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SweepSouth weighs in on experience at Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups accelerator
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11 ways to spot a big-time Silicon Cape startup guy
You can spot a big-time Silicon Cape guy or gal from a mile away. And it just so happens that we here at Ventureburn…
Orange to launch South African VoD service next year
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Ventureburn chats with Simon Hartley on WumDrop’s R1m-plus investment [Q&A]
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Meet Homo Naledi: the ancestor you never knew you had
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Why we can expect Apple to ‘revolutionise’ the TV space as we know it
Tim Cook said it himself: “the television experience has been virtually standing still while innovation has been thriving with other devices like the iPhone…
Solar-powered ‘WiFi bench’ pops up in Johannesburg
Fitted with USB charging points, free WiFi and a comfy seat, a solar-powered bench has popped up in Johannesburg’s trendy Braamfontein. The Isabelo Smart…
SnapScan’s Kobus Ehlers on keeping up with SA’s ever-changing payments landscape [Q&A]
Kobus Ehlers is behind one of South Africa’s top-ranked apps, and arguably the only successful startup to have made mobile payments relevant in the…
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