In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
SAVCA CEO: we need to be ‘realistic’ about SA’s growing VC sector [Q&A]
Venture capital is on the rise in South Africa. According to a recent survey by Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA)…
10 startups announced to pitch at Seedstars World’s Tanzanian event
Ten of Tanzania’s finest tech startups will compete for a place in the Seedstars World finals in Geneva in 2016. Taking place 5 November…
Ideas don’t sell – African startups need proper business skills
Michele Grosso, the founder and CEO of insurance company Democrance, believes that startups in Africa lack business skills. This is one of the observations…
Where does small business fit into SA’s budget policy?
Is South Africa’s National Treasury trying to bury a pledge that President Jacob Zuma made in February that 30% of state procurement would be…
