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City of Cape Town calls for Women in Business programme applicants

The City of Cape Town and Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi) has put out a call for female entrepreneurs to apply for the…

Edtech platform launches university ranking service for SA students

StuDocu, a higher education edtech platform launched a university ranking service for South African students, and this has enabled these students to rank local…

Endeavor Nigeria unveils cohort for ScaleUp programme

Endeavor Nigeria has announced the selected entrepreneurs who will participate in its new ten-week Endeavour ScaleUp programme which aims to support the country’s high-impact business…

Applications for SU LaunchLab Hackathon 2021 are open

Stellenbosch University’s Launch Lab, an organisation that aims to accelerate high-impact businesses established by budding entrepreneurs, has announced that applications for its Hackathon are…

EO Cape Town launches Bootcamp to Boardroom programme for entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneur’s Organisation (EO) in Cape Town has launched a nine-month ‘Bootcamp to Boardroom’ programme to assist local startups. The free programme will offer…

Nigerian healthtech expands into 11 cities across East and West Africa

Abuja-based healthtech startup Field Intelligence has announced that its expansion into 11 markets namely; Rivers, Edo, Kaduna, Kano, Enugu, Delta and Kwara States in Nigeria, and…

SA crypto startup launches block-chain powered freelance jobs marketplace

SAFCOIN, a local cryptocurrency tech startup has launched MobiJobs.Africa is the first blockchain-powered micro-jobs platform in Africa. SAFCOIN launches MobiJobs.Africa Neil Ferreira, CEO of…

Social & Inclusive Business Camp calls for African entrepreneurs

Established by Campus AFD (French Development Agency), The Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) has officially opened applications for this year’s programme. Innovative African…

Five African startups to receive $5000 SAIS grant

Five African startups have received a $5000 funding grant from Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS) and Seedstars, a private Swiss-based tech company. The…

Absa opens procurement portal to streamline supplier diversity

African financial services provider Absa Group has opened their user-friendly procurement portal, allowing Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to apply and be verified…

Hackathon aims to grow the township economy through digital solutions

Silicon Cape and the United States Embassy in South Africa will host a virtual hackathon over the weekend of 19 and 20 June 2021….

Local fintech grows SA online shopper base by 4000%

Johannesburg-based fintech startup Payflex, a buy now pay later provider (BNPL), has announced that its part-payment platform grew from a shopper base of 2000…

Google launches programmes to support African SMEs

Tech-giant Google has launched a series of programmes that aim to support the growth and recovery of SMEs in Africa. The new initiative titled…

New Incubator launches to tackle youth unemployment

Cape Town – Not-for-profit social enterprise Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator has partnered with SiMODisA and South African tech startup Clickatell to launch DigiLink, an…

SA fintech nominated in African Banker Awards

Johannesburg-based fintech startup Mortgage Market has been nominated in the prestigious 2021 African Banker Award under the category of “Innovation in Financial Services Award”. Mortgage…

Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme launches

The Department of Small Business Development has launched The Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (TREP). The programme aims to promote and integrate business opportunities…

West Africa tech startups take the stage at AfricArena 2021

AfricArena, in partnership with Délégation Générale à l’Entreprenariat Rapide des Femmes et des Jeunes, Senegal Government ( DER/FJ) and ITC United Nations #FastTrackTech Africa…

Free fibre comparison tool launches for SA businesses

Comparison website Hippo.co.za has launched South Africa’s first free online comparison portal that assists local businesses in searching fiber-to-the-business (FTTB) connectivity packages and prices…

Dream VC launches Inaugural VC Fellowship for aspiring African investors

Dream-VC Fellowship, a Venture Capital Institute, has launched a new fellowship programme that is dedicated to providing more access and opportunities to traditionally underrepresented…

Ugandan fintech wins Catapult: Inclusion Africa 2021

Emata, a Ugandan Fintech that gives farmers access to digital and affordable financial products has been announced as the winner of the Best Catapulter…

Discovery Bank partners with local fintech to offer advanced online financial education

Johannesburg-based fintech startup Cumulate has partnered with Discovery Bank to launch an advanced online financial education platform called Worth. Discovery Bank partners with local fintech to offer advanced…

Agritech startup launches programme to support smallholder farmers in Nigeria

Abuja-based agritech startup Thrive Agric has launched a one-year project that aims to support 50 000 smallholder farmers that grow rice, maize, and soybean…

Small Business Booster Programme launches in SA

Classic 1027 has partnered with Sum of 21 to launch The Small Business Booster Programme to assist local businesses. The Small Business Booster Programme…

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