Applications have opened for the 2015 edition of the 2015 South Africa SMME Awards, which take place on June 4…
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Tom Jackson
Passionate about the vibrant tech startups scene in Africa, Tom can usually be found sniffing out the continent's most exciting new companies and entrepreneurs, funding rounds and any other developments within the growing ecosystem.
Rwandan incubator kLab is looking for 15 startups to join a pilot of its virtual incubation programme StartupWave before rolling…
Smartphone-based taxi hailing app Taxify is in the process of launching in the South African cities of Cape Town and…
South Africa’s largest retail bank Standard Bank has launched the PlayRoom, a dedicated innovation aimed at unearthing disruptive ideas from…
Telecoms firm Orange has invested in cash-to-goods money transfer startup Afrimarket, which has become a market leader in facilitating remittances…
South African startup CenHealth claims to have launched the most advanced public health record system in the country, and is…
Zambian incubator BongoHive has partnered the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI), Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) and Chamber for…
South African startup Shakti Energy is piloting its alternative energy solutions in townships in the Western Cape, looking to establish…
Four African entrepreneurs were amongst the runners-up as Unilever awarded the second Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur prize to…
East African mobile music streaming service Mdundo has said Tanzanian artists waiting to be paid are still without their royalties…