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Going back to work today? Here are the regulations employers must know about

With South Africa now in Level 4 of its lockdown, employers overseeing employees that are returning to places of work today, must comply with…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/05/2020]

SA startup Trixta has launched a free web app that enables hospitals to get a leading indicator of how many Covid-19 cases they will…

France’s Bpifrance launches challenge to support startups looking to expand to Europe

French business accelerator Bpifrance has launched a challenge for African startups that plan to expand to Europe, and especially France. The challenge is aimed…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/04/2020]

SA employers are angry and frustrated with having to put up with the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) ever changing directives to claim under its…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [29/04/2020]

SA fintech Yoco is set to retrench staff, due to the effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the business. Meanwhile, other tech companies…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [28/04/2020]

Grand Challenges Canada has included five African innovations among its 20 innovations which it will fund and support for 2020 that focus on the Covid-19…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/04/2020]

SA’s Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel says the government can’t lift restrictions to allow all ecommerce traders to operate, while not doing so…

Tanzania’s Ubongo to invest Next Billion Edtech Prize winnings to reach kids in remote areas

Tanzanian edutainment startup Ubongo plans to invest the $25 000 prize money the company won as overall winner of the Next Billion Edtech Prize — to…

How anti-counterfeit service mPedigree pivoted from organic fruit certification scheme

Award winning tech company mPedigree earlier this month received a $1.5-million investment from the Skoll Foundation after it was named as one of five winners of the 2019…

Hurry, applications for Africa Tech Summit London close next Tuesday

African tech startups looking to pitch their solutions at the Africa Tech Summit London, which takes place on 11 June, have until next week…

CcHub, Google to select 10 African deep tech startups for PitchDrive II initiative

Lagos-based innovation centre Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) and Google for Startups have partnered to take 10 top African hardware and deep tech startups on a…

SBC AfriTech to host corporate-focused hackathon for startups in Joburg

Is your startup looking to run pilots or proof of concepts with the likes of Old Mutual, RCS, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Nedbank and PwC…

Entrepreneurship, investor platform SoGal Foundation launches Johannesburg chapter

SoGal, a global platform for entrepreneurs and investors which aims to close the diversity gap in entrepreneurship and venture capital (VC), has launched a…

Here’s all you need to know about the Female Focused Fintech Prize

Early-stage fintech accelerator DFS Lab has partnered with Flourish Ventures to launch the Female Focused Fintech Prize (F3). The initiative aims to honour innovative digital financial products…

Dawn of Disruption board game teaches players about how to make money from AI

We all know or have an inkling of an idea of what artificial intelligence (AI) is, but do you know what your company or…

Google News Initiative Innovative Challenge to launch in Africa in June

Internet giant Google will launch its Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge in Africa in June. The initiative, which Google announced last year, is…

Apps for Africa competition winner to be provided with an app development package

Johannesburg-based digital business development agency NubiaNetwork will on Thursday (25 April) launch its Apps for Africa competition which will provide the winner with an…

Nominations for the second Southern Africa Startup Awards to open on 29 April

Nominations for the second edition of the Southern Africa Startup Awards will open on 29 April, the award’s parent organisation Setup A Startup has…

Swiss accelerator Kickstart calls on later-stage African startups to apply for 2019 programme

Zurich-based tech accelerator Kickstart has opened applications for programme, and has called on later-stage African startups to apply for its fourth cohort. Kickstart focuses…

Three SA startups among six firms selected to pitch at the Stanford Africa Business Forum

Three South African startups have been selected to pitch at the Stanford Africa Business Forum which kicks off this Saturday (20 April) in Stanford,…

Founders Factory Africa selects five African fintech startups for accelerator, $40k investment

Corporate-backed accelerator and incubator Founders Factory Africa has selected five African fintech startups for its six-month long acceleration programme and for investments of up…

ConnectMed founder joins Google as product manager after take over by Merck

ConnectMed founding CEO Melissa McCoy has joined Google as a product manager, following the takeover of the Nairobi-based healthtech startup through an asset sale…

Here are the eight finalists of the Season 3 of the Santam Safety Ideas Challenge

General insurer Santam has selected eight finalists who will compete in the finals of Season 3 of its Santam Safety Ideas Challenge in August….

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

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