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How SMEs can harness shadow IT
For many of us, the term ‘Shadow IT’ instantly evokes images of nasty ghouls lurking suspiciously behind servers and computer screens – waiting for the moment to cause mass cyber destruction. The true meaning of Shadow IT, however, is a…
The Africa Top 30 tech Start-Ups competition closes for entries
With entries for the 2018 Africa Top 30 Tech Start-Ups competition now closed and an expert judging panel evaluating the submissions, over 300 entrants from 36 African countries are now vying for their place among the continent’s most innovative young…
South African tech startup RapidDeploy partners with APD Communications
Following the recent announcement of South African tech startup RapidDeploy’s partnership with multinational telecommunications company AT&T, RapidDeploy has announced an alliance with APD Communications to provide a complete hosted solution for control room operations globally. RapidDeploy provides an innovative cloud-based…
Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2 comes to Johannesburg
On Wednesday, 03 October 2018, Google hosted Class 2 of the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme in Johannesburg, South Africa. Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2 was officially announced and kicked off on 27 August in Lagos, Nigeria. Launchpad is…
How AI gives businesses the competitive advantage
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the way business leaders address age-old problems. Not solely the for the world’s leading technology companies anymore, AI solutions that are accessible and cost-effective can be implemented to sustainably improve customer satisfaction, pinpoint where best…
VoIP buying guide for small businesses
In a landscape of digitally-driven transformation, more and more forward-thinking organisations are turning to modern technological solutions to make doing business easier. If you stay up to date with your colleagues via Skype, or Whatsapp call a client to clarify…
South African tech startup creates more work opportunities for artisans
Kandua, a proudly South African online platform that links homeowners and building maintenance managers to rated and vetted artisans (with a history of job reviews), has just announced a partnership with French homeware improvement retailer Leroy Merlin. Every customer that…
MEST unveils new tech incubator in Nairobi
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has recently launched its fourth incubator and tech hub in Nairobi, Kenya. This will serve as its flagship East African space, joining hubs in Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa. The incubator will provide…
IBM SA and Tshimologong Precinct launch acceleration bootcamp
IBM South Africa, through its Equity Equivalence Investment Programme (EEIP) together with Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, have announced the launch of a startup accelerator taking place from 8 October 2018 to 16 November 2018. The Startup Accelerator is designed to…
HiiL Innovating Justice Challenge: Southern Africa winners revealed
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has announced Baobab.law as the Southern Africa winner of its annual Innovating Justice Challenge. The winner was decided at a special pitching event on Tuesday 4 September at Sandton Convention Centre, by…
Accenture opens entries for the Open Innovation Africa Lead
Accenture is on the hunt to find Africa’s top tech start-up superstars – the digital pioneers solving critical challenges with technology across the continent. It’s a search for Africa’s big thinkers and big doers – visionaries who fearlessly push the…
Ecobank announces winners of 2018 Fintech Challenge
Winners of the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge were announced at a ceremony held at Ecobank’s headquarters in Lome, Togo. All 11 finalists were officially inducted into the Ecobank Fintech Fellowship programme to explore commercial partnerships with the pan-African banking company.…
Nedbank, Plug and Play select 10 startups for The Disruption Agenda
Nedbank recently announced the expansion of their US partnership with Plug and Play, an innovation platform, to include South Africa for the first time. Together, the entities will connect 10 visionary entrepreneurs from around the world to business leaders at…
Startups “TAP” into new tokenised crypto-funding model
In the competitive environment of growing a business, funding options for start-ups have to date largely centred on traditional methods – venture capital, angel, seed investment, crowdfunding, loans and lines of credit – and more recently, via accelerators. Every option…
AlphaCode selects four fintech startups for its accelerator programme
AlphaCode‘s recently launched accelerator programme, AlphaCode Accelerate and selected four fintech starups as finalists. AlphaCode is Rand Merchant Investment Holding’s (RMI) incubation, acceleration and investment vehicle that identifies, partners and grows early stage financial service ventures. AlphaCode was founded to…
Nigerian ISP, Tizeti expands into Ghana
Tizeti, the Nigerian internet service provider has raised USD 3 million in Series A to expand unlimited Internet Service into Ghana. Kendall Ananyi, CEO and Co-Founder of Tizeti, “Tizeti was built to tackle poor internet connectivity not only in Nigeria,…
