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New Economy Accelerator to launch P2P learning platform in March

The New Economy Accelerator (NEA), a Cape Town-based initiative that aims to accelerate high-impact enterprises, has announced plans to launch an online peer-to-peer learning…

Four months on, what has become of the SA government’s startup fund?

Four months after it was announced, the National Treasury and two government departments remain mum on a R1-billion startup fund. The fund was announced in October…

Getting help from top businessman was key to first success – Vincent Manzini

Local entrepreneur Vincent Manzini believes the mentorship he received from a leading local tech business owner was key to his first successful business, a sound hire…

Less than 10 days left to apply to pitch at the Nairobi Innovation Week

Want to pitch at the Nairobi Innovation Week (NIW) 2018? You have until next week Wednesday (31 January) to register with NIW.Startups to take part…

SA tech startups to benefit from WiFi, fibre, hub support in main cities

Tshepo Thlaku is one of hundreds of tech entrepreneurs in the country’s main cities that will be getting a boost with the laying hundreds…

GoMetro wants to help firms generate millions from freeing up parking spaces

Each day thousands of Cape Town commuters edge their way to work in a snake of traffic that winds beneath the slopes of Table Mountain into…

Tshimologong announces launch of BCX Innovation Programme for tech startups

Think your tech startup is innovative enough to become a global disruptor, but just needs that extra boost? Then you have until this Tuesday (23…

Startup from Ghana pitches at TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 [Video]

I’m on a Ghanaian email tech list and, opening my email recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see that a Ghanaian team was pitching…

Meet the company that’s building Asia’s startup database

I was lucky to have been recently introduced to the folks at Creww.me here in Tokyo [1]. The Japan-based company has some big goals,…

Vinny Lingham’s Gyft launches, is TechCrunch Disrupt finalist

Back in April we gave you an exclusive peek at ex Yola chief Vinny Lingham’s new startup Gyft. Now you can try it out…

Beauty subscription startup rubybox receives funding from HPV Africa

Rubybox, the innovative, try-before-you-buy beauty subscription startup, announced that it has received funding from venture capitalist Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa, for an undisclosed sum….

Virtual Firehouse wins Startup Weekend Cape Town 2012

Virtual Firehouse walked away with the honours from this year’s Startup Weekend Cape Town following a frenetic 54 hours in which entrepreneurs and innovators…

Virtual tax assistant TaxTim now speaks Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu

Ventureburn recently wrote about TaxTim, the approachable, virtual tax assistant who helps South Africans complete their tax returns by asking simple questions, in plain…

Silicon Cape to offer startups a chance to ‘Pitch London’

This is very cool. South African-based entrepreneurial initiative Silicon Cape is leading a trade mission of 10 startups to London to pitch their ideas…

A Kickstarter project worth backing: The Startup – a comedy film about startups

The team behind a new startup comedy set in present-day San Francisco, is utilising Kickstarter to bring the project to life. Simply called the…

Pitch it. Work it. Launch it: Startup Weekend returns to Cape Town

Getting a business off the ground takes time, dedication and the occasional bit of sweat and blood. You should be able to pack that…

Bring the social online news room to your business with Pressat

This is very interesting. Let’s say your business has successfully expanded into the UK with some help, and you’re ready to let the market…

22seven gets ‘more nimble’ with new update

Online personal finance management service 22seven has received a massive update that, according to the company, makes it “more nimble and adds some of…

Mxit Money: new mobile money service from Africa’s largest social network

What’s the future of banking? Well we know that in the future our mobile phones will replace money, and even our credit cards. Why?…

Food ordering service Delivery Hero expands to China

Food ordering startup Delivery Hero is moving into China. China becomes the 12th market for the Berlin-based startup and will operate its service from…

Google nestles in with Kenya’s 88mph, SA expansion planned

Looks like Google’s African startup footprint is about grow a little more. Kenyan startup accelerator 88mph has signed a partnership with the tech giant…

Marketing opt-out list TrustFabric rockets to 305 000 users

In the fight against spam, TrustFabric, South Africa’s first independently run direct marketing opt-out list is getting traction, having now grown to 305 000…

Fresh out of beta Moneysmart reveals bank integration, master plan

Moneysmart, the online personal finance manager (PFM) we covered last year, will be exiting beta in the next few days. It sports a new…

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

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

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)

Afeela is Honda’s luxury EV – with Sony tech