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Fatherhood app wins at Early Childhood Development Hackathon

The SA Innovation Summit‘s Hackathon for Early Childhood Development (ECD) awarded top honours to an app aimed at encouraging fathers to be more involved in…

Don’t mind the gap: Silicon Cape to learn from London

London, one of the world’s financial hubs, is undergoing a process of bolstering its image as a city working towards the best interests of…

Silicon Cape launches startup academy

Cape Town based IT movement, the Silicon Cape has launched a new initiative it is calling the Silicon Cape Academy. The initiative takes the…

Silicon Valley: Will it ever be replicated?

Silicon Valley is the world’s success story in an unprecedented age of technological advancement – not to mention the rapid wealth that has come…

Amazon bigwigs to jet into Cape Town for ‘Grand Opening’

The world’s most famous online retailer, Amazon.com, is gearing up for a big launch in Cape Town, with bigwigs flying into the country from…

South African venture capital exit to US technology giant

Graceful exits are often unreported, but one South African venture capital company has done it smoothly with seemingly positive effects for the local emerging…

Kickstart your startup with Google and Silicon Cape

How often have you had a great idea that you were convinced could become a major hit, if only you had a team to…

Umbono: Google launches new African tech incubator

Google has chosen Cape Town as a pilot for a new technology incubator called Umbono which aims to bring together seed capital, Google mentorship,…

Techies, startups, entrepreneurs pile in for Silicon Cape meet

There’s a growing startup scene at the tip of Africa. And it was more evident than ever at a Silicon Cape networking event on…

Saul Klein: Price of SA broadband an ‘absolute disgrace’

One of South Africa’s most successful exports, web entrepreneur and venture capitalist Saul Klein, has labelled the cost of broadband in his home country…

FNB announce host of PayPal features, plan to implement Rand

South African bank First National Bank (FNB) rolled into a crisp and windy Cape Town last night with a challenge to entrepreneurs to embrace…

Where is SA’s entrepreneurial spirit?

Economically, America is almost three times larger than its nearest rival, and despite its size, it is one of the most productive economies in…

Rebooting innovation in South Africa

Since I became the United States Ambassador to South Africa last October, I have met truly inspiring South Africans with great ideas almost every day. I…

Personera launches Facebook print calendars

Whoever declared that print was dead may soon have to swallow their words. Personera, an online-to-offline media technology startup, launched its unique service to…

Opening speech @ #SiliconCape

Here is the text of the speech I gave at the opening of Silicon Cape in Camps Bay. I’m not alone in saying that…

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