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Three African startups graduate from renowned international accelerator

Africa’s innovative entrepreneurship and business concept talent has been recognised in prestigious F-LANE Accelerator Programme. Three African startups — Zoora, Bidhaa Sasa, and Hive…

2020 AgriPitch competition 25 finalists announced

Twenty-five African agricultural entrepreneurs have been announced as the finalists of the African Development Bank’s AgriPitch competition. The finalists have been shortlisted across three categories…

Cape Town Strategic Business Partners secure R8.8-billion investment

The City of Cape Town has announced that its Strategic Business Partners (SBPs) have secured R8.8 billion worth of investment within the last six…

New digital mentorship for women-owned businesses in Africa launches

A new digital female-driven mentorship platform that aims to support and empower women in business in Africa has launched. Bureau Veritas, a company that…

SA fintech selected for prestigious global startup programme

Local fintech startup, Paycode has been selected as one of ten startups to take part in the renowned Mastercard Start Path programme. Paycode selected for…

New innovative research project rebuilds Kenya SMEs

FA Global, Shujaaz Inc, and the Financial Sector Deepening Kenya (FSD Kenya) are launching a new innovative project that aims to help financial service providers…

Food tech startup launches somm’thing new for local wine industry

Local wine lovers will now have 24/7 access to expert advice from a renowned sommelier and lesser-mainstream wines, with the launch of a new…

Almost 20 years on, two SA inventors haven’t given up bid to launch portable gym

After almost 20 years of trying to develop a mobile gym and fitness analytics machine, John van Niekerk and Newtown Fortuin are still at…

Four Cape Town startups land over R2.7m in Savant TIA grants for their innovative ideas

Four Cape Town based startups have collectively landed over R2.7-million in seed grants from the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), administered by Savant, a hardware tech…

HiiL calls for legaltech innovators to take part in Global Legal Hackathon 2020

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) and Qubit Solutions, together with IBM South Africa, are looking for lawyers, technologists and active citizens…

Here are the 13 African fintechs selected for LHoFT’s bootcamp in Luxembourg [Updated]

UPDATE (23 March 2020): Subsequent to the publication of this article, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) added Nigerian startup SmartTeller and Ghanian…

Will SV Capital’s lobola fund, fractional investing in cattle be the next big thing?

Johannesburg based SV Capital wants to give traditional large investment houses a run for their money — by allowing the working class and professionals…

Antler announces names of four tech startups it invested in during Nairobi programme

Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage venture capital fund, has announced the names of the four startups it invested in during the programme’s…

How Meerkat’s fintech platform aims to lower debt counselling service for clients [Q&A]

SA fintech startup Meerkat has been selected as one of six startups to take part in US fintech accelerator Catalyst Fund‘s latest cohort. The accelerator…

Nigerian startup Farmcrowdy to roll out retail meat hubs with acquisition of Best Foods

Nigerian agritech startup Farmcrowdy plans to roll out retail meat hubs across Nigeria in the second quarter of this year, following the acquisition of…

Will former media buyer Meshi Qwelane’s app prove a boon to minibus taxi sector?

Commuting by minibus taxi in South Africa is often akin to dicing with death. Aside from the bad driving one must regularly endure, commuters…

Five startups selected for Founders Factory Africa programme each net over R570k

Five startups have each netted £30 000 (over R570 000) and have been selected by Founders Factory Africa to take part in its six-month…

Stellenbosch University appoints former US banker to head LaunchLab incubator

Stellenbosch University today announced that it is has appointed former US banker Joshua Romisher to head its business incubator LaunchLab. In a statement today from…

UK company acquires part of SA’s Recruit Digital

Salt Recruitment Group (UK), a global leader in digital recruitment, has part-acquired Recruit Digital to form “Salt South Africa”, becoming the firm’s 10th office…

Former law student turned tech founder sells art platform to Precious Moloi-Motsepe

Former Durban law student Sihlesenkosi Majola has sold his online art marketplace Wezart to Precious Moloi-Motsepe’s fashion company African Fashion International (AFI) for an…

Western Cape government launches free tech startup investor course

The Western Cape government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism is calling on digital entrepreneurs to apply for a free three-hour early-stage tech startup…

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

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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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