Eskom announced on Friday morning that it will implement load shedding, amid an extensive cold front in South Africa. The power utility made the…
The New Normal: Africa’s VC sector needs a new paradigm [Opinion]
The New Normal is a new regular column Ventureburn will run, featuring business leaders and how Covid-19 is reshaping the tech world. Last month…
AfricArena expands world tour to include Abidjan, Cairo, Kigali
Tech startup conference and ecosystem accelerator AfricArena has expanded its world tour from Cape Town to include the African cities of Abidjan, Cairo and…
AfricArena predicts funding raised by African startups in 2018 will crack $1bn
The amount of venture capital (VC) funding raised by African startups this year could for the first time exceed the $1-billion mark. So, predict the…
AfricArena signs up AFD subsidiary Proparco as strategic partner, sponsor
Tech startup conference AfricArena has signed up Proparco — a development finance institution partly owned by the French Development Agency (AFD) — as a…
