AI is disrupting education. But despite what the headlines (and some ChatGPT horror stories) might suggest, South African teachers aren’t being replaced — they’re…
Life after t-shirts: Ventureburn gets the exclusive behind Springleap’s pivot
Springleap made a name for itself selling t-shirts based on crowdsourced designs. It was more or less an African version of Threadless, with artists’…
Tuluntulu: streaming video for Africa’s broadband-starved masses
While developed markets around the world are racing to saturate their territories with high-speed broadband connections, African nations are lagging behind. In South Africa,…
Meet the six startups battling it out at IBM’s SmartCamp [Tech4Africa]
Every year IBM puts together SmartCamp sessions that showcase some of the world’s most promising startups. This year, the pitching sessions for the Africa…
Starting a company is like dating: assumptions kill your chances [T4A]
“Starting a company is like dating, sometimes you just don’t fit,” says Gavin Symanowitz of Feedback Rocket. Speaking at the Tech4Africa conference, Symanowitz argues…
