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Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants
Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants
Thursday, 20 April 2017, saw the announcement of the top 10 companies selected for the Barclays Accelerator 2017 Africa programme... read
Startupbootcamp team Zachariah George, Paul Nel, and Philip Kiracofe
Startupbootcamp Cape Town calls for applications

Startupbootcamp (SBC) will be launching its new accelerator programme in Cape Town. Startups from around the world are invited to apply now... Read

Nominations open for SA's most inspiring women in tech
Nominations open for SA's most inspiring women in tech

The Kingdom of the Netherlands launched Inspiring Fifty South Africa with an open call for nominations for “Inspiring South African Women” in technology and innovation... Read

Google Earth re-invented for new era
Google Earth re-invented for new era

SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google on Tuesday launched a re-imagined version of its free Earth mapping service, weaving in storytelling and artificial intelligence and freeing it from apps... Read

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Yowzit app allows public to rate government services
Yowzit app allows public to rate government services
Yowzit believes that technology can lead to a better outcome for society by providing alternative ways for people to communicate, come together, organise and act... read
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Uber: No deal breakers for doing business in sub-Saharan Africa

Jaco Maritz

Transportation network company Uber had to tweak its developed-country business practices to align with the local realities in African countries such as South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria... read
African developers celebrated at F8 developer conference
African developers celebrated at F8 developer conference
At the annual F8 developer conference, held in San Jose, California, African developers shared the stage with Facebook and developers from around the world... read
Google Search Console: tips and tricks for digital specialists
Google Search Console: tips and tricks for digital specialists

Aidan Blundell, Issued by Dentsu Aegis Network

Google Search Console is not only for SEO use. Let's explore some of the ways in which Google Search Console can be used to extract useful information for PPC, content, development, brand exposure and SEO... read

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Cognifide reports on the Adobe US Summit 2017 in Vegas
Cognifide reports on the Adobe US Summit 2017 in Vegas

Jay Smith

In a dazzling splash of lights, big screens and booming sound, Adobe hosted over 12,000 attendees at their 2017 Summit in Las Vegas... read
Data Management
Junk status. What it means for SA businesses. And how BI is key to overcoming the challenges.
Junk status. What it means for SA businesses. And how BI is key to overcoming the challenges.

June Daniels, Issued by Praesignis

With South Africa's sovereign credit rating now at junk status or sub-investment grade, life for ordinary South Africans and South African businesses just got a whole lot worse... read
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Wan-Ifra publishes first in series of reports on smart data for news organisations
Smart data report out now from Wan-Ifra... read
Services
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Mastercard introduces biometric shopping card
Mastercard has launched a biometric card that uses fingerprints to enable purchases, revealing that it had been piloting the card, a global first for the company, in SA... read
Tech Startups
Got a great idea for a Cape Town tech startup? Help is here
Got a great idea for a Cape Town tech startup? Help is here

Gabriella Mulligan

Applications are open to the Telkom FutureMakers InnoTech programme, seeking Cape Town-based budding entrepreneurs in need of help to get their tech startup ideas off the ground... read
SARB's new loop structure allows foreign investment for startups
SARB's new loop structure allows foreign investment for startups
Local unlisted research and development companies can establish companies offshore in order to obtain foreign investment without prior approval... read
Technology
Rolls-Royce, Nanyang Polytechnic create VR experience
Rolls-Royce, Nanyang Polytechnic create VR experience
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has partnered with Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) students to create a virtual reality (VR) experience for its Bespoke programme... read
Telecommunications
ICASA, Mozambique collaborate on broadcast services
ICASA, Mozambique collaborate on broadcast services
ICASA signs a technical agreement with the communications regulator of Mozambique to collaborate on telecommunications and broadcasting services... read
TNM consolidates growth, increases profitability
TNM consolidates growth, increases profitability

Issued by Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM)

Telekom Network Malawi's growth and business consolidation has achieved traction with its 2016 performance beating that of 2015 in key respects of profitability, customer growth and cost containment... read
International
Yahoo earnings beat expectations on cusp of Verizon merger
Yahoo earnings beat expectations on cusp of Verizon merger
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Yahoo on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that topped expectations as the internet firm remained on track to be bought by Verizon... read
Bangladesh trains teenage girls to fight cyber crime
Bangladesh trains teenage girls to fight cyber crime
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh on Tuesday began training thousands of teenage girls to fight cyber crime, citing an "alarming" rise in social media-related abuses mostly targeting adolescents. read
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Africa
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Uber-style taxi app launched in Somalia

Tom Jackson

Uber-style on-demand taxi hailing app Waryaa Taxi has launched in Somalia, allowing passengers to book taxis from their smartphones for the first time in the country... read
African governments that shut down the internet could lose it
African governments that shut down the internet could lose it

John Walubengo

In an unprecedented policy suggestion, some members of the AFRINIC community have proposed denying internet to African governments that shut it down in their respective countries... read
Mobile penetration in Africa reaches 80%
Mobile penetration in Africa reaches 80%
Jumia unveils its third white paper on mobile trends in Africa, and shows Chinese dominance in the smartphone market... read
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Business
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Top African cities for Fortune 500 business HQ
Casablanca and Nairobi rank as leading destinations for Fortune 500 companies establishing international headquarters in Africa... read
Desperately seeking: A viable healthcare payment system
Desperately seeking: A viable healthcare payment system

Nicci Botha

South Africa's private healthcare sector is under severe pressure, particularly with rampant inflation tracking at rates higher than CPI... read
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