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OpenIX: ‘Forget tenders. Turn to open innovation instead’

South Africa is a country brimming with ingenuity. Yet millions of high-potential innovations which could have a significant impact on employment, service delivery and…

60 unemployed youth trained as mobile device repairers

Sixty unemployed youth from the Emfuleni Local Municipality area have been given the opportunity to capitalise on South Africa’s rapidly growing telecommunications sector with…

Applications open for Gauteng Accelerator Programme Innovation Competition

Applications for The Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition are officially open. Innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs who aim to rebuild the local economy with…

Rapid test for SARS-CoV2 wins first prize in annual Gauteng Accelerator

MicroMab Diagnostics / UP has secured first prize in the Biosciences category for its innovative rapid test for SARS-CoV2 in the Gauteng Accelerator programme. …

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [16/04/2020]

Johannesburg based startup Airbuy wants to work with SA startups to build their online stores at no cost, by offering them virtual technical workshops…

Here are the 2019 Gauteng Accelerator Programme Innovation Competition winners

The Innovation Hub has announced the winners of the 2019 Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition. Each year The Innovation Hub, Gauteng province’s innovation…

‘Shortage of township startups with innovative, unique ideas’

Too many township startups are pursuing “me-too ideas” over innovative ideas, says Innovation Hub CEO McLean Sibanda. Speaking to Ventureburn, Sibanda says the organisation,…

SA space agency, Airbus launch challenge to find new uses for satellite data

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) and Airbus Defence and Space has launched an open innovation challenge to entrepreneurs, universities and other interested…