The 1 000 Tech Entrepreneurs Campaign seeks to stimulate the next wave of South African tech entrepreneurs and businesses.
Kizito Okechukwu will oversee Digital Africa’s operations and help further support digital entrepreneurship in Africa.
The firm invests an undisclosed amount in start-up truID through its ventures investment arm, Crossfin Ventures.
Four tech entrepreneurs from South Africa launch a free app to help people know what they can and cannot do during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Digital entrepreneur Gaone Tlhong launches a farm produce online marketplace in response to COVID-19’s severe impact on farmers and consumers.
The companies join forces to offer a QR code revenue collection service for SMEs, schools and non-profit organisations.
Some SMMEs cite technical glitches, rejection and government’s non-responsiveness among the reasons their funding applications were unsuccessful.
ARCH’s Africa Renewable Power Fund has invested $3 million in SA’s blockchain-based solar start-up Sun Exchange.
The collaboration seeks to provide merchants’ employees with wage and salary advances during the coronavirus lockdown period.
The Progressive Blacks in ICT calls upon government to release the TV white space to black players within three months.
South African digital identity artificial intelligence start-up company iiDENTIFii is expanding its operations into Latin America.
South African SMEs have been forced to rely on online peer-to-peer donations to keep afloat during the extended nation-wide lockdown period.