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Hytera brings digital solutions to new KZN municipality

Hytera Communications, the Chinese provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has announced that the newly established municipality of Ray Nkonyeni in KwaZulu Natal…

AfricaCom 2022: Nonstop innovation to fuel Africa’s digital future

After two years of virtual gatherings, the prestigious annual AfricaCom event – Africa’s largest technology conference – made its in-person return this year. Taking…

Here are the top African tech conferences, summits startups should attend in 2020

Get your calendars out and diarise these key dates for the most important tech conferences, expos and summits that will take place in Africa…

Here are the finalists of the fifth AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Technology news portal and advisory service AppsAfrica has released the shortlist for the finalists of the fifth edition of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The…

AfricaCom’s AHub Pitch and Win shortlist announced

Tech, media and telecoms conference and exhibition AfricaCom has announced the five startups shortlisted for the AHub Pitch and Win competition which it holds…

VC4A announces 12 startups selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase

African funding platform VC4A has announced the 12 companies selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase. The founders of the 12 companies will showcase their…

VC4A calls on startups to pitch at event and raise up to $5m

Looking to raise a Series-A round of between $250 000 and $5-million for your high-growth startup? VC4A is looking for 10 innovative high-growth startups…

Entries open for fifth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Think your firm’s products are among some of the best mobile and tech solutions from across Africa? Entries are now open for the fifth…

Africa50 Innovation Challenge seeks innovators to boost internet access

Infrastructure investment platform Africa50 has launched an innovation challenge aimed at helping increase access to affordable and reliable high-speed internet in under-served areas on the…

Here are 14 African tech conferences startups should attend this year

As anyone in the tech sector knows, conferences and expos can often provide the ideal opportunity for those in the scene to network and…

Meet the winners of the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize

Nairobi-based startup Farm.ink has clinched the $150 000 grand prize of the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize. The announcement was made yesterday (15 November). The US…

Here are the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards finalists

Tech portal and advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the finalists of the fourth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in…

Here are the eight startups that will pitch for Series-A funding at VC4A summit

African startup funding platform VC4A has selected eight startups that it will showcase at next month’s Africa Early Stage Investor Summit in Cape Town. The eight…

Fifth Africa VC summit to kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week in Cape Town

The fifth edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (AESIS 2018) will kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week in Cape Town this year, organisers…

15 conferences and summits you should consider attending in 2018

Get your calendars out and diarise these key dates for the most important tech conferences and summits taking place in Africa in 2018. Africa Tech Summit…

Two days left to apply to join Liquid Telecom’s entertainment Launchpad

Internet service provider Liquid Telecom is on the hunt for the best African entertainment startup to join its Cape Town-based Liquid Launchpad — and startups have until…

CT conference to connect African startups to the world

Major business and tech incubator AfricaCom, in collaboration with Ericsson, are set to kick off their AHUB conference in November at the Cape Town International…

Ericsson AHUB coming to AfricaCom conference

Aimed at bringing together entrepreneurs, tech startups, and investors, Ericsson AHUB at AfricaCom will be taking place from 17-19 November at the CTICC in Cape Town. The…

Here are the 3 winners of the Orange African Social Venture Prize

The winners of the Orange African Social Venture Prize have been announced at AfricaCom 2014, with Modisar and its agriculture app coming out top. Part of major telecom…

How video conferencing market will coin R400 billion

The ChatGPT update, new voice and image capabilities

P1 Ventures secures $25m for African start-ups

Omnisient recognised as Data for Society finalist

CIPC extends deadline for beneficial ownership compliance

Five things we like about this new Huawei watch GT 4

Huawei watch GT4 series, for him and her, prices revealed

HONOR 90 Lite 5G, unleash your creativity

Review: Amarok versus Ranger

Review Honda’s HR-V 1.5 CVT

Shenxing battery is CATL’s latest EV breakthrough