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Winners of the 2020 MTN Business App of the Year Awards announced

EasyEquities, an online platform in the investment sector has won the 2020 MTN Business App of the Year Awards along with first place in…

New local tech startup launches ‘Uber’ for driving lessons

Launched in September 2020, a new automotive-focused tech startup, Nubee is the first driving lessons booking app in Africa. The app allows locals to…

New initiative connects women-owned startups to Silicon Valley

A new bootcamp initiative has launched and aims to connect and empower women-owned startups in South Africa with the Silicon Valley. A four-day bootcamp…

Kenya women in tech incubator open for applications

Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya is open for applications and is aimed at facilitating diversity and growth of women-owned tech startups in…

SA startup launches new app digitising the informal market

AfriNova Digital, a local tech startup has launched an online app that allows users to make digital payments for their accounts, loans, traffic fines,…

SA startup launches new feature to screen students for Covid-19

Karri, a South African school payment’s startup has expanded its offering as it launches a new feature on its mobile app to screen students…

Nigerian healthtech startup launches Clinical Program Service

Nigerian-based healthtech startup, 54gene, has launched a Clinical Program Services (CPS) division. This new sector of 54gene will provide end-to-end clinical development services, intelligence, logistics,…

14 African startups head to MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition semi-finals

A total of 14 North African startups have been selected for the semi-finals of the 13th edition of the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup…

UN Capital Development Fund names five Zambian startups selected for FinTech4U’s first cohort

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) together with BongoHive Innovation and Technology Hub have announced the names of five Zambian fintechs selected for…

Here are six prizes, challenges African tech entrepreneurs can enter in Q1 2020

Last year African tech startups racked in over $6-million in winnings from startup competitions and challenges. Earlier this week Ghanaian agritech startup Okuafo Foundation…

New Village Capital programme aims to help those who support African entrepreneurs

Village Capital has launched a call for applications for a management training programme aimed at helping train those that work at entrepreneur support organisations…

Five SA startups prepare to jet off to Kingson Capital’s Silicon Valley bootcamp

SA venture capital firm Kingson Capital today announced the names of the five SA tech startups that it will send to Silicon Valley next…

Endeavor welcomes Clickatell’s Pieter de Villiers, FlexClub’s Tinashe Ruzane into fold

Clickatell co-founder Pieter de Villiers and FlexClub co-founder Tinashe Ruzane are the latest SA entrepreneurs to have been selected as Endeavor entrepreneurs. The two…

Ghanaian agritech startup Okuafo Foundation wins $600k Zayed Sustainability Prize

Ghanaian agritech startup Okuafo Foundation has been awarded $600 000 after it won the food category in the Zayed Sustainability Prize 2020. Inspired by…

Antler set to announce names of five startups that netted $100k from Nairobi programme

Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage venture capital fund, will next month announce the names of the five startups that each netted $100k…

IFC in call for East African healthtech startups to apply for TechEmerge programme

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a call for healthtech startups in East Africa to apply for its TechEmerge Health East…

Seedstars, Swiss government partner to launch Migration Entrepreneurship Prize

Emerging market startup community and investor Seedstars has partnered with the Human Security Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to launch…

AI TV to release more Africa AI Stories Series episodes in 2020

Want to learn more about the key people, startups, corporates and initiatives driving the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in Cape Town? You’ll want to…

Here are 10 African startups to watch in 2020

Wondering what 2020 has in store for Africa’s tech startup scene? If you’re looking to keep tabs on the movers and shakers that will…

Here are 20 accelerators, incubators for African startups to apply for in 2020

Is your startup looking for technical assistance to develop its minimum viable product (MVP), funding or new clients or partnerships with corporate clients? If…

10 reasons why 2019 was a hot year for Africa’s tech startup scene [Opinion]

Africa’s tech startup scene is doing quite okay. Actually, it’s pretty hot right now. Even the attack in January by terrorists on a Nairobi…

10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019

Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in…

Are these the biggest SA tech acquisitions of 2019?

This year saw some pretty big acquisitions in the tech sector. Most notable were Kenyan company DPO’s acquisition of Cape Town based fintech PayFast and Vodacom’s…

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

Tires and tariffs