women in tech

Africa Tech Female Founder Summit date announced

TLcom Capital, an Africa-focussed venture capital firm has announced that its 2021 Africa Tech Female Founder Summit will take place virtually on 13 October…

Egypt’s MoneyHash acquires pre-seed capital to create payment super API

Cairo-based fintech MoneyHash announced its acquisition of an undisclosed pre-seed investment led by Amir Farha’s COTU Ventures in a statement released on 7 June. …

Programme to train 1 000 African women in tech launches

Microsoft’s Microsoft 4Afrika initiative has partnered with Wentors, a women’s mentorship organisation to launch a programme to train and provide mentorship to 1 000 women in…

Women in Tech to observe International Women’s Day

The next installment of the Women in Tech Conversations virtual forum hosted by legal technology firm, LexisNexis South Africa, and information technology vendor, Dell Technologies, will…

How gender bias compromises the tech sector [Opinion]

Linda Zwane, Head of Data Management at Standard Bank Eswatini, unpacks her experience in the tech space and how the gender bias compromises the sector. It…

Girls In Fintech Organisation aims to empower township businesses

The GIFT Foundation is a Girls in FinTech Nonprofit organisation that empowers girls and young women from poor backgrounds to be active participants in…

New programme launches to assist female-owned tech businesses

Ya Basadi, meaning ‘for women’ in Setswana is a new acceleration programme aimed at supporting established female-owned businesses to transition into a technology-enabled company…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [09/02/2020]

This week Future Females will be launching its first workshop in Philippi Village, Cape Town, in partnership with the UK-SA Tech Hub on Wednesday…

Here’s what it’s like being a woman in SA’s tech startup ecosystem

Tomorrow (9 August) South Africa will celebrate Women’s Day. But what does it mean to be a woman in South Africa’s traditionally male-dominated tech startup…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [14/05/2018]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or brush up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. This…

Over 500 girls trained in SA through Technovation programme

Technovation, a global technology programme, has helped train over 10 000 girls in 78 countries, including over 500 from South Africa, since its launch seven years…

‘Percentage of women in tech sector has declined from 40% of professionals’

The percentage of women in the local IT sector has declined from a level of 40% of professionals in the 1980s claims Cape Town entrepreneur…

‘Silicon Cape event to tackle lack of diversity in tech sector’

Cape tech group Silicon Cape plans to address the lack of diversity in the Cape tech sector – a sector dominated by white males…

Y4PT Hackathon series found its Cape Town representative

International pitching competition Youth for Public Transportation (Y4PT) Hackathon concluded its Cape Town event on 6 March. It focuses on mobility and takes place in 20 major…

3000 Kenyan women receive ecommerce training through Jumia

Nigerian ecommerce store, Jumia, in collaboration with SheCares International, is awarding 3000 Kenyan women the chance to undergo ecommerce training. This programme looks to empower…

Applications now open for Apps Africa Innovation Awards

One of Africa’s leading technology news portal, AppsAfrica.com has opened its entries to find the best innovations suitable for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The event,…

5 women entrepreneurs from Africa to keep an eye on

Africa is often viewed as a destitute region consumed by war, famine and disease. These are all very real facts and we are not…

She Leads Africa is looking for entrepreneurs to scale across the continent

She Leads Africa is again helping drive leadership, commerce and innovation among the continent’s savvy women. A second time round, the Entrepreneur Showcase is…

Project Inspire: looking for tech & design to change the world for women

A competition which seeks to support social entrepreneurs around the globe, Project Inspire, is calling for initiatives that can empower women around the globe. Aimed…

Women in business: 6 top tips for making your startup super efficient

There are different types of women in business: The mompreneur who works from home and balances the demands of a growing business with that…

Google SA invites women entrepreneurs for free workshop

International Women’s Day is just around the corner (8 March). To celebrate, Google South Africa is inviting women entrepreneurs to apply for a Digital…

Technovation app challenge is calling for all young innovative women

Supported by big names in the tech industry like Twitter, Google, MIT Media Lab and Andreessen Horowitz, Technovation is calling for young women in…

TechWomen calls for 2015’s in-take of tech savvy ladies

US exchange programme TechWomen is calling for its 2015 in-take of skilled women in tech and sciences from Africa, the Middle East and more…

Roland launches Zentracker, a free audio recording app for musicians

Bolt Food launches in Johannesburg

Cape Town tech startup creates innovative food-related platform

Rwandan fintech startup selected for prestigious accelerator programme

South African clean-tech start up secures investment

Animal Crossing: New Horizons free update and paid expansion coming on 5 November

Your top 10 questions about the HUAWEI Watch 3 series answered

Samsung launches R32k clothes-sanitising wardrobe in SA

Road test: Renault Kiger 1.0 Turbo Intens

Road Test: Audi RS6 Avant

Here are the winners of the 2021 South African Car of the Year Awards