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Innovative 5G Mokki Tech Spaces to be built across Africa

High-tech learning and communication environments, known as 5G Mokki Tech Spaces, will soon be built across Africa. This, after a partnership between role players…

People-first approach needed in AI era amid unemployment

Automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) can be a force for exceptional business progress, but could also cut jobs, impacting a multitude of workers…

How to reduce your risk when your personal data is out there

Anyone who uses banking and financial services, social media, mobile apps or has retail accounts has shared their personal data far and wide across…

Digital wallets transaction value to grow by 60% by 2026 globally

The value of transactions via digital wallets are set to exceed $12 trillion in 2026, according to a new study from Juniper Research. Transactions…

BII pledges $220m. to improve high-quality internet in Kenya

The United Kingdom has availed financing worth $220 million to improve access to high-quality internet in Kenya. This, says British International Investment (BII) chief…

[Opinion] Alternative credit providers: What businesses need to know

Securing finance is not the same experience that it was 100 years ago, or even 10 years ago when the process still involved a…

30 000 more Google scholarships for aspiring developers

Google has announced an additional 30 000 Android and Google Cloud training scholarships for aspiring and professional developers in Africa as part of its…

Endeavour South Africa accelerator celebrates success rate at JSE

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), in association with Endeavor South Africa, recently showcased the success rate of its early-stage, black-owned businesses — some of…

SME Empowerment Challenge to support African innovations with up to $70k

International heavy-weights Ford Foundation, World Economic Forum and the Hague Institute for the internationalisation of Law (HIIL) are collaborating to provide a lucky few…

uAfrica’s ecommerce awards celebrates 10th year anniversary

South Africa’s largest ecommerce competition, The South African eCommerce Awards, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Founder of the event, uAfrica (previously known as Jump…

Triggerfish officially launches search for Africa’s next big storyteller

South African animation studio Tiggerfish, together with Disney and the Department of Trade and Industry, today announced the launch of Story Lab, a programme…

Hong Kong VC firm Nest expands to Nairobi to support continent’s talents

Hong Kong VC and incubation firm Nest has recently announced its expansion into Africa, connecting local talent with Asian investors abroad. Founded by Simon…

Organic online shop Faithful to Nature bags R10m from Silvertree Capital

Are you a fan of organic products? Well, finding them at the right price at the right time might soon just become a tad…

BizSpark’s Dream Big campaign sets out to inspire startup culture in SA

The South African government’s National Development Plan outlines that 90% of new jobs will be created through entrepreneurship and the expansion of companies by…

Bidvest Media snaps up digital agency Retroviral

South Africa’s Retroviral Digital Communications has just been purchased by Bidvest Media, a division of the JSE-listed Bidvest Group Limited. Revealed in a recent…

Lean Startup Machine to hit Jozi for third time

“Fail fast. Succeed Faster.” That’s the mantra of Lean Startup Machine, the popular global startup workshop. Following two South African events last year, the…

Triggerfish to launch search for Africa’s next big animated hit

Triggerfish is one of South Africa’s biggest entrepreneurial success stories. The animation studio is best known for the feature films Zambezia and Khumba and…

SureGifts makes gifting in Nigeria more personal with new site

In March, Ventureburn reported that Nigeria’s premier gift card startup SureGifts was targeting the corporate world (they still are) with a unique bouquet of…

Naspers reveals the true numbers behind Takealot, Kalahari merger

In a recent Naspers Provisional report, the company has revealed its true stake in Takealot.com. Kalahari.com and Takealot.com completed their merger earlier this year,…

VIGO, Bandwidth Barn offer 67 websites for Khayelitsha entrepreneurs

South Africa’s 2014 MTN App of the Year Award Winner, VIGO, and Bandwidth Barn Khayelitsha, are partnering to host the 67 websites for for entrepreneurs…

IBM hopes to catalyse South Africa’s growing app economy

The so-called app economy is expected to create trillions of dollars of opportunities globally over the next few years, including in Africa, where a…

ZipZap partners with Microsoft to turn your mobile into a PoS solution

ZipZap, the mobile PoS solution from Paycorp, has partnered with Microsoft Mobile to offer businesses and retailers the ability to accept payments using Windows…

Kenya starts testing new online IP registration system

The Kenyan Copyright Board (KECOBO) in development collaboration with Microsoft 4Afrika has created an online intellectual property (IP) registration system. This new prototype system…

Lenovo Legion Go S: A Game-Changer in Handheld Gaming

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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