While online and e-Service portals for government services are a welcome offering during a pandemic (and for general convenience), the City of Cape Town…
Local biotech startup to create Africa’s first cultivated meat
Mzansi Meat Co, was established earlier this year and is working to become the first cultivated meat company in Africa. The goal is to produce…
All you need to know about Merck Accelerator’s Cape Town programme
Southern African startups involved in innovation around healthcare, life sciences, or performance materials have less than a month to apply for Germany-based Merck Accelerator‘s Cape Town…
Getting state support ‘waste of time, energy’ for biotech entrepreneur
Getting the government to back her biotech startup that produces an essential ingredient for HIV test kits has proved frustrating and often a “waste of time…
FemBioBiz Accelerator to partner with local organisations for second season
FemBioBiz, a local biosciences accelerator aimed at women entrepreneurs, will partner with organisations in eight African countries in the roll out of its second season. The…
