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Cape Town gears up for 2021 SA Innovation Summit

Cape Town is getting ready to host the 2021 annual SA Innovation Summit, a three-day event that brings tech startups and investors together. The…

Applications open for prestigious hackathon in SA

TADHack a globally-renowned hackathon event, which is being hosted in South Africa by MTN, has announced that applications are officially open. Applications are open for…

City of Cape Town calls for Women in Business programme applicants

The City of Cape Town and Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi) has put out a call for female entrepreneurs to apply for the…

South African startups helping to solve global challenges

South African entrepreneurs are known for many things: optimism in the face of adversity, thrifty creativity, the ability to pivot when circumstances change, and…

Joburg startup investment platform Merge partners with 100 VCs

Johannesburg-based startup investment platform Merge has announced that it has partnered with 100 Venture Capital (VC) investors since early 2021. The company’s number of…

Top startup web events in SA this week [12/07/2021]

The African events landscape is varied this week with topics ranging from democracy to African digital development and even government intelligence. Ventureburn has updated…

The value of effective servant leadership in 2021

A significant crisis in an economy that affects the business can either drive a team to greatness or widen any cracks in the company’s…

Free funding course for entrepreneurs launches

Startup Circles will be hosting a free online business funding summit to equip entrepreneurs with the skills set to on how to gain funding…

Demystifying entrepreneurism: it’s not ‘gut-feel’, it’s more considered than people think [Opinion]

You’ve got a great idea and are ready for change. You’ve earned some interesting insight from your 10 000+ hours that makes a disruptive…

Mobile business help desk for SMEs in Cape Town launches

The City of Cape Town has officially launched the Mobile Business Hub which aims to support the growth and recovery of the SME sector…

AfricaWorks partners with Seedstars

One of the first pan-African flexible workspace providers, AfricaWorks has partnered with Seedstars’ African locations in Abidjan, Cairo, and Dar es Salaam. AfricaWorks partners with Seedstars The…

Driving entrepreneurial growth through mentoring [Opinion]

The rise in the amount of knowledge sharing and mentoring by businesspeople through partnerships with SMEs and entrepreneurs in order to help them survive…

Top tech tools for entrepreneurs [Opinion]

When the world shut down due to the pandemic, everything changed, especially for small businesses. Suddenly, the ability to connect to customers became even…

Founder Institute partners with Pacer Ventures

The largest pre-seed startup accelerator in the world, Founder Institute (FI) has partnered with Pacer Ventures, a sub-Saharan Africa venture firm, for the African Accelerator programme led…

Renowned entrepreneurship TV show returns to SA

Multi-Emmy Award-winning reality show that focuses on entrepreneurship, Shark Tank will return to South African television in 2021. Shark Tank South African returns in…

Top startup web event in SA this week [14/12/2020]

This week’s web events will give innovative entrepreneurs the opportunity to drive up business profit and build startup communities within their region. Through virtual…

New innovation programme launches for African-led startups

Seedstars, a Swiss-based private company in partnership with Shell Foundation, a UK-registered charity, has launched the Energy, Mobility, and Agriculture Innovation Programme. The programme is aimed…

Cape Town committed to empowering entrepreneurs with disabilities

The City of Cape Town has announced its commitment to supporting programmes and initiatives that support the growth of businesses owned by entrepreneurs with…

New Global Investors Network for entrepreneurs launches

Founded by Bridge for Billions, a company that manages, designs, and creates entrepreneurship programmes, has officially launched a Global Investors Network that aims to…

New micro financing VC fund for black women in tech launches

South Africa’s first solely black-woman-owned private equity fund for underrepresented tech startups, Khula Lula,Lula, has officially launched. Khula Lula is the country’s first solely…

Forty-three African investors sign up for Angel Fair Africa

The eighth Angel Fair Africa (AFA), taking place on 5 November 2020 will be held virtually with 43 leading global investors from Africa, Europe,…

Vote for Stellenbosch Network’s Ideas for Change Challenge winner

The inaugural Ideas For Change Challenge organised by the Stellenbosch Network has announced this year’s finalists. Members of the public are encouraged to vote for…

Kenyan Startup Bill to support local entrepreneurs

The Kenyan Parliament has recently published the Startup Bill 2020 to encourage the creation of new businesses for local and foreign investors. The bill…

HONOR celebrates Unsung Heroes this festive season with moving video and exciting giveaway

Here’s the answer to closing the digital divide in Africa

SA should be building own drones fast, here’s why

Amgen forges ahead with generative AI to expedite advanced therapies

Vodacom strengthens Mpumalanga network with R450 million investment

AWS supercharges Amazon Bedrock

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EcoFlow gets consumer thumbs up on Takealot

Budget speech misses NEV promise – again

Tokyo showcases a comeback for Japanese car design

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