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Liquid Telecom to provide AfriLabs hubs with services in new partnership

Communications services and solutions provider Liquid Telecom has partnered with AfriLabs, a pan-African network of 100 tech innovation hubs across 30 countries, to provide…

Look who qualifies for critical skills work permit in South Africa now

The starting point when bringing in a foreign specialist into your business is the Critical Skills List, which notes the professions where Home Affairs…

Unicef to provide drone startups with up to $100k zero-equity funding

Are you running a drone startup and are looking for funding? Unicef, through its Innovation Fund, is looking to make up to $100 000…

Rental startup GetHosted, rewards app Loyal1 win Jozi leg of DEMO Africa tour

Space rental startup GetHosted and end-to-end rewards application Loyal1 have been selected as the winners of the Johannesburg leg of the DEMO Africa tour….

Meet the African entrepreneurs who took part in Jack Ma’s eFounders Fellowship

Just days after attending a 11-day training programme run by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Chadian tech entrepreneur Andreas Koumato says he’s learnt to look at his…

Zimbabwean agritech startup Rera crowned winner at Seedstars Harare

Harare-based startup Rera — which has developed an online platform that helps users run their own poultry farm — has come out tops at the 2018 edition of Seedstars…

Endeavor SA welcomes former Outsurance CEO as new board member

Endeavor South Africa, an organisation that promotes high-impact entrepreneurship, today announced the appointment of Ernst Gouws, the former CEO of Outsurance Insurance Company, to…

She Leads Africa is taking these 8 female entrepreneurs to pitch in the US

Woman empowerment initiative She Leads Africa recently announced the eight startups that will be traveling to the US to pitch at Diaspora Demo Day….

SA Small Business Minister launches Startup Nations South Africa initiative

South Africa’s Small Business Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, today launched the Startup Nations South Africa initiative, a collaborative effort by founding partners, The Innovation Hub,…

Student resource app by Tiger Bytes takes the reins at Startup Knight 2014

Byte Orbit’s Startup Knight 2014 pitch competition recently concluded with Cape Town, South African-based Tiger Bytes being awarded first place for its learning slash…

Africa’s media platform Bozza partners with Airtel, Econet for massive reach

Bozza — a popular platform for sharing independent music, videos and poetry — is partnering with Airtel and Econet, two of Africa’s largest telecoms….

SA’s mobile budget app Bsavi launches at Web Summit, set to take on the world

A new personal finance startup, Bsavi, founded by a group of South Africans has finally launched at Web Summit. While it’s currently open as…

Free WiFi initiative Project Isizwe launches mobile-friendly VoD service

South Africa’s free WiFi startup initiative Project Isizwe has rolled out its services from Gauteng to the Western Cape, giving people access to education,…

Nomanini, Paratus Telecom brings mobile airtime distribution service to Namibia

We’ve covered South African point of sale (PoS) startup Nomanini extensively in the past (especially its airtime distribution service), but now it’s broadening horizons…

India is home to 3rd-biggest startup ecosystem in the world, says report

In what should come as heartening news for Indians after being placed at No. 142 in the World Bank’s Doing Business ratings, India has been…

SnapScan finally brings mobile payments to parking in Cape Town

If you’re lucky enough to find it, parking in South Africa’s cities can be super expensive. Although few can really change the prices of…

TaxTim now lets South Africans file their taxes straight into SARS

South Africa’s dreaded tax season is finally drawing to a close. As 21 November approaches, local startup TaxTim is now introducing a one-click solution…

Internfit hopes to address SA’s issue of youth unemployment

South Africa’s skills industry has been a hot topic of late. With an estimated 50% of citizens between the ages of 15 and 24…

Softbank investment sees Snapdeal push past $1bn in funding

Japan’s SoftBank Group announced today that it would invest US$627 million in Indian online retailer Snapdeal. With this latest funding, Softbank will become the…

SA startup hopes to raise $100k with innovative Wi-Fi enabled ‘whiteboard’

Whiteboards, pinboards and chalkboards are old-school. At least this is what WriteBoard Technologies — a South African startup that hopes to change the ways…

SA crowdsource design startup Springleap secures R4m+ Angel round

South African crowdsource design startup Springleap has just announced that it has secured a seed round of US$400 000 (R4.1-million) from a mix of…

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South Africans Embrace AI: 71% Excited About Future Impact, New Survey Reveals

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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