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Nedbank commits R3.4m to enterprise development initiative with Fix Forward

Nedbank has committed R3.4-million to an enterprise development initiative with non-profit Fix Forward which aims to develop the entrepreneurial skills of 100 tradespeople in…

The Startup Hatchery, Entrepreneur Traction to launch Pitch Tank Pitching Competition 1.0

Cape Town-based virtual business incubator The Startup Hatchery and Entrepreneur Traction have partnered to launch a quarterly entrepreneur pitching and learning platform, the Pitch…

Here’s how African startups can attend, pitch and exhibit at VivaTech 2018

Dubbed as “the world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders”, Viva Technology (VivaTech) is one of Europe’s biggest tech conferences. Here’s how African startups can attend…

Finance minister Gigaba announces R2.1bn fund for startups

Finance minister Malusi Gigaba announced at today’s 2018 Budget Speech that the government will set aside R2.1-billion for startups. “Work is being done to provide…

How is MyGrowthFund’s Top40 mentorship programme faring? We talk to participants

It’s been a couple of months since venture capitalist Vusi Thembekwayo announced the 40 high-growth entrepreneurs who had been selected to join the MyGrowthFund Top40…

East African startups have two days left to apply for High 5s Startup Challenge

East African startups from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia have two days left to apply for the High 5s Startup Challenge. Applications for…

Startupbootcamp kicks off FastTracks in Cape Town

High-growth accelerator Startupbootcamp Cape Town yesterday launched the 2018 Startupbootcamp annual FastTrack World Tour in the city. The tour will now head to Johannesburg on Wednesday…

Praekelt Foundation launches innovation hub — Jozihub

Innovation and co-creation hubs are becoming integral to growing the entrepreneurial talent that Africa has to offer. Stepping up to join that innovation landscape,…

Motribe suffers staff exodus after Mxit deal

Since being acquired by Mxit, mobile social network builder Motribe has seen a staff exodus reducing a once 10-strong staff to four people, with…

Shuttleworth-funded Paperight wins O’Reilly Startup Showcase

South African startup Paperight has been named as one of the winners of the O’Reilly Tools of Change Startup Showcase in New York City….

How Super Simple Survey is cashing in on user experience

The online survey space is crowded, very crowded. You’d have to be batshit to enter a market filled to the brim with competitors and…

Provantage launches Transit.TV in-taxi ad network, targets 6.9 million viewers

You might not have heard of Provantage, but there’s a good chance you’ve seen the company’s work. Provantage runs Airport.TV, a news and advertising…

Deal discovery startup Pashash changes name to Found, tightens focus

Pashash co-founder Faheem Kajee said in a blog post today that the deal discovery and sharing service has been renamed to Found. Building on…

500 Startups expands emerging market footprint to China

Insanely popular business accelerator 500 Startups is expanding its emerging market footprint to China reports The Next Web. Former associate at The Raine Group,…

Screw Silicon Valley, Brazil actually has a startup show worth watching

Anyone on the tech startup scene will have at least heard mention of a Silicon Valley reality TV show. Well Brazil looked at that,…

Confirmed: Blue Label Telecoms inks deal with mobile startup Panacea

Ventureburn can confirm that prepaid and mobile payment company Blue Label Telecoms quietly acquired a major stake in Bulk SMS startup Panacea Mobile in…

Mxit woos app developers with Preferred Developer Programme

So, you want to outsource the development of a Mxit app, but who are the top Mxit API wranglers? With the launch of Mxit’s…

Old Mutual buys 22Seven, multiple currencies & overseas expansion soon

Popular money management tool 22Seven has been acquired by the UK division of Old Mutual for an undisclosed sum of money. While rumours have…

Mobile health platform FolUp launches in SA

Mobile health is hot right now. That statement has never been truer. In Africa, healthcare is a major issue and finding easier ways to…

Nigerian video streaming service iROKOtv signs deal with Nokia

Nigerian video streaming service iROKOtv has signed a deal with Nokia to launch a free mobile app for the Lumia range of Windows 8…

Watch: 5 videos of killer emerging market health and wellness startups

UNESCO partner, Netexplo, is a future-facing initiative that helps businesses from France figure out how to cash in on tech innovation around the world….

WooThemes enters online course market with Sensei WordPress plugin

WordPress theme and extension developer, WooThemes, is entering the online course market through Sensei, the company’s latest WordPress plugin. Launched earlier this week, Sensei…

Q&A: Vinny Lingham on Gyft, the festive season and living in Silicon Valley

South African technology entrepreneur Vinny Lingham is not resting on his laurels despite the success of Yola and it having raised US$25 million from…

Absa’s AI Clone of Fifi Peters Pushes Banking Into a Bold New Future

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

Cape Town Creatives Can Now Work for Free at Africa’s First Creative-Tech Hub

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves