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Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ shows off its acting talent in season 3 trailer

The official trailer for the third season of Netflix’s The Crown was released on Monday, finally giving us a first look at the show’s…

SAA and Comair flights affected after ‘irregular findings’ at SAAT

Flying in South Africa is going to be a bit more chaotic than normal on Tuesday, thanks to SAA Technical (SAAT). According to a…

The final trailer for Disney’s ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is here

The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker dropped on Monday, giving fans even more insight into the eagerly-awaited “Skywalker saga” conclusion. The…

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‘SA SME Fund set to be among country’s biggest institutional investors by year end’

South Africa’s R1.4-billion SA SME Fund has thus far approved R1-billion for investment in a number of funds that will lend to small businesses…

Kenya’s BitPesa announces it’s rebranded, secured $15m in debt finance

Nairobi-based fintech BitPesa announced today that it had rebranded to become AZA Group and had secured $15-million in debt financing from South Africa’s the…

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala to invest $250m in MENA startups

Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi government’s investment company has announced that it will invest a total of $250-million in startups from the Middle East and…

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Huawei Nova 5T: pricing and availability in South Africa revealed

We detailed the Huawei Nova 5T in considerable detail in September, a phone that has previously launched in the Philippines and Malaysia. This week,…

Vivo U3 launched in China, offers a lot of phone for $140

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Monday announced the debut of the Vivo U3. It’s a phone that’s supposed to cater for consumers on a…

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 foldable laptop will be ready by Q2 2020

Foldable phones have barely taken off, but that isn’t stopping Lenovo from launching a foldable laptop. Earlier this year, we detailed the Lenovo ThinkPad…

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What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

Let us imagine your windscreen has sustained some damage that warrants repairs or complete replacement. You head out in search of a qualified technician…

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

African car brand Mureza is set to make its debut this week at Automechanika Johannesburg. The Southern African brand, which shares a partnership with…

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m

The 50th Anniversary edition of the Nissan GTR is now available in South Africa. Now featuring a 3.8 litre twin-turbo V6 engine which develops…

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Over 3000 entrepreneurs selected for Tony Elumelu Foundation programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has selected 3050 entrepreneurs from across the continent for the fifth edition of its TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. In a…

Applications open for Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme

Those selected for the programme stand to benefit from $5000 in seed capital, business training, mentorship as well as access to mentors and opportunities to network with other African entrepreneurs as well as the foundation’s global networks.

Faced with a small VC scene, Ugandan founders dig deep to bootstrap startups

For Ugandan entrepreneur Brian Matsiko, raising funding for his fresh food delivery platform has been far from easy. It’s taken him six years to…

Nigerian online cake marketplace eyes expansion into Ghana, Kenya and SA

After having completed expansion into 23 of Nigeria’s 36 states earlier this week, WaraCake founder and CEO Ayilara Olatunde says he is now eyeing markets…

Difficult, lonely being a black woman in sector, says iMed Tech founder

Despite running running an award-winning medtech startup, Nneile Nkholise still finds it hard and often lonely being a black woman in the sector. “You always…

Microsoft 4Afrika teams up with Tony Elumelu Foundation to help IT firms

Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has collaborated with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to provide entrepreneurs in the foundation’s entrepreneurship programme with technology-based tools, resources and…

Tony Elumelu Foundation selects 1000 African entrepreneurs for programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced the selection of 1000 African entrepreneurs to join the third cohort of the foundation’s USD$100-million TEF Entrepreneurship…

TEF Entrepreneurship Programme now accepting applications

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced that they will now be accepting their third round of applications from 1 January 2017. TEF is an entrepreneurship…

Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme 2016 calls for mentors

The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), a supporter of African-owned businesses, is looking for mentors for its inaugural startup programme. The initiative is founded…

Tony Elumelu Foundation welcomes 1k entrepreneurs to Pan-African bootcamp

What’s being dubbed the largest ever gathering of emerging entrepreneurs on the continent, the Tony Elumelu Foundation‘s (TEF) two-day bootcamp session will host 1…

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