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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…

Here are the 8 startups that will pitch at Seedstars Casablanca this Friday

Their football team may have been knocked out of the World Cup at the group stage, but in just days Moroccans can look forward…

Meet the nine startups pitching at Seedstars Harare

Seedstars World, the startup competition for emerging markets, has selected nine startups that will pitch at Seedstars Harare 2018 this Friday (29 June). The nine…

Seedstars, Omidyar Network to launch Seedspace in Dar es Salaam

Seedstars, the Swiss-based organisation that supports startups in emerging markets, has announced that it will next month — in partnership with philanthropic investment firm…

Two Kenyan startups make it into WEF’s 2018 Technology Pioneers Cohort

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named two Kenyan fintech startups, BitPesa and CarePay, as part of its 2018 Technology Pioneers cohort. BitPesa and CarePay are the…

All you need to know about Merck Accelerator’s Cape Town programme

Southern African startups involved in innovation around healthcare, life sciences, or performance materials have less than a month to apply for Germany-based Merck Accelerator‘s Cape Town…

Global business e-registration portal hopes to boost startup growth in Africa

This is pretty awesome. Time and time again we have written about how business registration and red tape are some of the key obstacles…

The Launchlab Pitching Den names its 5 startup finalists

Part of Stellenbosch University’s Innovus, The Launchlab accelerator and hub for entrepreneurs has just concluded with this year’s Pitching Den which saw tens of…

Silicon Cape gets over R3m in funding from FNB, big changes to come

South African-based entrepreneurial initiative Silicon Cape has just announced that it has received more than R3-million worth of funding from First National Bank (FNB)….

Rwanda’s Think reveals 4 promising African startups for acceleration

Rwanda’s Think accelerator (brought to the world by mobile network operators Tigo and Millicom), earlier this year called for applications to fill its first…

SweepSouth sweeps up award at SiMODiSA StartupSA

StartupSA by SiMODiSA saw on-demand cleaning service SweepSouth named the winner of the conference’s Get-Up Start-Up pitch awards last week. Apart from the food, drinks…

SnappBox from Snapplify enables rural schools to embrace ebooks

Ebooks distribution platform Snapplify is venturing into rural areas with the SnappBox distribution hardware solution. The hardware is built especially for rural schools that do…

Wallettec integrates BitPay for bitcoin PoS integration of SA merchants

South African Point of Sale (PoS) startup Walletec has announced that it has integrated global bitcoin payment service, BitPay, in an attempt to grow…

Mapped in Cape Town gives us insightful snapshot of city’s startup scene

This week Mapped in Cape Town– an initiative aimed at mapping the startup ecosystem in Cape Town — went live. The map is not…

Property management startup PropCare secures R300k on Dragons’ Den

After pitching to a panel of renowned judges, South African property management startup PropCare has secured a R300 000 funding round from the investors…

SA’s edtech startup Brighter Futures offers online math tuition for R50

South Africa’s elearning startup space is growing bigger (and brighter) by the day. Recently launched online tutoring service Brighter Futures joins the race to…

M4JAM’s next big project? Crowdsourcing recycling

A little while back we told you about M4JAM, a new microjobbing play looking to make the most of South Africa’s massive mobile penetration…

Here are the 10 finalists to pitch at SiMODiSA Startup South Africa

Flying the banner “Get-Up Start-Up”, South African entrepreneurial initiative SiMODiSA will see ten savvy startups pitch at its conference this week Friday. With an…

GoMetro relaunches as SA’s social network of transport

In celebration of National Transportation Month in South Africa, data and transport startup GoMetro relaunched this week. Apart from the additional social elements, the…

Uber is bringing its enterprise-like offering to Africa, meet Uber for Business

Uber is shaking things up with its latest offering Uber for Business. The enterprise space is hotly contested right now and everyone’s favourite private…

Microsoft awards 7 more African startups with Innovation Grants

Microsoft 4Afrika has announced the second round of startups that will have access to the tech giant’s Innovation’s Grant, the latest in a series…

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…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

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SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

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