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Like the famous coffee houses of the 1800s, co-working spaces for tech startups are the modern repositories where ideas can grow, projects become startups…

The Revolution Route, one of the routes on VoiceMap, begins at the Grand Parade, right at the bottom of the statue of Edward VII,…

From warding off lions in rural areas to allowing a child to study a few hours longer into the night, many startups in Africa…

We always enter spring with a renewed sense of optimism and hope, and it’s a time of rebirth, renewal and new growth. While you…

A few months ago, we at Burn Media HQ discovered a curious new courier service in our neighbourhood: you can tweet to get a…

And it’s probably not bitcoin. In the last couple of years, startups – especially within the tech sector – have (finally) been given a…

Long ago in a world far, far away (Cape Town, 2010), I started and ran a group buying website. Yes, I was taken in…

Bitcoin in Africa is brewing with potential. From Ghana to Kenya there are interesting startups trying to tackle the issue of remittances while in…

The day has come. You’ve founded, built and decided to sell your company. It’s been your baby for a few years and you’re happy…

There are a lot of music tech startups popping up across Africa. It shouldn’t be that surprising when you look at Nigeria, which boasts…

You may not be familiar yet with South-East Asia, so here’s a big picture to give an understanding on why it matters when it…

In late 2011 Peter Allestorfer and Manuel Koser launched Zando — a Rocket Internet-backed platform where South Africans can buy clothes and other fashion…

Singapore and Hong Kong are Southeast Asia’s famous city-states. Both are offshore financial centres for the rest of Asia (and beyond), with a strong…

Ventureburn recently posted an article about startups trying to pop Africa’s remittance bubble. I applaud the efforts of these startups in trying to address…

The South African ecommerce landscape is at an exciting stage where both big players like Takealot and niche ones like League of Beers are…