The telco’s fintech arm has launched a new Rent-to-Own smartphone programme, offering 4G and 5G-enabled devices for as little as R10 a day. What…
What gaps need to be plugged in the African startup ecosystem?
Africa’s startup ecosystem is in a state of flux. These are the formative days, the few million years post big-bang, if you would. So…
Google’s Page and Schmidt backing asteroid mining startup
Wired is reporting that a group of intrepid billionaires will soon announce their new venture called Planetary Resources, Inc, “which plans to send swarms…
Startups head to the cloud
The excitement evoked by the word ‘entrepreneurship’ too often drains away when the business leaders of tomorrow start trying to turn their ‘big idea’…
14 International events and a startup exchange for your calendar
The last post I wrote featured seven, which later became nine, South African events worth attending to grow your startup. If you have started…
