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Ventureburn • 29 May 2015

Mark Forrester from WooThemes on how a SA startup sprouted a global success story

By Jacques Coetzee: Staff Reporter

Last week, we witnessed one of South Africa’s greatest success stories to date. A local tech company was acquired by Automattic, which is the brain company behind one of the world’s most popular website builders, WordPress.org, founded by 31-year old American entrepreneur Matt Mullenweg.

Jacques Coetzee: Staff Reporter

The opportunities for tech in Africa have never been bigger

Africa • 29 May 2015

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Why AI in Education Still Needs Human Teachers

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