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Mark Forrester from WooThemes on how a SA startup sprouted a global success story

Last week, we witnessed one of South Africa’s greatest success stories to date. A local tech company was acquired by Automattic, which is the…

7 reasons you should care about fintech even if you don’t work in finance

Once the realm of stodgy bankers, the financial services industry is changing rapidly as young software engineers breathe new life into the sector. That’s…

Startups need to stay agile to succeed in our ever-changing environment

As Greek philosopher Heraclitus said: “Everything changes and nothing stands still.” This rings all the more true for businesses operating in today’s rapid-paced, constantly…

Wella Health: Charting course for digital health startups in Nigeria

In Nigeria, very few professionals enjoy job security like doctors. This is why it is not every day that you see someone no longer…

Does the future of instant messaging apps lie in bulk?

The instant messaging space is a tough nut to crack. Add a couple feature and it becomes cluttered and the users become uncomfortable. Remove…

5 simple ways to create an online business map for your startup

You’ve got a great business model. You’re offering the kind of product or service people will absolutely love and, more importantly, pay money to…

Why Automattic’s WooThemes acquisition is so important to South African startup space

The acquisition of WordPress theme developer WooThemes, along with its signature ecommerce product WooCommerce, by WordPress.com holding company Automattic is massively important to the…

5 reasons why South African entrepreneurs should think twice before entering the local Dragons’ Den

South Africa is getting its own version of the hit reality series Dragons’ Den. Business giants Lebo Gunguluza, Vusi Thembekwayo, Polo Leteka Radebe, Gil…

Built in Africa: Cipher256 is solving Africa’s biggest problem with an app

Built in Africa focuses on entrepreneurs, startups and technologies that hail from the continent and empower its citizens. The miracle of birth is still…

Your startup can make magic experiences for nothing: here’s how

We have moved to a place in the business world where our customers are always looking for something different. In many industries, they have…

M4JAM: the new startup that uses micro-jobbing to solve SA’s biggest problem

When the founders of the startup M4JAM (Money for Jam) secured a rare meeting with the renowned banking innovator and investor, Michael Jordaan, he…

3 very important things you need to know about recruiting for a startup in South Africa

After a heck of a long time spent in recruiting for large corporates, and then spending an almost equally hectic period in startups and…

5 reasons why social media is actually really fruitful for B2B startups

In the last three to four years, social media marketing has increasingly become popular. Consumer product companies have special budgets for social media, though…

How do investments for startups work in Latin America?

Even though some fixed terms such as seed capital, angel investment and venture investment are similar in many parts in the world, the reality…

Qurio is on a quest to change the world, one question at a time

South African based startup, Qurio, was born out of a need to improve the education space. Founded by Paul Kim and Gareth Heuer —…

M-Pesa relaunches in SA: refined strategy, massive roll-out

Vodacom’s well-known mobile money transfer service M-Pesa is having a second go at South Africa’s mobile market. The telecom giant announced that, after two…

MzansiStore: this Etsy for Africa aims to empower local crafters

A few months ago, MzansiStore successfully raised funds on local crowdfunding site Thundafund in order to support one of South Africa’s designers. More than…

First Data buys out Vinny Lingham’s Gyft in $50m+ deal

Gyft, the virtual gift card service founded by South African-born entrepreneur Vinny Lingham has been acquired by First Data, a big player in the…

Fixing the African startup space: stop looking at Silicon Valley

We are at a very exciting stage in the African Startup space. The attention we are getting internationally is great and we are seeing…

Many fragments of a whole: unmasking Nigeria’s tech industry

“Things don’t work like that here,” someone in the audience responses as Gareth Knight, founder of popular tech conference Tech4Africa, talks about the need…

Here’s why failure is a rite of passage to success

Winning the first time, every time and all the time is unrealistic and harmful to your continued success. Entrepreneurial delusion is a real thing….

From stores to the streets: SnapScan’s road to a cashless society

This week, SnapScan rolled its app out to The Big Issue vendors across South Africa, the non-profit magazine that’s usually sold at intersections in…

Taking Nigerians cashless: Q&A with PayPal’s business lead for Africa

Nigeria’s 170-million plus population has an estimated 60-million internet users, making it the largest potential market for PayPal of all the countries it has…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV