African entrepreneurs

The uncertain future of young African entrepreneurs

African youth are highly adaptable and tech-savvy, but face high unemployment rates. Whilst many aspire to entrepreneurship, starting a business straight out of school…

Why many African entrepreneurs are just not doing it

Just do it! Nike’s slogan is world-famous and catchy, but the reality is that it completely misses the mark when it comes to African…

Anzisha Prize reveals top 26 entrepreneurs for 2021

The Anzisha Programme, created in a partnership between Mastercard Foundation and the African Leadership Academy, has announced its top 26 entrepreneurs that have been…

Win $20 000 at Global Student Entrepreneurship Week 2021

Stars From All Nations (SFAN), an education company that unlocks the potential of the youth has announced that applications for Global Student Entrepreneurship Week 2021 are…

New Incubation and Innovation Campus launches in Joburg

A Pan-African investment firm, Unicorn Group, has launched the Unicorn Incubation Campus in Johannesburg for African entrepreneurs. New innovation and incubation campus in Joburg…

ZwartTech launches Talent Foundation to equip Africans with digital skills

Lagos-based ZwartTech has announced the launch of its new edtech, Zwart Talent Foundation (ZTF) in a statement today. The foundation aims to equip young…

Meet getlion™️ – the one-stop app aiming to close SA’s entrepreneurship gap

“We believe that entrepreneurs are the answer to Africa’s greatest problems,” states Mathew Marsden, co-founder and CEO of fintech startup getlion™️. “At getlion, we’re…

Research identifies barriers to funding for early-stage social enterprises [Opinion]

Over the last ten years, the SAB Foundation has invested in over 200 social enterprises. We define social enterprises as businesses solving social problems….

Imperial donates R1-million for healthtech to Unjani Clinics

Leading SA logistics provider Imperial Logistics has shown further support of the Unjani Clinic network (Unjani Clinics) through the donation of R1-million towards the…

CM.com and Webber Wentzel partner to help SMEs ensure POPIA compliance

Leading SA law firm Webber Wentzel and cloud software provider CM.com have partnered to help SA business owners implement the requirements for POPIA compliance. …

Top startup web events in SA this week [28/06/2021]

This week’s events focus mainly on fintech and feature experienced business owners looking to help young startup founders. Ventureburn has updated its existing weekly…

Cape fintech reinvests in FundingHub to boost SME funding in SA

Cape Town-based fintech, Finch Technologies, has made another undisclosed investment in FundingHub, SA’s leading business finance marketplace. This second investment makes the company FundingHub’s…

Khazna receives Central Bank of Egypt approval to launch Khazna Card

Cairo-based fintech Khazna announced on 15 June that it has partnered with ADIB Egypt and Masria Digital Payments (MDP), to launch the Khazna Card,…

Behind the numbers – meet the people who need our job creation efforts [Opinion]

This week the country marked Youth Day. We must continue to bear in mind the work that needs to be done to restore dignity…

Egypt’s MoneyHash acquires pre-seed capital to create payment super API

Cairo-based fintech MoneyHash announced its acquisition of an undisclosed pre-seed investment led by Amir Farha’s COTU Ventures in a statement released on 7 June. …

Wayja releases SA’s first peer-to-peer betting app

Joburg-based startup Wayja launched its cashless peer-to-peer betting platform earlier this month. The application allows users to connect with friends and make cashless wagers…

How to Secure Funding as an SME [Opinion]

Before applying for finance business owners should get their accounting and tax affairs in order to fully understand the financial performance and position of…

Contour Enviro Group doubles annual turnover in first year

Cape Town-based startup, Contour Enviro Group, has doubled their annual turnover from R700 000 to R1,4 million within their first year. The company was established…

Virtual Tech Mission calls for young SA entrepreneurs

On 22-25 June 2021 the Netherlands Enterprise Agency will launch the Virtual Tech Mission in participation with several South African tech organisations. The event…

Forge Academy invites African tech startups to enter SMME Showcase

Joburg-based Forge Academy will host an SMME Showcase for tech startups and small and medium-sized enterprises on 30 June 2021. The event will be…

Social & Inclusive Business Camp calls for African entrepreneurs

Established by Campus AFD (French Development Agency), The Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) has officially opened applications for this year’s programme. Innovative African…

African youth are capable entrepreneurs, invest in them now

Africa boasts the largest workforce in the world. A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) titled 2020 Policy Note on…

New African entrepreneur fund worth $1-million launches

A new fund for African entrepreneurs, The JUA Kickstarter Fund has launched and is worth $1-million in funding. African entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply to…

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