Africa’s booming tech scene has no shortage of unicorn dreams and startup success stories. But behind every breakout company is often a network of…
Takealot’s Kim Reid talks new millions, expansion and the future of ecommerce
News of popular ecommerce site Takealot’s US$100-million investment round has set South Africa’s tech scene abuzz. Late last week we reported that the site…
GovHackSA devs create micro-polling app to make citizens more active
As part of World Design Capital Event in May this year, GovHackSA took place in Cape Town over the weekend. The day-long hackathon saw…
Africa grabs prestigious awards at Ericsson’s 2014 app competition
Two computer science students from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, have won €25 000 (about R355 000) for the WorkMode app they developed for the…
Lean Startup Machine launches Cape Town event: ‘Fail fast. Succeed faster’
Lean Startup Machine (LSM) is a tried and tested, world-renowned methodology that’s based on the principle for startups to “fail fast and succeed faster.”…
