F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Primer: Programming languages & databases. Which is best for startups?
According to the TIOBE index you’re more likely to overhear a Java, PHP, Python, Perl or Ruby developer riffing on an idea for a…
Rocket Internet wants 5rooms to own SA furniture market
We’ve mentioned online furniture sales outfit 5rooms previously. It’s part of German startup incubator Rocket Internet’s stable of South African ecommerce sites, but it…
Run a startup, travel the world, defy convention: Q&A with Chris Guillebeau
Building a startup on-the-go while you travel the world may seem unlikely. The status quo would have us believe it borders on the impossible….
Sweden claims victory over SA in startup pitch battle
A group of Swedish startups won the first ever international ‘city versus city’ pitch battle on web TV series This Week in Startups, beating…
