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TOP TECH AFRICAN ENTITIES COLLABORATE TO BOOST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR 2021…

M	Monique Horwitz 30 Apr 2021

“To inspire people, don’t show them your super powers. Show them theirs -” Alexander den Heijer. Africa Tech Week advocates are setting out to do just that. The event is the golden opportunity to showcase what’s hot in tech on the African continent - a platform to demonstrate to the rest of the world Africa’s super powers. Welcome to the ‘new frontier,’ Africa Tech Week, created in Africa, for Africans, by Africans. The event is taking place on the 5th and 6th of May, and we are expecting an excess of 3000 attendees. Everyone is...

M	Monique Horwitz 30 Apr 2021

“To inspire people, don’t show them your super powers. Show them theirs -” Alexander den Heijer. Africa Tech Week advocates are setting out to do just that. The event is...

M	Monique Horwitz 10 Jul 2020

Last year, a billion people around the world experienced a justice-related problem. And every year, 70% of those problems go unresolved. That’s 700 million people who might be victims of...

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Wesgro’s #GoDigitalWC Webinar Series

P	Phoebe Opperman 05 May 2020

Join the 2nd Webinar in Wesgro's #GoDigitalWC Webinar: e-commerce.

M	Mika Stanvliet 02 Dec 2019

The Solution Space e-Track Programme, based at the University of Cape Town, in partnership with the MTN Group is a three-part, new-venture acceleration and capacity building programme for high impact...

M	Mika Stanvliet 20 Nov 2019

By Dominique Collett, a senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investments and the head of AlphaCode Despite the ongoing hype around entrepreneurship and trendy startup tech businesses in South Africa,...

M	Mika Stanvliet 05 Jul 2019

Unemployment in South Africa is a national crisis. Recent Stats SA figures reveal that the country's unemployment rate increased to 27.6% in the first quarter of 2019. That means approximately...

K	Kerry Petrie 14 Dec 2018

Silicon Cape recently hosted Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski from Upshift Partners in Silicon Valley as part of Cape Town Startup Week. He was excited about the local ecosystem, but suggested that many of our...

J	Joslyn Links 12 Dec 2018

The Solution Space at the UCT Graduate School of Business, in partnership with the MTN Group, hosted the Venture Incubation Programme (VIP) Winter School Demo Day on 29 November. The...

K	Kerry Petrie 07 Dec 2018

On Tuesday 4th December the tech start-up sector in the Western Cape came together to establish a panel of volunteers to raise the sector’s collective voice in the national policy ...

K	Kerry Petrie 30 Nov 2018

-by AlphaCode Thursday, 29 November 2018: Many South African businesses have ambitions far greater than the domestic market. This is particularly true of financial services as our system is the most...

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Seedstars World – Africa Tour Opens Applications for 2018 Edition

S	Silicon Cape 07 Aug 2018

After breaking award records on the 2017 edition, Seedstars World, the largest startup competition for emerging markets, is back in Africa to scout for the top high growth startups and...

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AURA partners with HAVAÍC to anchor its first equity fundraising…

S	Silicon Cape 07 Aug 2018

HAVAÍC has lead the first external equity investment in AURA (www.aura-app.io), and has advanced the first tranche. The remaining investment amount will be raised from other equity funds and private...

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TOP TECH AFRICAN ENTITIES COLLABORATE TO BOOST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR 2021…

TOP TECH AFRICAN ENTITIES COLLABORATE TO BOOST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR…

Why Justice-related Services are an Opportunity for Innovation

Wesgro’s #GoDigitalWC Webinar Series

Nine businesses are joining the Venture Exploitation Programme, the second…

South African tech entrepreneurship: what’s working and what inhibits

Small Business has Potential to Impact Youth Unemployment

Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski’s Reading List

South African start-ups are claiming their space as ground-breaking solutions…

Cape Tech Start-up Sector Establishes Immigration Policy Review Task Team

How to take your business global

Seedstars World – Africa Tour Opens Applications for 2018 Edition

AURA partners with HAVAÍC to anchor its first equity fundraising…