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Community Wolf acquires Namola in SA safety platform deal

Community Wolf acquires Namola in SA safety platform deal

17 Dec 2025

2025 Startup Awards reveal SA’s most promising new ventures

2025 Startup Awards reveal SA’s most promising new ventures

By Imran Salie 12 Dec 2025

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Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

28 Feb 2022

All the 2021 Gauteng Accelerator Programme Innovation competition winners

All the 2021 Gauteng Accelerator Programme Innovation competition winners

25 Feb 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz and Matias Muchnick, co-founder and CEO at NotCo. Source: Kraft Heinz

Kraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation

24 Feb 2022

Lipa Payments secures R10m for contactless payments platform

Lipa Payments secures R10m for contactless payments platform

22 Feb 2022

A call to all ICT businesses interested in business support and financial assistance

A call to all ICT businesses interested in business support and financial assistance

Technoserve 21 Feb 2022

Outlook: E-commerce and the race for rapid delivery

Outlook: E-commerce and the race for rapid delivery

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Feb 2022

Flutterwave closes $250m in Series D funding

Flutterwave closes $250m in Series D funding

16 Feb 2022

Stitch announces $21m Series A funding

Stitch announces $21m Series A funding

14 Feb 2022

Ceylan Thomson (middle) with scholarship recipients Asemahle Gama (L) and Ithinathi Khusela (R)

TooMuchWifi sponsors scholarships to UCT Online High School

14 Feb 2022

Open call for startups to join ImpactAim SDGs Tech pre-accelerator

Open call for startups to join ImpactAim SDGs Tech pre-accelerator

2 Feb 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

31 Jan 2022

Wamly secures Knife Capital investment

Wamly secures Knife Capital investment

31 Jan 2022

Source: Copia Global

Kenyan retail distributor Copia secures $50m for Africa expansion

George Obulutsa 21 Jan 2022

Applications now open for Telecel ASIP Accelerator Programme

Applications now open for Telecel ASIP Accelerator Programme

17 Jan 2022

Trends that will shape your small business in 2022

Trends that will shape your small business in 2022

Matthew Campbell 17 Jan 2022

Virtual sneakers produced by RTFKT. Source: RTFKT

Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

Melvyn Lubega, co-founder of tech unicorn Go1, becomes first African to win The Lindas

Melvyn Lubega, co-founder of tech unicorn Go1, becomes first African to win The Lindas

7 Dec 2021

Local entrepreneurs use tech to build businesses during pandemic

Local entrepreneurs use tech to build businesses during pandemic

6 Dec 2021

TFG snaps up SA startup Quench

TFG snaps up SA startup Quench

3 Dec 2021

OfferZen secures €4.5m in Series A growth funding

OfferZen secures €4.5m in Series A growth funding

2 Dec 2021

The BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2021 winners

The BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2021 winners

12 Nov 2021

Grindstone Ventures launches $6.5m VC fund for SA tech SME development

Grindstone Ventures launches $6.5m VC fund for SA tech SME development

9 Nov 2021

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

4 Nov 2021

22 On Sloane launches its Catalytic programme for high-impact startups

22 On Sloane launches its Catalytic programme for high-impact startups

SEA Africa 2 Nov 2021

RecoMed concludes R21m in international funding round

RecoMed concludes R21m in international funding round

2 Nov 2021

#StartupStory: Ubuntu - a crowdfunding app for startups in SA

#StartupStory: Ubuntu - a crowdfunding app for startups in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Oct 2021

Sendbox raises $1.8m to digitise deliveries for African SMEs

Sendbox raises $1.8m to digitise deliveries for African SMEs

19 Oct 2021

Cape Town is a tech goldmine, but not without hybrid work models

Cape Town is a tech goldmine, but not without hybrid work models

David Seinker 13 Oct 2021

The rise of African tech unicorns

The rise of African tech unicorns

12 Oct 2021

Source: OneCart

Massmart forges ahead with OneCart acquisition

7 Oct 2021

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