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On Thursday, 8 January Chinese regulators said they would investigate Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus (Image source: © 123rf )

Meta's Chinese AI acquisition investigated

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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7 startups unveiled for 2024 Irish Tech Challenge

7 startups unveiled for 2024 Irish Tech Challenge

5 Aug 2024

Mohammed Ebrahim, Tech Entreprenuer. Source: Supplied.

#Newsmaker: Mohammed Ebrahim's roadmap to entrepreneurship and leadership

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 25 Jul 2024

AI is slowly making its way into advanced pharmacology, but will need investor patience.

Forget chat bots, AI is helping out in drug discovery and development

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jul 2024

Minister Malatsi is supported by his predecessor Mondli Gungubele as his deputy.

Malatsi unveils R3.9bn budget, but still mum on cybersecurity crisis

Lindsey Schutters 15 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Mathieu Coquillon, co-founder and director at Mama Money.

Mama Money card simplifies banking with WhatsApp integration

27 Jun 2024

ConnectRetail: Harnessing AI to enhance retail operations in South Africa

ConnectRetail: Harnessing AI to enhance retail operations in South Africa

MegaVision Media 4 Jun 2024

Google Hustle Academy is back for 2024

Google boosts African SMEs with AI-powered Hustle Academy

15 May 2024

Mvelo Hlophe, CEO at Zaio

SA's new digital nomad visa and what it means for local coders

Mvelo Hlophe 6 May 2024

Bangani Jeffrey Mpangalasane has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of The Innovation Hub (TIH)

Bangani Jeffrey Mpangalasane takes helm as TIH CEO

14 Apr 2024

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#MDPMI: Open AI's ChatGPT surprises founders with mass adoption

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

African Bank: Championing youth-led small-business solutions at GEC+ Africa

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

Elon Musk is claiming that Sam Altman breached the founding contract of OpenAI. Source: Wesley Tingey/Unsplash

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for Microsoft deal

Lindsey Schutters 1 Mar 2024

Injini and Mastercard Foundation's 2024 EdTech Fellowship now open for applications

Injini and Mastercard Foundation's 2024 EdTech Fellowship now open for applications

25 Jan 2024

TIH champions Gauteng’s innovation ecosystem on global stage

TIH champions Gauteng’s innovation ecosystem on global stage

11 Dec 2023

GoMetro completes R214m funding round

GoMetro completes R214m funding round

30 Nov 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried introduced at Crypto Bahamas conference.

SBF found guilty on all counts, faces 100-year sentence

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

Local recruitment startup Jobjack secures R45m investment

Local recruitment startup Jobjack secures R45m investment

6 Nov 2023

Crypto Fest 2022 panel: Managing Risk with DeFi Investments. Michael Jordan (Keynote Speaker): Business Development for Polygon Enterprise, Sebastian Stent: Product Marketing Manager for Web3 at Opera, Daniel Kimber: Co-founder of Bakari AG and Hannes Wessels (Keynote Speaker): Country Head for Southern Africa at Binance. Source: Crypto Fest

Crypto Fest comes to Cape Town in time for summer, focused on safety

24 Oct 2023

SA logitech startup Tripplo secures R34m investment

SA logitech startup Tripplo secures R34m investment

12 Oct 2023

Wetility founder Vincent Maposa at SA Innovation Summit 2023. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Wetility raises nearly R1bn to help solve electricity crisis

9 Oct 2023

Google backs 11 startups to develop AI in Africa

Google backs 11 startups to develop AI in Africa

5 Oct 2023

Peach Payments secures R580m in funding

Peach Payments secures R580m in funding

3 Oct 2023

SA Innovation Summit is important third place for the startup ecosystem

SA Innovation Summit is important third place for the startup ecosystem

3 Oct 2023

Africa is bucking the global trend for women leaders in fintech. Source: Christina @ wocintech/Unsplash

#WomensMonth: Fintech needs more women in leadership

Erin Louw 29 Aug 2023

Meltwater startup competition calls for entries

Meltwater startup competition calls for entries

29 Aug 2023

The journey of startup tech CEOs in need of a sounding board

The journey of startup tech CEOs in need of a sounding board

Dean Meyer 28 Aug 2023

Cisco will bring EDGE Centres into WomHub incubation spaces. Source: x.com

#WomensMonth: Cisco and WomHub partner to help women in STEM

17 Aug 2023

Founders Factory Africa has pledged to catalyse the next generation of founders. Source: x.com

Founders Factory raises R2bn to help African tech industry

14 Aug 2023

MTN MoMo API Hackathon is calling SA developers. Source: Alex Kotliarskyi/Unsplash

Enter and win $10,000 in MTN MoMo hackathon

7 Aug 2023

SA Innovation Summit. Source: Lindsey Schutters

SA Innovation Summit is back in Cape Town in September

2 Aug 2023

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