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The unwavering persistence of entrepreneurs

The following is a transcription of a keynote speech made by Memeburn publisher and Creative Spark founder Matthew Buckland at the Youth Entrepreneurs Connect…

Hands on with the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear and 2014 Note 10.1

Samsung launched the Galaxy Gear smartwatch (sorry, “wearable teach” companion), Note 10.1 2014 Edition and its new flagship phablet, the Note III earlier this…

CyanogenMod goes prime time

If you follow the custom Android world, you’ve undoubtedly heard that the biggest custom ROM, CyanogenMod, has become CyanogenMod, Inc. As far as custom…

Speed, convenience, safety: contactless payments’ role in mobile money transfer

With the steady introduction of contactless payment systems in parts of South Africa, a new wave of convenience for low-value transactions is becoming a…

Burning Hot: Surface 2, Gyft’s new celeb funding and BBM’s delayed launch

What do you get when you combine Ashton Kutcher, Microsoft’s new tablets and a leaked Android version of BlackBerry’s popular messaging app? The latest…

SnappCab: the hail-a-cab startup looking to catalyse SA’s cab industry

Need a ride? There’s a new mobile-friendly option to get you from point A to B. SnappCab is a multi-platform hail-a-cab app to order,…

10 apps that look amazing in iOS 7

The recent release of Apple’s freshly overhauled iOS 7 has been a breath of fresh air to most users who felt like the company…

A VC boom in new media?

Investment banker Kevin Covert is increasing staff at his company, Covert & Co, up to prepare for a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) bonanza in…

WhereIsMyTransport: The solution to public transport problems?

From third world countries battling with proper organisational issues with regards to locating routes, to travelers unable to locate transport when commuting in new…

Umbono: Google launches new African tech incubator

Google has chosen Cape Town as a pilot for a new technology incubator called Umbono which aims to bring together seed capital, Google mentorship,…

8 venture capital sources for your startup

Raising funds in emerging markets may not be a walk in the park, but the process has become easier. Though some have complained the…

Avusa joins the daily deals game with Zappon

South Africa’s group buying market adds another contestant with the launch of Zappon.co.za, just two and a half months after project initiation. The startup,…

Bubbling in the cauldron: Is Twitter a sign?

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble,” chanted the witches of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, cooking up trouble. Similarly, are the VCs of…

Formsly: A profitable approach to interactive ‘contact us’ pages?

Formsly – Cape Town based, Silicon Cape start-up is adamant it is meeting the needs for a global market with its offering at www.formsly.com….

Startups/apps all the rage in coffee shops and bars

These days it’s difficult to go anywhere without hearing about startups and their apps. That’s natural in my job but when you start hearing…

6 tips for startup success

Rob Stokes is an entrepreneurial successes heading a multi-national agency, Quirk eMarketing. His company delivers marketing solutions for businesses and brands that seek to…

Snaply: Taking the ‘exclusivity out’ of eCommerce site building

As society moves more into the online sphere, the need to do practically everything online grows. eCommerce sites are growing bigger and adding more…

How to safeguard your intellectual property

Intellectual Property (IP) is an intangible asset to an entrepreneur. When it comes to assuring investors they are placing their cash in an exclusive…

3 things to remember when trying to win over an investor

The fact that there are thousands of books on investment strategy means there are an infinite number of different investor mindsets. No two are…

Indeed: Search jobs, don’t browse

There are apparently millions of jobs out there, at least that’s what everyone used to tell me when I was the eternal student hopping…

Village Telco: Addressing the issue of rural connectivity

In the words of African telecommunications expert Steve Song, Village Telco is “an easy-to-use, scalable, standards-based, wireless, local, do-it-yourself, telephone company toolkit”. He’s just…

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Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

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