The bank vows to defend itself at the high court against the entrepreneurs who are accusing it of stealing their invention.
Showcasing months of hard work, the first cohort of the BioCiTi, OneBio and TechVillage bootcamp programme participated in a pitching session in Cape Town last week.
The top five finalists making waves in the tech space celebrated at the inaugural Standard Bank Women in ICT event, with start-up Ejoobi crowned the winner.
The winning start-ups are under two years old and at least 51% owned by black South Africans.
Altron Karabina’s new territory lead for the Western Cape, Marc Fletcher, imparts insights around how sharing experiences can boost start-up success.
The Internet and media group invests in India-based Meesho, with participation from Facebook and existing investors.
The “Boost with Facebook” workshops will empower over 3 000 local businesses with digital marketing skills to propel their business growth.
The digital bank names Tauriq Keraan its new chief executive officer, replacing Sandile Shabalala who resigned in June.
The organisations partner on a competition to create a machine learning model capable of predicting soil humidity for farmers.