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2024 Äänit Prize winners Chido Dzinotyiwei (left) and Ismail Dumutu (right) with Judy Sikuza, CEO of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (middle) (Image supplied)

Mandela Rhodes Foundation 2024 Äänit Prize winners announced

18 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Ipeleng Mkhari, the founder and chief executive officer of Motseng Investment Holdings.

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28 Mar 2017

Aspiring Innovators Programme catapulting African tech startups

Aspiring Innovators Programme catapulting African tech startups

20 Mar 2017

DevConf 2017 highlights top coding challenges

DevConf 2017 highlights top coding challenges

14 Mar 2017

Apps: The holy grail of content marketing

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Google Maps adds bucket list feature

Google Maps adds bucket list feature

15 Feb 2017

Facebook launches Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge

Facebook launches Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge

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The role of apps in the digital transformation journey

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TPConnects to launch IATA NDC based travel search website for Middle East and Africa

TPConnects to launch IATA NDC based travel search website for Middle East and Africa

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#BizTrends2017: Top five mobile trends to help you plan for 2017

#BizTrends2017: Top five mobile trends to help you plan for 2017

Lynette Hundermark 26 Jan 2017

New taxi app books a ride for Ivory Coast middle class

New taxi app books a ride for Ivory Coast middle class

16 Jan 2017

Vast digital transformation expected

Vast digital transformation expected

20 Dec 2016

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

13 Dec 2016

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

17 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

Digital change begins with business leadership

Digital change begins with business leadership

Saurabh Kumar 14 Nov 2016

Cape Town woman brings coding skills to marginalised communities

Cape Town woman brings coding skills to marginalised communities

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Harnessing behavioural psychology to enhance user experience

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Jason Ried 4 Nov 2016

African App Awards include South African finalists

African App Awards include South African finalists

1 Nov 2016

Jeri Curry, president and CEO, Enset (Image source: YouTube)

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Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Uber: No deal breakers for doing business in sub-Saharan Africa

Jaco Maritz 21 Apr 2017

Somalia. © fotovlad via

Uber-style taxi app launched in Somalia

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

Marije Gould, Verint VP of marketing EMEA.

Customers still like personal interaction in a digital world

17 Apr 2017

Mara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz

Mara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz

28 Mar 2017

Aspiring Innovators Programme catapulting African tech startups

Aspiring Innovators Programme catapulting African tech startups

20 Mar 2017

DevConf 2017 highlights top coding challenges

DevConf 2017 highlights top coding challenges

14 Mar 2017

Apps: The holy grail of content marketing

Julia Rhodes 10 Mar 2017

The six rules of digital disruption

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Ilse van den Berg 10 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

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1 Mar 2017

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TPConnects to launch IATA NDC based travel search website for Middle East and Africa

1 Feb 2017

#BizTrends2017: Top five mobile trends to help you plan for 2017

#BizTrends2017: Top five mobile trends to help you plan for 2017

Lynette Hundermark 26 Jan 2017

New taxi app books a ride for Ivory Coast middle class

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Vast digital transformation expected

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Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

13 Dec 2016

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AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

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#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

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Digital change begins with business leadership

Saurabh Kumar 14 Nov 2016

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Internet.org awards African innovation

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[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 189: getTOD app co-founder Shannon Makrill

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Zuckerberg sees entrepreneurial energy in Africa

2 Sep 2016

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

31 Aug 2016

Enterprise apps essential for true digital transformation

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Shubna Harilal 23 Aug 2016

Source: IT News Africa

Nigeria government unveils smartphone app for flood prediction

22 Aug 2016

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

Vikrant Singh 14 Jul 2016

#AfricaMonth: Tech as a tool for cultural evangelism

#AfricaMonth: Tech as a tool for cultural evangelism

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MTN and Jumia launched entrepreneurship challenge across Africa

MTN and Jumia launched entrepreneurship challenge across Africa

19 Feb 2016