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Thu, March 28th, 12:41 · Vincent Matinde

Women in Rwanda challenged to embrace male dominated ICT field

The dominance of men in the ICT field in Rwanda has been challenged by Ann Mei Chang, the senior advisor for Women and Technology in the US Department of State, saying girls can make a difference. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:25 · Nanine Steenkamp

Solar Ear plans expansion to East, West Africa

Batswana solar-powered hearing device startup Solar Ear is looking at expanding into East and West Africa to supply Africans with solar powered hearing aids, as it travels worldwide on the Unreasonable at Sea entrepreneurial cruise. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 10:05 · Nanine Steenkamp

Africa is the future, says global entrepreneur

American entrepreneur Daniel Epstein, founder of the Unreasonable Institute, told HumanIPO he believes Africa has great opportunities. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:45 · Nanine Steenkamp

Big interest in SA investment follows Unreasonable visit

The entrepreneurial Unreasonable at Sea ship’s visit to South Africa has been greeted with great enthusiasm by various parties as the startups pitched at the Waterfront yesterday (Tuesday) in Cape Town. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:36 · Kamau Mbote

MasterCard launches second wave of Project Inspire

MasterCard and UN Women Singapore kicked off the second wave of Project Inspire yesterday, setting aside US$25,000 for the woman that will change the world → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 13:42 · Nanine Steenkamp

Africa is Disneyland for entrepreneurs, says SAP

Global business software leader SAP opened the international entrepreneurship initiative Unreasonable at Sea meet up yesterday (Tuesday) in Cape Town, South Africa, emphasising the need of entrepreneurs and the solutions it can offer to Africa. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 15:56 · Nanine Steenkamp

Protei announced as SAP winner on SA shore

Protei, an open source oil spill cleaning robot startup from the United States was appointed as the winner at the SAP conference for Cape Town’s Unreasonable at Sea shore stop today (Tuesday). → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 08:12 · Vincent Matinde

Boom Wireless Media player launched in the African market

Canadian based technology company, Digifon, has launched its Boom Wireless Media player in Nigeria and is targeting the wider African market. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 10:59 · Nanine Steenkamp

Techy traffic jam notice service to launch in Ghana

Ghanaian mobile app Jamless will be launching in Accra in April, aiming to provide a solution by supplying direct traffic information to drivers on mobile devices. → Read more
Sat, March 23rd, 17:47 · Richard Cutcher

SA venture capitalists invest in 88mph

Cape Town-based venture capital firm 4Di Capital has invested in African seed accelerator 88mph, a first for the continent’s accelerator scene. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 15:20 · Brandon Gregory

UCT Entrepreneur Society relaunches for aspiring young entrepreneurs

Brett Webster started the University of Cape Town Entrepreneur Society (UCT ES) in 2011, but was relaunched “properly” this year to fill the gap of sustainable support for young entrepreneurs studying at UCT. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 15:12 · Nanine Steenkamp

ZAR2,000 up for grabs at PitchIN Stellenbosch tonight

Entrepreneurs stand the chance to pocket ZAR2,000 at the PitchIN pitching event in Stellenbosch, South Africa, tonight in a bid to encourage students to kickstart their startups. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 14:13 · Tefo Mohapi

VC4Africa reaches 10,000 member milestone

Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa) has reached 10,000 members today. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 13:41 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft, m:Lab and iHUB enter into partnership

Microsoft has announced a strategic cooperation with Kenyan startup incubators m:Lab East Africa and iHub that will make it easier for developers to access software and capital. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 14:39 · Richard Cutcher

Seed Engine already on the look out for next round of startups

Startups are being encouraged to apply for the next round of places at Johannesburg accelerator Seed Engine, as it takes stock more than six weeks into its first full programme. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:55 · Nanine Steenkamp

Innovative company culture key to startup success, says SA tech engineer

Computer vision and radar company iKubu believes an innovative company culture is one of the key ingredients to its success story of building a South African startup in the technology industry. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 11:01 · Nanine Steenkamp

uBi GAMING to launch on Mxit today

South African startup ubiquitous GAMING (uBi GAMING) will release one of their original games on the Mxit platform today, the first of three to be launched by June 2013. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 15:40 · Nanine Steenkamp

Risk avoidance SA’s entrepreneurial flaw

Risk avoidance and lack of confidence in development are some of the main obstacles to international success in funding acquisition, South African entrepreneurs believe. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 14:05 · Brandon Gregory

The Massive streamlining communication in property industry through tech

An online web application is looking to connect the different levels of property management and maintenance, to bring about a sense of community within the real estate industry. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 08:17 · Vincent Matinde

Ghana government put on spot over Hope City project

The Ghanaian government has been asked to clarify the public-private partnership (PPP) agreement for the Hope City project, set to house the country’s ICT sector. → Read more