South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
SA, Ghanaian startup shortlisted for Swiss-based Kickstart Accelerator
South African startup Libryo and Ghanaian startup Farmerline have been selected for Swiss-based Kickstart Accelerator’s second cohort of 30 startups which hail from around the world. The…
XAfricaMart.com marketplace launches with a transaction fee of just 1.2%
Online B2B marketplace XAfricaMart.com was launched yesterday in Johannesburg, with its CEO Stephen Oehley claiming that the marketplace has one of the lowest transaction fees in…
Seedstars, Enel seeking energy entrepreneurs for Africa Energy Prize
Global startup competition Seedstars in collaboration with Enel Group, a global power company, have announced the creation of the Africa Energy Prize. The competition, which…
‘Ghana’s impressive track record helped it secure 2017 IPA competition’
An impressive track record — that’s what helped Ghana to secure the hosting of this year’s Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), says the competition’s director Pauline Mujawamariya Koelbl….