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Tech4Africa speaker Andy Hadfield: ‘Like it or not, failure is a part of startup culture’

Tech4Africa is coming to Cape Town, South Africa for the first time since it started as an annual fixture four years ago. The event…

Praekelt, SA Department of Health officially launch MomConnect service

The Praekelt Foundation, alongside Jembi Health Systems and the South African Department of Health has today launched a pioneering initiative providing mothers with pre-…

Ghanaian mobile messaging provider Saya acquired by US Kirusa

Emerging market, US mobile service company Kirusa recently announced the acquisition of Saya, a Ghana-based mobile messaging app company focusing on the African market….

She Leads Africa announces top 10 young women entrepreneurs

In June this year, She Lead Africa launched with the goal to empower tech-savvy women active in the continent’s entrepreneurial tech scene. The initiative…

AppyEverAfter is the wedding app that plans everything from ‘Yes’ to ‘I do’

Weddings are a big deal. Rightly so – apart from consolidating love and all that, the wedding market scoops up a massive US$50-billion in…

DEMO Africa 2014 to kick-off with special investor summit 24 September

DEMO Africa is one of the continent’s biggest and most extensive startup competitions. Earlier this year, the annual initiative announced the top 40 up-and-coming…

Orange launches new money transfer service in Africa

Orange telecom recently launched a new money transfer service to compete with an already competitive industry. The Orange Money International Money Transfer takes advantage…

Rocket Internet’s Chinese Airbnb Clone Shuts up Shop

In an entirely unsurprising move, Rocket Internet’s Airbnb clone for China, Airizu, has closed. The Airizu URL now redirects to Wimdu, another vacation home…

Mavericks, innovation, gaming & expats: Africa’s tech scene at a glance

My favorite thing about Africa right now is how everyone is gingered up about amazing things that are happening in the tech scene. It’s…

Africa’s crowdfunding context: starting up startups the African way

“Crowdfunding is the democratization of [funding] for startups,” says founder of Thundafund Patrick Schofield. People get the opportunity to directly vote with their wallets…

Duties, supply and cost: the problem with making hardware in Africa

Recently I wrote about the making of our mobile internet router, the BRCK, here in Nairobi, and I alluded to some of the issues…

African crowdfunding site seeks funding… on crowdfunding site

There are a number of upcoming crowdfunding platforms in Africa, but this Nigerian-based startup is taking an interesting route — it’s launched an Indiegogo…

Startup Blitz: Supernice on improving brands’ digital engagement

“Innovate. Touch. Create.” are the words that Supernice stands for. While aiming to create “not just another app,” the startup wants to create fun,…

The startup curve South Africa: wiggles of realism

It is sometimes too easy to dish out titbits of startup advice from a venture capital ivory tower without going through the practical realities of…

Microsoft 4Afrika included in Obama’s Washington Fellowship programme

During US president Barack Obama’s visit to South Africa last weekend, he announced the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. This fellowship is the…

Hey Africa’s tech scene, I am sick of your whining: an open letter

Dear Africa’s tech scene (ATS), Shut the frack up. I am starting to get bored with your whining. Don’t get me wrong, you are…

Nigerian startup Knack launches affordable laptop and tablets

Knack International Limited launched a trio of smart devices and a laptop over the weekend. The young startup from Nigeria is attempting to provide…

Marc Andreessen: Silicon Valley is too hard to recreate

Known for co-founding Netscape and the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen recently made his thoughts clear on what seems to be a…

Why Africa should look to the cloud

Where do African organizations and markets stand when it comes to the cloud? Even though cloud technologies are more reliable and efficient than traditional…

Pivot East: the social media stream

Want a glimpse inside East Africa’s startup scene? Pivot East is a good place to start. The annual conference and startup competition is currently…

Building BRCK: the story behind Ushahidi’s mobile internet router

Why do we rely on equipment made for Berlin, Orlando and Tokyo when the conditions we have in Nairobi, Lagos or New Delhi are…

USB partners with MEDO for broader education reach

The University of Stellenbosch Business School’s Executive Development (USB-ED) and Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (MEDO) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate. This…

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