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Egyptian ecommerce platform Homzmart raises $1.3m

Egyptian startup Homzmart has raised $1.3-million from a number of investors. MenaBytes reported on Monday (3 February) in an article that the Cairo-based startup,…

Cape Town’s #Cocreate Design Festival to explore role of 4IR in SA’s creative industries

What effect will the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) have on South Africa’s creative industry? This is the key question that this year’s #Cocreate Design…

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…

Zindi calls on students to enter machine-learning hackathon UmojaHack Africa

Data science competition platform Zindi is calling on students to enter next month’s first ever pan-African inter-university machine-learning hackathon. Set to take place on…

TLcom’s Tide Africa fund rises to $71m after latest commitments

Africa-focused venture capital firm TLcom has secured an additional $31-million for its Tide Africa fund, bringing its Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)-focused fund to $71-million….

SA’s Facebook for vehicle buyers and sellers, YouSellCars out to raise R6m in campaign

Promising to be a “Facebook for vehicle buyers and sellers”, SA’s YouSellCars platform is looking to raise R6-million in an equity crowdfunding campaign for what…

Village Capital announces advisory board for NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020

US venture capital (VC) company Village Capital has announced the names of those chosen to serve on its advisory board for a management training…

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Old Mutual SMEgo has launched the 2025 Entrepreneur Mental Wellbeing Survey, a national initiative that puts the mental health of small business owners at…

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa Joins AWIEF 2025

With just four months to go until the 11th edition of the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF), organisers have announced a keynote…

Perfecto AI Introduces Agentic Testing for Africa’s Fast-Moving Tech Ecosystem

Perforce Software has launched Perfecto AI, a new agentic AI testing solution designed to eliminate the time, complexity and fragility of traditional test automation….

SAVCA 2025 Industry Awards Spotlight Africa’s Most Ambitious Private Capital-Backed Innovators

With the nomination deadline fast approaching, the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has issued a final call for entries for…

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

Cape Town-based payments leader Ecentric has announced a strategic partnership with MoneyBadger to bring Bitcoin payments to the forefront of mainstream retail in South…

MzN Unveils AI “Digital Teammate” to Supercharge Small NGO Fundraising

MzN International, a global social enterprise focused on helping mission-driven organisations scale impact, has officially launched the first of four AI-powered “Digital Teammates” designed…

Cape Town Creatives Can Now Work for Free at Africa’s First Creative-Tech Hub

A new wave of opportunity has arrived for the city’s creative sector. The timbuktoo Creative Hub, the first of its kind in Africa, has…

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

South African SMEs are not just AI-curious—they’re AI-ready. A new report from ASUS, titled the 2025 Future of SMBs, reveals that 77% of South…

Why 3 Out of 4 South African SMEs Still Can’t Raise Capital

World SME Day on 27 June is supposed to be a celebration of entrepreneurial grit. But for most small businesses in South Africa, it…

Huawei Cloud and Elenjical Solutions Partner to Accelerate Financial Digital Transformation in Africa

As Africa’s financial sector races toward digital transformation, one thing remains clear: legacy infrastructure is still a massive drag on progress. Now, Huawei Cloud…

Five Ways to Back South Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs

Youth unemployment in South Africa remains one of the country’s most urgent socio-economic challenges. Yet, the solution many continue to champion is also one…

Novare Holdings anchors R2.8 billion Investment

In a bold move linking African capital with American industrial innovation, Novare Holdings, a leading South African institutional investment firm, has committed to anchor…

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