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HiiL opens applications for Innovating Justice Challenge 2018

Think you’re a legal disruptor? The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has opened applications for the Innovating Justice Challenge 2018. The challenge…

Names of 12 startups announced for Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018

Twelve African startups that have developed solutions to improve financial health for consumers and or businesses have been selected by venture capital firm Village…

Edtech incubator Injini opens applications for second cohort

Cape Town-based edtech incubator Injini has opened applications for its second cohort. It is looking for eight edtech innovations from across the continent to…

Launchlab named Top Challenger from Africa at World Incubation Summit

Stockholm-based research and advisory firm UBI Global has — as part of its World Benchmark Study — named Stellenbosch-based business incubator Launchlab as the…

Cape Town startup Simply brings human-centred design, tech to life insurance

In 2015, three friends — tech entrepreneur Anthony Miller and two actuaries Simon Nicholson and Shaun Dippnall — decided to team up and start insurance…

Ventureburn’s key takeaways from Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2018

The Africa Tech Summit held in Kigali was arguably February’s highlight in Africa’s tech scene. With over 350 delegates from 29 countries and a…

Meet the 8 African recipients of GSMA’s Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund

The GSM Association, through its Mobile for Development team and as part of the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund, yesterday announced the 15 startups that it…

6 brilliant SA startups chosen for U-Start startup showcase in Milan

Last week we took a look at the finalists for the U-Start Bloom Business Plan Competition. U-Start, the Italian funding platform behind the competition,…

Seed Engine selects first 6 startups, applications remain open

Since we last checked in on Seed Engine, the accelerator has begun its first 13 week accelerator boot camp. Six teams of entrepreneurs have…

CityMob gets Wantitall investment boost

South African ecommerce player Wantitall has just closed a deal which will see it invest an undisclosed sum of money in flash sales specialist…

Corporates courting startups: entrepreneurship in the enterprise

When we spoke to IBM last year, the world’s largest IT company predicted a decrease in consumer-facing startups. New ventures, it said, will be…

Vinny Lingham’s Gyft launches APIs for third-party apps

Gyft, the mobile gifting service from Yola founder Vinny Lingham, has announced the launch of APIs to extend gift cards into third-party apps. While…

Seed accelerator 88mph gets a VC boost from 4Di Capital

Independent early-stage VC fund, 4Di Capital is investing in 88mph, the African seed accelerator. Details of the deal remain under wraps, but CEO and…

PhotoMania looks to carve niche as a ‘social-photo editor’

There are two parties going on in the photo-sharing-platform world. The first party is outgoing, social, and the more guests talk and share between…

Zando founder, MD Manuel Koser resigns

Zando co-founder and managing director Manuel Koser today announced his resignation from the South African online retailer. The entrepreneur will reportedly be leaving Zando…

Axel Springer Plug and Play: accelerator with Silicon Valley link opens

While the debate still rages on whether or not Berlin will become Europe’s new tech hub, it’s not stopping some major players from placing…

Mxit’s CEO quest: our picks for the top job

It’s been about five months since Mxit’s board of directors (aka the people with the money) and Alan Knott-Craig Jnr had a showdown that…

Mobilitrix Telmap partnership set to turn SA drivers into bargain hunters

Telmap, the Israeli mobile navigation company that was acquired by Intel in 2011, recently announced a partnership with South African mobile rewards company, Mobilitrix….

The City of Cape Town can’t keep a good startup down, Powertime is back

Powertime, the startup behind the unique mobile app that allows South Africans to buy prepaid electricity, is back on its feet. Last year, The…

Mega-corp Oracle to acquire South African enterprise cloud startup Nimbula

American-based enterprise software titan, Oracle, will acquire South African startup, Nimbula, for an undisclosed sum of money. In an official blog post, the enterprise…

Deal will see Habari Media advertising on 2go’s 10m strong chat network

Instant messaging service, 2go is on a roll. Following the partnership announced with Nigerian music service iROKING recently, advertising house Habari Media today announced…

Deal discovery and sharing startup Found launches, ‘Sport Shoppers’ rejoice

Found Shopping, the deal discovery and sharing service from Cape Town launched its free app for iPhone and Android at the city’s Design Indaba…

Entrepreneurs Bootcamp launches with free online courses for entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs Bootcamp is a collection of nine free courses covering different aspects of entrepreneurship, designed by leading South African entrepreneurs. It’s all kinds of…

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

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

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

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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