Innovation

Global Startup Africa: Partnerships unlock economic growth

The inaugural Global Startup Africa Summit hosted by Wesgro, SA Tourism and the Cape Town International Convention Centre went in search of the key…

Friday interview: Thandwefika Radebe, Qwili co-founder

From his roots in starting a student-led consulting organisation, Phaphama SEDI, in 2014 that first assisted seven entrepreneurs from Khayelitsha, Thandwefika Radebe has taken…

How to choose an AI partner for your business

With the market value of Artificial Intelligence in fintech estimated to hit $26 billion, the computational arms race is on. And that’s just in…

Action Plan for Gauteng to support innovation is underway

Innovation and entrepreneurship have been identified as key drivers of the South African economy, but challenges such as lack of funding, talent, skills and…

Hack the Normal winning innovators announced

Hosted by Defy in partnership with ATÖLYE and supported by Defy’s sister company, Beko, Hack the Normal an online hackathon has announced the winning…

New initiative aims to grow African startups

Launched by Asia Africa Investment & Consulting Pte. Ltd. (AAIC) in collaboration with Rakuten Group, the AAIC-Rakuten Africa Innovation Project aims to promote the growth of African startups…

Google launches $6m Impact Challenge for SA, Nigeria, Kenya

Google this week launched its $6-million Google Impact Challenge aimed at social enterprises and non-profit organisations based in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. The announcement was made…

Tap wisdom of others and have fun says Michael Jordaan in talk on leadership

Good leaders are those that are able to tap and best utilise the wisdom of those around them. So, says venture capitalist and former…

Show your work, don’t just share ideas, Capitec innovation head tells startups

Entrepreneurs should be ready to show their work and not just share their ideas, says Capitec bank’s manager for innovation Francois Dempers. In an interview with…

Innovation, tech transfer can help South Africa to address triple challenges

The news in South Africa, and in many other countries, is currently filled with stories of power battles, conflict and corruption — when we should…

Five tech startups chosen for Dutch #cocreate2ACCELERATE challenge

Five SA tech startups have been selected as part of the #cocreate2ACCELERATE challenge, an initiative created by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. According to a…

Why deep dives into SA’s townships could change fintech innovation

The marked increase in activity around the disruption of digital currency and fintech in South Africa is partly due to two factors: firstly, large…

Workshop17 officially launches to celebrate African collaboration, innovation

In order to foster collaboration and innovation among South Africa and the greater continent, the V&A Waterfront’s Workshop17 officially launched last night in Cape…

Why communities work best for innovation in Africa

With more and more South African entrepreneurs starting businesses in response to the country’s unique challenges, it’s no wonder that, out of the 30…

New UNICEF-backed platform looking to crowdsource innovation

A new platform has launched with the aim of crowdsourcing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Called CauseTech, the platform comes out…

Innovation is key to support all SMEs in South Africa

Is it better to help the tens of thousands of struggling informal-sector firms or a few promising entrepreneurs with ideas that could grow to…

From fire detectors to SMS fundraisers: meet Africa’s top 10 innovators of 2015

The African Innovation Foundation has just named the continent’s top 10 entrepreneurs through its annual Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). After receiving 925 applications…

Cape Town City partners with Citymart to help innovate informal trading

Informal trading represents about 12% of Cape Town, South Africa’s economy and employs around 18% of its economically active residents. To further help these…

GIST Tech-I Competition seeking top innovators as deadline approaches

The South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNSP) is encouraging tech and science entrepreneurs to apply for the annual international GIST Tech-I Competition….

World Bank Climate Innovation Centre will support green startups in Ghana

A few weeks ago The Kenya Climate Innovation Centre opened its doors to foster East Africa’s environmentally sustainable innovations. Now the World Bank has announced…

How reverse innovation helped birth Ludwick Marishane’s waterless bath #AccentureIC2015

Ludwick Marishane, the brain behind the so-called Waterless Bath, was one of the opening keynotes at The Accenture Innovation Conference. Dubbed the DryBath, his…

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Emerging markets: LCPs shake up small business finance

Collective responsibility: SA venture builder’s legacy

Africa Money & DeFi Summit unveils 9 pioneering ventures

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HONOR 90 Lite 5G, unleash your creativity

Apple Check In feature gives more than location, they took off their watch

Review: Amarok versus Ranger

Review Honda’s HR-V 1.5 CVT

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