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GovChat to be showcased at Las Vegas tech summit

They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and so it should be – except when GovChat, an innovative citizen engagement platform, gets…

Amazon to equip SA youth with cloud computing skills

RLabs, a South African social entrepreneurship that sparked a global movement, has now partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to train learners in the…

Nigerian edtech start-up Edves now in 1 300 African schools

Nigerian edtech start-up Edves has announced that its school management solution is now utilised in 1 300 schools in Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Cameroon Rwanda,…

Wanted: women-founded start-ups to work with L’Oréal

Beauty giant L’Oréal has created the Bold Female Founders initiative, designed to support female-led startups worldwide. The initiative will be developed by the group’s…

Start-ups channel VC funding towards tech recruitment

More than half (54%) of start-up businesses who have secured private equity or venture capital funding in the past 12 months invested capital in…

Local is king: Africa’s online platforms take on Silicon Valley

From online funeral service planning to voice-based messaging, Africa’s innovators are tapping local knowledge and cultures to develop their own tech platforms, reports Kim…

E-commerce in Africa to bring in $46bn by 2025

The African e-commerce market is set to reach an annual revenue of $46.1 billion by 2025. This is according to the latest research by…

Laundry service company bags CapeTalk, Sage One 2015 small business award

Radio station CapeTalk, together with Sage One, has announced Khayelitsha-based Ziyahlanjwa Laundry Services as the winner of its regional Small Business Awards 2015. A collaboration…

WhereIsMyTransport raises R12m, opens international office

Cape Town-based startup WhereIsMyTransport has announced the completion of a R12-million funding round as well as the opening of an international office. Based in…

Daddy’s Deals site boasts 400k subscribers, offers website space to advertisers

South Africa’s daily deals website Daddy’s Deals now offers local brands the ability to advertise directly to its extensive audience of nearly half-a-million newsletter…

Wired Women Conference to uncover key issues surrounding women in tech

The Wired Women Conference aims to cover women in technology and uncover the key issues surrounding them. The South African conference also seeks to…

Hong Kong VC firm partners with Nairobi, Cape Town Garage

Hong Kong venture capital firm and entrepreneurial hub Nest recently signed a partnership agreement with the Nairobi Garage and Cape Town Garage to connect…

Ecommerce startup Mergims named Rwanda’s top startup

A mobile application that connects migrants to merchants, called Mergims, was selected as the best startup in Rwanda by Seedstars World. Seedstars World is…

Workshop17 officially launches to celebrate African collaboration, innovation

In order to foster collaboration and innovation among South Africa and the greater continent, the V&A Waterfront’s Workshop17 officially launched last night in Cape…

The Duke of York, President of Nigeria start African Entrepreneurship Programme

The African Entrepreneurship Programme (AEP) has been created in partnership by the UK’s Pitch@Palace and The Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS). This venture aims…

Alan Knott-Craig Jr gets into the ISP game

Former Mxit CEO and current Project Isizwe head Alan Knott-Craig Jr has entered the internet service provider game. The serial entrepreneur today launched a…

Does your personality type fit that of an entrepreneur?

According to a survey conducted by a California-based personality and career assessments company, Truity Psychometrics, found that extraverts are more likely to become entrepreneurs….

Accelerate Cape Town announces Ryan Ravens as CEO

Ryan Ravens has been appointed as Accelerate Cape Town‘s (ACT) new CEO. Established in 2007, business leadership organisation ACT has become a prominent player…

Sunday Times, FNB announce Dragons’ Den style competition for KZN entrepreneurs

South African weekly newspaper the Sunday Times and First National Bank (FNB) have teamed up to launch a Dragons’ Den-style contest for entrepreneurs in…

Duty free shopping startup named top dog at Seedstars Abidjan

Duty free shopping startup Airshop has been named the regional winner of Seedstars World in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The global competition for startups from emerging…

Finalists announced for 2015 She Leads Africa pitch competition

The She Leads Africa competition has announced its top six finalists for the 2015 Entrepreneur Showcase event. Taking place between 25 to 26 September…

SUPERBALIST.COM CELEBRATING YOUTH Changing the way the youth shop and applauding creative talent

Superbalist.com, South Africa’s only high-trend curated online shopping destination, has in excess of 1 million members. With an ever expanding selection of the best…

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