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Report details how frontier investing can benefit investors

Foundation and impact investment firm Omidyar Network has released a new report detailing how investors can benefit from frontier capital investments. Entitled Frontier Capital: Early…

Tech4Africa’s Gareth Knight: Africa needs real tech heroes

Africa needs heroes. Real heroes, who build innovative products for the continent and live on the continent, not exiles who’ve found their fortunes in…

Africa is the new frontier of impact investing

In the endless search for global development opportunities, the supply is limited for the first time in history. Africa is truly the last frontier….

Nigeria’s person-to-person money transfer company Paga bags $13m

The Nigerian person-to-person money transfer company, Paga, has secured US$13-million from renowned international investment firms Adlevo Capital, Omidyar Network, Goodwell West Africa, Acumen Fund,…

India poised to become world’s next startup nation

If India is to follow Israel and the US to become the world’s next great startup nation, it must do much more to vamp…

Affordable greenhouse company recognised as best startup in Kenya

A company responsible for constructing affordable, modern greenhouses has been recognised as the best startup in Kenya. This follows the winning pitch of Illuminum…

Meet Seedstars World’s 11 top startups of Ethiopia

The startup competition for emerging markets, Seedstars World, has made it to Ethiopia for the first time, revealing 11 of the East African county’s…

Ubongo, Lekki Peninsula Affordable Schools named Africa’s top edupreneurs

There are plenty of exciting entrepreneurs in Africa trying to kickstart education systems through affordable education, interactive games, online content and digital career discovery…

Uber finally comes to Kenya, African expansion to be tested

It was only a matter of time before Uber unleashed its East African chapter. The US$40-billion worth taxi company is finally about to show…

Meet iXperience: the startup that’s teaching US college kids how to code in Africa

When you think about Africa, foreign kids traveling to the continent to learn how to code isn’t the first thing that comes to mind….

From the horse’s mouth: 7 tips every startup needs to follow in 2015

Did you know that in 2014 the world hit 52% of its entrepreneurial capacity? That’s according to the Global Entrepreneurship Index, which hosted last…

The Green City Startup looking to fund over R1M eco-friendly startups in Jozi

In partnership with the City of Johannesburg, Resolution Circle and the University of Johannesburg, green entrepreneurs are encouraged to partake in The Green City…

How do you infiltrate the startup ecosystem in Africa?

The question posed by the headline makes Africa’s VC (Venture Capitalist) ecosystem seem like the mafia, where your cousin Vinny has to introduce you…

GoMetro launches low-cost data mobi site in all 11 official SA languages

Transport data startup GoMetro has just launched a new mobi site designed with the emerging world, specifically South Africa, in mind. GoMetro Mini, as…

Africa gets its first billion dollar equity fund, courtesy of Helios

London-based investment group Helios Investment Partners has created the first billion dollar plus Africa-focused private equity fund. The group, founded by Nigerian expats in…

TechWomen calls for 2015’s in-take of tech savvy ladies

US exchange programme TechWomen is calling for its 2015 in-take of skilled women in tech and sciences from Africa, the Middle East and more…

Via Afrika partners with Tabtor for personalised math programme in SA

Via Afrika Publishers has partnered with the tablet-based learning solution Tabtor, to bring world-class learning techniques in math to young South African students. Tabtor’s…

Spring startup accelerator wants to empower girls in East Africa

Sponsored by UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Nike Foundation, the East African Spring…

8 exciting African startup programmes and accelerators to watch in 2015

While still arguably lacking, there a growing number of entrepreneursial programmes in Africa these days, each with its own agenda and “recipe for success”….

IceCubed and VoguePay partner to bring Bitcoin transactions to Nigeria

Through a recent partnership, South African Bitcoin exchange IceCubed announced that Nigerians using the payment processing service, VoguePay, will be able to make transactions…

88mph trades off startup accelerator for 1-week DealWeek programme

This year 88mph is accelerating tech startups faster than ever. In Cape Town, South African at least the seed fund is trading off its…

Meet Tracking the Wild: the social tool using crowdsourcing to help Africa’s wildlife

One of the biggest tourist attractions in South Africa — and Africa as a whole — is its sprawling wildlife. However valuable this attraction…

$100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme is calling for applications

Applications for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme have opened in a grand mission to forge over 10 000 entrepreneurs within the next decade. Founded…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Altron FinTech Index signals modest household recovery, but affordability gap persists

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV