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Zapacap Optimizing Taxis Will Help Cape Town Transport

Cape Town has been named as ‘the third most congested city in the world’ -a pretty incredible statistic for the city often named as…

Is South Africa really the entrepreneurial gateway into Africa?

The short answer is: it depends. It depends on whether you are an investor or an entrepreneur. And here’s why. Investors, get there early!…

Wabona Birthday Promotion

Wabona, Cape Town based video streaming service is celebrating its one year birthday. With that Wabona is free to all until the 12th of…

Uber partners with Taiwan’s number search service WhatsTheNumber

Today Uber, the fast-growing transportation startup, announced it will collaborate with WhatsTheNumber, the phone-number search service from Taiwan-based mobile app company StorySense. As reported…

Publicis buys digital agency Synergize, merges it with Saatchi & Saatchi SA

Looks like WPP’s not the only big player heating up the South African acquisitions space. Advertising and marketing mega-corp Publicis Groupe today announced that…

iROKING founder Jason Njoku returns as troubled music service’s CEO

Almost exactly a month following the ousting of former iROKING CEO Michael Ugwu, the ailing Nigerian music service has announced that iROKING founder and…

Breaking Bad, 12 Angry Men and House of Cards: the entrepreneur’s watch list

I recently caught up on Breaking Bad, and thought what great inspiration the show was for budding entrepreneurs — not the cooking meth bit,…

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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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