The South African city of Cape Town has been identified as an up-and-coming hub for technology and life sciences by…
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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.
The US-Africa Clean Energy Finance (ACEF) initiative, launched in 2012 with an initial investment of US$20 million, has announced it…
27 Africans have been named among 60 young people from across the Commonwealth recognised as “exceptional leaders in their community”…
The second edition of global startup competition Hello Tomorrow has opened applications, with African startups invited to apply for the…
Dubai-based Access Power and French renewable energy investment firm EREN have launched a US$500 million joint venture to will fund…
East Africa is starved of power, that much is evident. According to the World Bank, only 23 per cent of…
iROKOtv partnered Vodafone Ghana to provide its content to the operator’s subscribers for as low as GHS20 (US$6) per month,…
Cape Town-based accelerator programme StartUp90 has opened applications for its second cohort, with the programme aimed at assisting 10 entrepreneurs…
Zambian incubator BongoHive has relocated to larger offices after leaving its home of two years, saying the move will allow…
Cape Town-based startup GoMetro has launched Mini, a mobi site designed for older phones and available to commuters in all…