entreprenurs are embracing the idea of the on-demand economy in a big way, look no further…

SA Florist announces new ‘Zoom Bloom’ service

Online florist startup SA Florist today announced a new feature called ‘Zoom Bloom’. Announced at Tech4Africa on Thursday, the feature allows you to order…

Survey: 96% of SA startups lack government support

According to a new study done by online accounting and payroll provider Sage, 96% of startups in South Africa say they have had no…

Mashauri’s student-focused online accelerator signs up 150 applicants

Mashauri’s student-focused Young Entrepreneur Connect (YEC) accelerator programme has opened this week, signing up 152 students from the Western Cape, South Africa in the…

Entries open for 2015 South African Small Business Awards

Entries for the 2015 South African Small Business Awards, which aims to celebrate successful small business in South Africa, are now open. Taking place…

Barclays Africa launches startup community aimed at FinTech innovation

Barclays Africa on Monday announced the launch of Rise, a physical and virtual startup incubator aimed at African startups in the financial services space….

Less than third of SA businesses have fully-integrated payroll, HR solutions

Less than a third (22%) of South African businesses have a payroll and human resources (HR) solution that is fully integrated with their financial…

Tech4Africa announces Startup Day presented by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs

South African entrepreneurial platform Tech4Africa is adding a new event to this year’s schedule, named Yet Another Startup Event (YASE). Taking place 9 October after…

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