Startups, Page 55
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Thu, March 7th, 13:57 · Richard Cutcher
Certified single-click payment coming to South Africa
Cape Town startup Peach Payments are beginning the rollout of a single-click payment solution for the South African e-commerce industry. → Read more
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Tue, March 5th, 15:49 · Richard Cutcher
Cape Town trade site looking to go national
A Cape Town startup website, connecting homeowners to tradesmen, has seen almost ZAR2.5 million (US$275,000) worth of jobs posted on its platform within its first week. → Read more
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Tue, March 5th, 15:41 · Babongile Matyila
Eight Kenyans make it to the Forbes African list
Mark Kaigwa is among eight Kenyans who have made it into the Forbes Annual list of African entrepreneurs under the age of 30 for making the most impact in the continent. → Read more
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Tue, March 5th, 09:17 · Nanine Steenkamp
FANCAM owes success to good SA work ethic
South African photography startup Virtual Africa believes hard work paid off as their success story continues to grow with its 360 degree Gigapixel imaging business FANCAM. → Read more
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Mon, March 4th, 14:05 · Nanine Steenkamp
It’s all about the user, says FANCAM
The South African based 360 degree photography company FANCAM is of opinion that many brands ‘miss’ their users because of a diverted marketing focus. → Read more
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Mon, March 4th, 14:04 · Richard Cutcher
Access to funding holding SA entrepreneurs back
Access to funding and “technical skills” are among the top “perceived constraints” on entrepreneurs in Cape Town, early results from a Silicon Cape survey have demonstrated. → Read more
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Fri, March 1st, 08:19 · Nanine Steenkamp
SA entrepreneurs to pitch in UK
Eighteen South African candidates have been selected to pitch to UK investors in April, as part of the final round of the Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (MEDO) International Trade Program (ITP). → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 13:56 · Elly Okutoyi
Online company registration website now live in Kenya
Entrepreneurs seeking to register their companies with the Kenyan government can now do so online following the launch of a web-based platform called Incorporator. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 12:28 · Babongile Matyila
African holiday listing website offers different perspective
Angelo Ngugi Becker has told HumanIPO his “self-serving” African holidays site will give visitors a different perspective on Africa as he prepares for a range of upgrades and monetisation. → Read more
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Wed, February 27th, 14:24 · Elly Okutoyi
iHub and Intel partner to mature local tech scene
iHub has today announced a partnership with chipmaker Intel that will see the two organisations train developers in Kenya while scaling mobile apps in a bid to nurture the tech community. → Read more
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Tue, February 26th, 15:49 · Nanine Steenkamp
SA paper honours female contribution to technology
A Consultancy Africa Intelligence (CAI) paper highlighting the important role of individual women in African technology has conceded it remains a “male-dominated field”. → Read more
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Tue, February 26th, 13:59 · Elly Okutoyi
Creative economy to contribute to 10% of Kenya’s GDP by 2017
In the next five years, the Kenyan economy will have 10 percent of the GDP generated from the creative industry, according to Nanjira Sambuli, a musician, mathematician, strategist and technologist in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, February 26th, 09:37 · Tom Jackson
Christo Davel: Old Mutual deal can accelerate 22seven
Christo Davel, chief executive of 22seven, says the company’s acquisition by Old Mutual will quicken its growth and offer it opportunities to scale abroad. → Read more
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Tue, February 26th, 09:25 · Elly Okutoyi
OPINION: Is the African tech scene made up of just four countries?
For the past five years, Africa has moved from the dark continent to one where the next billionaires will be made, thanks to a booming tech scene that spurs innovation and the exponential growth in the number of mobile phone subscribers. → Read more
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Tue, February 26th, 08:03 · Tom Jackson
Hivisasa.com closes due to lack of investment
Kenyan online county-based newspaper Hivisasa.com has closed after failing to secure the follow-on investment needed to survive. → Read more
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Fri, February 22nd, 13:21 · Elly Okutoyi
Safaricom is not the problem, app developers are
Kenyan developers have been told to stop complaining that Safaricom, the leading telecommunications services provider, is killing the local tech scene by overlooking locally produced digital content. → Read more
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Fri, February 22nd, 09:06 · Tefo Mohapi
Johannesburg gets first dedicated tech hub
JoziHub, Johannesburg’s first technology incubator, was launched last night with founders promising it will be “dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation”. → Read more
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Fri, February 22nd, 09:06 · Elly Okutoyi
Stop copying Silicon Valley, Kenya warned
Kenyans in the tech industry have been cautioned to stop copying Silicon Valley’s model by a panel of experts attending the Mobile Web East Africa conference in Nairobi. → Read more
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Fri, February 22nd, 08:54 · Nanine Steenkamp
Ghana startup wins US$10,000 from Apps4Africa
Ghanaian crowdfunding startup SliceBiz plans to expand its services to benefit other entrepreneurs with the cash prize it has been awarded in the annual Apps4Africa Business Challenge competition. → Read more
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Thu, February 21st, 07:03 · Nanine Steenkamp
Startup entrepreneur questions SA legislation for SMMEs
South African entrepreneur Heather Malcomess is set to challenge the Department of Trade and Industry Company (DTI) at the Law Symposium next week in Johannesburg concerning the lack of support for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). → Read more
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