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Why Cape Town has emerged as the biggest startup hub on the African continent
Cape Town is fast cementing itself as the biggest continental hub for tech startups. It’s a growing trend, confirmed by a number of research…
Activist group Anonymous vows to wipe ISIS out from the web
Activist hacker group Anonymous has declared war on terrorist organisation ISIS. This follows the recent attacks in Paris last Friday where a total of…
Broken phone diaries: a journey through iFix’s repair shop
It happens to the best of us. A few months ago I was preparing for a night out on the town with friends and…
Everything you need to know about the West African startup landscape [2015/2016 Update]
Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…
‘It makes all the sense in the world’ — former PriceCheck CEO on Naspers sale
Last week emerging markets media and internet giant Naspers sold its award-winning South African price comparison site PriceCheck back to original founder Kevin Tucker…
Entersekt: SA’s fintech gem making it safe for millions to bank, shop online
All those times you pay your monthly rent online or buy those must-have blue jeans through Superbalist, you’re probably doing so without worrying about…
The IoT Focus: 9 African startups shaping the continent’s IoT industry [Native Content]
The Internet of Things (IoT) industry as a whole has been touted as becoming a US$7.1-trillion giant by the year 2020. And around the…
Google to launch hundreds of internet-enabled balloons in 2016
Google’s Project Loon never seizes to impress. Though the initiative started testing about two years ago, the US internet giant’s moonshot of sending internet-beaming…
SAVCA CEO: we need to be ‘realistic’ about SA’s growing VC sector [Q&A]
Venture capital is on the rise in South Africa. According to a recent survey by Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA)…
ARTICLE RETRACTION: Digital All Stars 2015: 13 South African tech entrepreneurs on the rise
Digital All Stars is a new series of articles on Ventureburn and Memeburn, which recognises and celebrates achievement in a variety of digital fields…
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