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Wanted: innovative food start-ups to partner with Libstar

South African JSE-listed food producer Libstar is on the hunt for well-established, food-focused small businesses to partner with through its new Libstar Nova division….

[Opinion] Business rescue could save distressed start-ups

If boards of directors put financially distressed start-ups and other companies into business rescue earlier, more options would be available, and more companies could…

[Opinion] For entrepreneurs, the internet is broken

The reality of the internet as a human right often falls short of its promise, writes Erki Koldits, the chief executive of POPSPOT. Few…

mLab, MICT Seta partnership equips SA for 4IR challenges

An exciting new partnership between mLab and a government-funded agency in South Africa is poised to introduce a number of ICT-related interventions that will…

Can tech be driving force behind Africa’s development?

Reflecting on the significance of the recent Africa Day, SAP Africa marketing director Dumisani Moyo argues that tech-enabled SMEs could power the continent’s growth….

[Opinion] How to approach funders when repo rate changes

South Africa’s recent 50-basis-point increase in the repurchase rate to 4.75% was the biggest since January 2016. Rean Bloem, general manager of funding at…

These skills are required for tech-based gig economy

Following the release of the latest UK-South Africa Launch League Tech Hub report, experts warn of the “double disruption” of the economic impact of…

Convergence Partners announces $20m investment to stimulate tech in West Africa

Pan-African investment management firm Convergence Partners has announced an investment of US$20-million for a minority stake in Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN), a tech investment…

Designing for emerging markets, the challenges businesses face in Africa

Emerging markets are full of opportunity for the clever entrepreneur. Across Africa, Asia and South America are countries with millions of underserved consumers. These…

Banking Africa’s Unbanked – Time For A Reality Check

Plenty of progress has been made on increasing the size of Africa’s banked population. The trouble is, from the amount of noise that is…

Nomanini scales West African footprint with Transaction Solutions partnership

South African-based portable Point of Sale (PoS) service provider Nomanini has announced it has signed an exclusive agreement with Transactions Solutions Ghana Limited (GSE:…

Geeks Online SA to launch soon

Brand new education startup Geeks Online SA (GOSA) based in Cape Town, South Africa, looks to bring an innovative solution in the education space. It’s…

Top international fashion brands are a click away at Superbalist.com

Attention all fashion lovers! Popular international fashion brands, Vero Moda and Jack & Jones, are now exclusively available at online fashion destination, Superbalist.com. Gone…

The Hope Factory Stakeholder Day celebrates entrepreneurs, funders

Non-profit enterprise development organisation The Hope Factory brought together funders, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders at its aptly named Stakeholder Day in Johannesburg, South Africa….

Superbalist hits 1 million members

Cape Town, 25 September 2014: Superbalist.com, South Africa’s only high-trend curated online shopping destination, has come of age reaching 1 million members. To mark…

Western Cape seeks to recognise region’s most exciting entrepreneurs

For a third time running, the Western Cape Premier’s Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards (PERA) is again looking for the Province’s top entrepreneurs. This year, the total…

2015 Trends on bidorbuy

Selfie sticks, drones and wearables are some of the most popular search terms on bidorbuy, which may be an indication of shopping trends for…

Study: fewer than half of SA’s SMEs use cloud services

According to a report by research firm World Wide Worx, the number of SMEs in South Africa using cloud services has jumped 10% since…

She Leads Africa calls public to vote for favourite female entrepreneur

Social enterprise dedicated to supporting high-growth female entrepreneurs, She Leads Africa, is enabling the public to vote for their favourite African entrepreneur. The People’s…

Chivas Regal awards SA fire detection startup Lumkani $75k

South African fire detection startup, Lumkani has been awarded US$75 000 at Chivas Regal’s global The Venture competition. The Scottish whiskey brand awarded a total of…

CiTi InnoTech incubator calls for SA change-makers

The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative’s (CiTi) is calling for South African tech startups to apply for its new incubator programme InnoTech. Running from…

Do accelerators really work? This new study aims to find out

With challenging application processes, high-profile mentors and exciting prizes up for grabs, accelerators are usually the bee’s knees in the startup world. But do…

Raru, Pargo deal lets you collect your online shopping from a store near you

Launching only a year ago, South African ecommerce store Raru continues to add more functionality and offerings to its platform, in order to find…

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