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SA still Africa’s top startup ecosystem but has fallen 13 places, shows new ranking

South Africa may still have the highest ranked startup ecosystem for an African country, but it is no longer in the top 50 club,…

Here are the 50 regional finalists of the 2019 MEST Africa Challenge

MEST, the Pan-African training programme, seed fund, incubator and hub for tech entrepreneurs in Africa, has announced the 50 regional finalists of this year’s…

Seedstars puts out call to SA startups to take part in three pitching events

One of the largest startup competitions for emerging markets, Seedstars World, is coming to South Africa for the fourth time and will hold three pitch…

CiTi opens applications for Top Tech Tools for Women In Business programme

The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) is calling on women founders and company heads to apply for the incubator’s 10-week long Top Tech Tools for…

AWS full day Cape Town event to feature pitching, deep dives, panel discussions

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it will host a full-day event for startup founders and technical staff. The event — which is…

Luno looking to hire 40 new staff at Cape office amid tech investment boom in city

Amid a tech boom in Cape Town, SA bitcoin exchange Luno has gone on a hiring spree. The startup is looking to fill 40 new…

Silicon Cape launches new membership model, strategy

Cape Town based tech initiative Silicon Cape has launched its new strategic plan, as well as a new membership model. The organisation, which aims to support…

Tech sector can help drive future growth in Western Cape says Wesgro head

The tech sector has the potential to be one of the most critical drivers of future economic growth in the Western Cape believes Wesgro…

Seedstars announces launch of hub in Cape Town to take place this month

Seedstars, the Swiss-based organisation that supports startups in emerging markets, has announced that it will this month open a Seedspace hub in Cape Town….

All you need to know about AfricArena’s current open innovation challenges

AfricArena, the international African startup and investor conference, currently has six challenges that entrepreneurs from across the continent can apply to. Two close this…

Seedstars mulls expansion of co-working offering Seedspace in Nigeria [Q&A]

Seedstars, a Swiss-based organisation that supports startups in emerging markets, is looking to “analyse” the possibility of expanding its co-working offering Seedspace within Nigeria, Romulo Navarrete,…

How Moroccan entrepreneur chose SA to launch wearable security device Seon

When Moroccan entrepreneur Samia Haimoua and her three German co-founders of startup Seon were looking for a country to launch their wearable panic button, they chose South Africa…

Startups should tackle real problems, not ‘stupid stuff’ says Michael Jordaan

South African venture capitalist Michael Jordaan says South African startups should focus on helping solve some of the country’s many social and economic problems,…

For second year Cape Town ranked top tech ecosystem by Seedstars Index

Cape Town has again been ranked as the top tech entrepreneurial ecosystem for startups among 71 emerging markets cities by the Seedstars Index (SSI)….

Cape Town’s Dineplan launches booking app with network of 1000 restaurants

Cape Town’s Dineplan has gone from offering booking service software to restaurants, to a launching their own app — that allows diners to search for available…

Yoco had month of capital left in bank before we closed deal – Katlego Maphai

SA fintech startup Yoco was living on the edge in the two years it took to conclude the company’s first funding round, says co-founder…

AI Expo Africa 2018 aims to showcase opportunities in artificial intelligence

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the hottest trends among startups, the world around. This September Cape Town will host one of…

SA tech startups to benefit from WiFi, fibre, hub support in main cities

Tshepo Thlaku is one of hundreds of tech entrepreneurs in the country’s main cities that will be getting a boost with the laying hundreds…

Little fishing village in Morocco still Africa’s top digital nomad destination

Looking for an African digital nomad destination to set up camp in for 2018? Why not try the sleepy fishing and surfing village of…

Cape Town bottling plant takes on dams crisis by making water from air

With just months left until Cape Town authorities say the city will run out of water, the city’s first bottling plant to make “water from…

Co-working space Craft + Graft to link San Francisco, Cape Town creatives

Cape Town is set to get a new co-working site, with the expected opening tomorrow of Craft + Graft, which claims to be the city’s first co-working…

Exclusive: GoMetro ride-sharing service to take on Uber, Taxify, tackle congestion

Cape Town smart mobility startup GoMetro claims it has the solution to tackling traffic in one of Africa’s most congested cities. The company plans to begin trialling a…

Seedspace in drive to buy up, partner with co-working spaces across world

Seedstars, the startup competition for emerging markets, is on a drive to acquire or partner with co-working spaces in cities around the world through its Seedspace brand. Three…

FNB Connect drops its once-off data prices, increases Lifestyle data

Deezer opens a three-month free trial for users under lockdown

Dark Sky ditches Android users, weather apps after it joins Apple

Russia’s StudyFree named the winner of Seedstars World 2020

SA’s Custostech lays off staff after VC sues startup for $4.5m over failed investment bid

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [03/04/2020]

Apple’s next budget phone will likely be called the iPhone SE… again

Fitbit Charge 4 debuts in SA with GPS, effort monitoring for R2999

Huawei Y7p: a full, affordable photography studio in your pocket [Sponsored]

Toyota’s new Corolla blends sharper style with upgraded features

The Suzuki S-Presso is now South Africa’s cheapest passenger car

Mazda 2 road test: a compelling, compact Japanese hatchback