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While developed markets around the world are racing to saturate their territories with high-speed broadband connections, African nations are lagging behind. In South Africa,…

There’s no denying that being a retailer in 2013 is a whole different chapter in the how-to-run-a-successful-store handbook. Your customers used to wander through…

The 2013 Africa Summit (#AfricaSummit), hosted by the Omidyar Network in Mauritius, took place last week on 2 October where delegates from around Africa…

It’s good that we acknowledge entrepreneurs, but I think we sometimes forget to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit — that subtle and yet powerful notion…

Every startup wants to be cool right? Well, how do you go about doing this and how can you benefit from improving your image?…

Google wanted a more networking-friendly Facebook, so it created Google+. Apple’s team wanted its own navigation app, so it tried its hand at Google…

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

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…

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,…

Langhar is an Airbnb for food, allowing home cooks to convert their homes into restaurants to earn extra income. For foodies, it’s a change…

Networking is an important part of business, and making connections with the right people is key. If you’re a business owner or startup, networking…

Who still uses traditional travel agencies? Skillfully keeping up with the trends, online travel startups have been popping up across the globe growing more…

Launched earlier this month, Refer A Developer is a job board with a two-punch pitch. To start, it’s only for developers and secondly, it…

Technology: the great equaliser. It can empower so many players in an industry, from buyers and sellers to suppliers and competitors. It can cheapen…

In my book, there are two types of entrepreneurs — the serious variety who use technology and innovation to disrupt industries and deliver major…

So we have told South African startups what’s what when it comes to the happenings of the country’s startup ecosystem. People have been asking…