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Zimbabwean Wi-Fi startup SaiSai wins SWELL Innovation Award

Wi-Fi distribution startup Saisai has been announced as winner of the SWELL Innovation Award at DEMO Africa. SaiSai will receive an all-expense paid trip…

Ampion Venture Bus launches crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo

The fellowship programme behind Ampion Venture Bus has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo this week. The initiative is looking to raise US$35 000…

On SA startups going global: 7 case studies you can learn from

At the recent South African Innovation Summit, Christine Strutt – a partner at intellectual property law firm Von Seidels – spoke about the importance of startups…

3 key insights SA’s tech ecosystem can take from Israel

Mind-set, connectedness and government support are everything when it comes to building and sustaining a far reaching tech culture set to breed innovations across…

Seed Academy is offering R2-million training for tech entrepreneurs

Beginning on 30 September 2014, Seed Academy, a school of entrepreneurs, will offer tech entrepreneurs R2-million worth of training for free. “We hope to attract…

Data and transport app GoMetro wins Get in the Ring 2014 Africa finals

South Africa’s GoMetro has recently been named the winning African startup by Get In The Ring (GITR) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The transport and data…

Disrupt everything: 11 exciting Kenyan startups worth your time right now

We love Kenya. So much so that we recently headed to the East African country for some fun times with startups. Ahead of the…

Packed full of startups: StartupBus is headed to Africa for the first time

Africa is finally getting its own StartupBus experience. StartupBus is a voluntarily run program by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. A group of entrepreneurs get on…

QuickTicket launches crowdfunding campaign, aims to solve transport issues

Cameroon-based company QuickTicket has launched a campaign on Indiegogo today with the hopes of ultimately raising US$14 880. The company aims to solve the…

The East African startup landscape: everything you need to know [2013]

So we have told South African startups what’s what when it comes to the happenings of the country’s startup ecosystem. People have been asking…

iSpace Ghana: the story behind Accra’s newest innovation centre and tech hub

Ghana is a platform for innovators looking to deploy in West Africa, with Accra being one of the continent’s most desired capitals. Entrepreneurs appreciate…

Quirky news game app wins Sub-Saharan Africa’s first media hackathon

This past weekend, the Editors’ Lab hackathon held in Cape Town saw a total of fourteen teams compete to develop the most innovative news-driven…

How will these startups help shape the future of South African transport?

Think what the future of transport will look like in South Africa in a few decades time. Okay, there probably won’t be flying cars…

SA dominates Africa App Quest finalists, wildlife spotting app takes top spot

The Africa App Quest kicked off in March this year. The competition was a challenge to developers across the continent, to build the strongest…

SA startup launches myViGO to help creatives build their own websites

Professional or amateur, ViGO is said to be for anyone who wants to create their own website. ViGO is a Cape Town-based software company…

Now is the time to be a private investor in Africa: here’s why

There is a lot of talk about the great “African Growth Story”, but talk is one thing, when it comes to actually participating, the…

A Kenyan makerspace: meet Gearbox, iHub’s latest project

We’ve been talking (and talking, and talking) about a rapid prototyping space here in Nairobi for ages. Without the resources to do it, the…

Rwandan tech startups need to beef up business skills to succeed

Rwanda is known for its strides in furthering ICT-related policies and its ambitions for tapping into the knowledge economy. In a recent article in…

Say hello to the 40 startups selected for DEMO Africa 2013

Held in Nairobi Kenya from 24 to 25 October this year, the DEMO Africa conference will feature 40 entrepreneurs hailing from Cape Town to…

Here are some game-changing health and agritech startups

Whether it’s information-led mobile startups, innovative ways of distributing crucial equipment or finding better ways of gathering health-related data, these award-winning startups use science…

Editors’ Lab Cape Town: 1st Sub-Saharan Africa media hackday

Editors’ Lab Cape Town is a two-day hackathon taking place from 6-7 September that will be taking place in the city at 24.com’s digital…

Africans need to build the continent up says founder of Africa’s Netflix Jason Njoku

Africa’s internet scene is growing, Africans are building killer apps and innovating in amazing ways. One of the pioneers leading Africa into a new…

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AI in Recruitment: How Blue Pearl is Transforming Hiring for Modern Businesses

enza Secures $6.75M Seed Funding to Revolutionize African Payments

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