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Government and big business must work together to grow SA’s SME sector

As Nigeria’s economic growth has eclipsed South Africa’s, it brings to light areas where the country’s growth potential is not being realised. Growing the…

How Nigeria’s economic boom could be down to improved payments systems

With Nigeria having recently eclipsed South Africa as the continent’s biggest economy, it is worth taking a look the nation’s progress from the perspective…

Social is easy: Pocketplan lets you find, book and pay for events in your city

Entertainment, like transport, is integral to any major city’s attractiveness to its citizens and tourists to live and visit. And while we’ve seen some…

15 creative edtech startups empowering Africa’s learners

eLearning Africa 2014 recently saw both thinkers and tinkerers from around the continent and abroad get together in Kampala, Uganda. They discussed the current…

EFL uses psychometrics to give entrepreneurs access to bank loans

One of the greatest challenges for almost every entrepreneur worldwide is access to financing. There’s a very logical reason for why this is the…

8 lessons for your war (or startup) from Game of Thrones

Some of us have read the books and some of us are also watching the series. If you think about the warring factions of…

Business Confidence: what world-class accounting solutions mean for SA startups

Starting a business isn’t an endeavour one takes lightly. And sure your idea is going to be the next big thing in tech right?…

Socialbakers raises $6m in new round of funding

Popular social analytics site, Socialbakers has just raised US$6-million in a new round of funding to aid its expansion plans according to the company’s…

African company constructs world’s first open-source metabolic chamber

HealthQ Technologies, a high-tech startup facility based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, claims to have constructed the first open-source metabolic chamber in the world. The…

Alan Knott-Craig Jnr: 7 career lessons learnt thus far

Alan Knott Craig Junior is mobile entrepreneur, who was previously the CEO of wireless internet provider iBurst. He recently stepped down as CEO of…

8 questions you should ask yourself before pitching your startup

So you’ve had the next big idea, or your startup’s been going along quietly for a little while. Now you’re ready to take it…

Mimiboard: an African hyper-local ad network and social platform

With Mimiboards, Umuntu Media is re-imagining the humble noticeboard. You can think of a Mimiboard (pronounced me-me board) as a geographically sensitive, virtual noticeboard….

We’ve broken this startup thing

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how our ideals and idols are totally broken and that we needed to re-evaluate how we…

Can Silicon Valley be repeated in Africa? Ventureburn asks IBM’s Martin Kelly

IBM’s Venture Capital Group is a really interesting cog in the startup machine. It’s not a fund and yet, through it, IBM has managed…

Demo Africa: the future of African startups looks bright

Flowgear, a South African startup that offers application integration for the cloud era, was named one of the Demo Lions and will be joining…

3 tips for entering the US market: From Russia, with love of startups

Culturally, socially and historically, Silicon Valley and Moscow are worlds (or at least 5800 miles) apart. But in a small pocket of Moscow, a…

CityMob: How a startup pivoted from group-buying into flash sales

CityMob, the group buying site started by three entrepreneurs in Cape Town in early 2011, has made a significant change in direction as the…

What’s for dinner? Decide with Daily Dish, the service that shops for you

Daily Dish is as a menu planning and grocery shopping service for “busy people” who want to eat delicious, “cook-it-yourself” food at home. We’d…

5ounces: flash sale eCommerce for gourmet food and wine lovers

There’s a new time-sensitive, gourmet food and wine eCommerce site on the block, and it’s called 5ounces — the standard, one-fifth measurement of a…

13 South African startups to look out for in 2013

It’s been a busy year for South Africa’s startup scene and as we start winding down the last quarter of 2012, we decided to…

Signed, sealed and delivered: the Mxit/Motribe deal

Mxit has officially inked the deal to buy social network builder Motribe. We reported a few weeks ago that the deal was in its…

mPowa beats Square to Africa in multi-million dollar deal with FNB

This is big. Square competitor mPowa will launch its payments device in South Africa after inking a multi-million dollar deal with banking giant FNB….

Wait, Simon Cowell and will.i.am are on the hunt for the next Steve Jobs?

Simon Cowell is looking for the next big tech entrepreneur. Why am I not surprised? The music producer and former American Idol judge has…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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