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OceanHub African accelerator programme applications open

Cape Town-based impact accelerator OceanHub Africa is calling on impact-for-profit startups focused on preserving and restoring the health of the ocean to apply for this…

Knife Capital launches second 12J Venture Capital Fund

Cape Town-based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has announced the launch of its second Section 12J Venture Capital fund for new investors to…

Catalyst Fund announces eighth fintech cohort

Six African fintech startups have been selected to participate in a prestigious accelerator programme facilitated by the Catalyst Fund. Six African fintech startups have…

Local Tourism Equity Fund worth R1.2-billion launches

The Department of Tourism has created the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF) to provide financial support to black-owned tourism enterprises. Valued at R1.2-billion, the fund…

SA startup wins Global Startup Award

Workshop17, a local workspace solutions provider and proudly South African startup, has scooped the prestigious Global Startup Award for Best Coworking space. Workshop17 wins…

SA fintech increases SMME funding limit to R2-million

Lulalend, one of the country’s leading B2B digital SMME lenders has, increased the amount of funding it is able to offer to R2-million. Lulalend…

SA tech startup launches free online courses for jobseekers

Local automated recruitment platform, Giraffe has launched several free online courses that are tailored to improving the skills of job seekers to enhance their…

Kenyan businesses impacted by Covid-19 to receive funding

Vital Capital has collaborated with Usaid’s Kenya Investment (Kim) Mechanism to provide financing to Kenyan businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The collaboration between…

Tech leaders join new Allied For Startups Advisory Board

A top team of expert advisors has been launched in order to navigate the unprecedented crisis that startups are now facing. As a global…

Onde launches Virtual Ride.Right.Now conference for the ride-hailing business [Sponsored]

Onde, a tech company powering over 200 ride-hailing companies in 70 countries, announces an online edition of Ride.Right.Now – a conference for ride-hailing entrepreneurs. This…

Pitch your business idea #AcerInstaPitch campaign and win

To celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of South Africans, Acer has launched the #AcerInstaPitch campaign, where entrepreneurs can pitch their business idea and possibly win…

Fem-In-Tech Development programme launches in SA

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has partnered with the SA Innovation Summit (Sais) to establish the Fem-In-Tech Development Programme. The programme aims to…

How an ambitious African start-up grew into a global fintech powerhouse

Founded in 2004, the Cape Town-based startup, Mukuru has grown to become a global fintech powerhouse. Mukuru is a remittances-led financial service company. The…

PayGas plans to install 52 Pay-as-you-gas stations in SA

Cape Town-based energy tech startup PayGas is partnering with Afrox, South Africa’s leading Liquified Petroleum Gas company, to roll-out 52 Pay-as-you-gas™ stations in townships across the…

Black tech company sets sail in SA tech sector

A true rarity in South Africa, Beyond VR, is a black youth-owned tech company that provides state-of-the-art immersive technology to create content for personal…

SA SME, Michanic defies odds during covid-19

A South African SME has utilised smart technology and a customer-centric business model to disrupt the auto repair industry. Similiar to that of Uber,…

Tech startups share their lockdown experiences

Several of South Africa’s startups, associated with AlphaCode, share how the country’s extended lockdown has provided some with growth opportunities as some individuals adapt…

ProfitShare Partners secures R100-million for SA SME’s

The FinTech SME capital provider, ProfitShare Partners has secured a whopping R100-million from the SA SME Fund. With this funding, ProfitShare Partners will be…

Six ocean-minded startups in SA

Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel broke a world record on 2 July of the most waste collected out of our oceans, measuring…

Kudoti crowned SA’s startup champion for 2020

Kudoti, a waste tech startup has won the prestigious Aim Virtual Startup Pitch Competition for 2020 and will head to Dubai to compete at…

Graduates of Africa’s first drone accelerator programme announced

An accelerator programme has equipped 13 startups with the tools and skills needed to adopt the use of drone technology in South Africa along…

SA Fintech Mama Money expands globally

Mama Money, a South African founded digital money transfer operator that is taking the world by storm has announced their recent partnership with Western…

LifeQ announces it’s working with B-Secur to develop tech solution

Biotech startup LifeQ has announced that it is working with Belfast based B-Secur to offer an advanced, integrated Electrocardiogram (ECG) and optical (PPG) based…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones

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

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

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