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Clockwork appoints Penny Motsamai as public relations director

PR & Communications

Clockwork appoints Penny Motsamai as public relations director

Issued by Clockwork 8 Jun 2021

Bosun Tijani, CEO at CcHUB.

Digital

CcHUB acquires iHub in landmark deal

27 Sep 2019

Magdi Amin, investment partner, Omidyar Network

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Protecting the identity of Africans in a common digital market

Magdi Amin 26 Apr 2019

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Mobile

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2018

From pineapple juice to agtech: Investors hungry for a piece of Africa's food industry

Agri Tech

From pineapple juice to agtech: Investors hungry for a piece of Africa's food industry

14 Jun 2018

Vumela funds Giraffe - A game-changer in the recruitment industry

Talent Acquisition

Vumela funds Giraffe - A game-changer in the recruitment industry

Issued by Edge Growth 20 Apr 2018

Winners of the SAMIP Innovation Challenge announced

Media

Winners of the SAMIP Innovation Challenge announced

31 Jan 2018

Social Media

Top African business leaders to follow on Twitter

22 Sep 2017

Bibi Bakare-Yusuf

Events & Conferencing

TEDGlobal 2017 conference opens in Tanzania

28 Aug 2017

Mozilla and fact-checker engine join fight on fake news

Internet

Mozilla and fact-checker engine join fight on fake news

11 Aug 2017

L-R: Enda Kwinga, HR; Grant Brooke, CEO; Kikonde Mwatela, COO; Caine Wanjau, CTO; Mahia-John Mahiaini, CFO.

FMCG

Twiga Foods raises investment to expand

1 Aug 2017

(c) Panithan Fakseemuang -

Media

eBay founder pledges US$100m for global journalism

6 Apr 2017

$1m awarded to 22 African digital journalism, civic technology projects

Media

$1m awarded to 22 African digital journalism, civic technology projects

3 Feb 2017

Professor Bitange Ndemo

Digital

New e-book maps Kenya's tech ecosystem

15 Dec 2016

Media

USD1 Million innovateAFRICA Fund for digital media launched

1 Sep 2016

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

Tech Startups

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

31 Aug 2016

Marketing & Media

Kangpe named Nigeria's 'Best Startup' at Seedstars Lagos

23 Aug 2016

Wildcard entry wins Seedstars SA grand finale

Tech Startups

Wildcard entry wins Seedstars SA grand finale

1 Jul 2016

The top SA startups advancing to Seedstars national finale

Tech Startups

The top SA startups advancing to Seedstars national finale

29 Jun 2016

Group of Andela developers,Kenya. Photo Credit: Robert Opiyo

Marketing & Media

Zuckerberg, GV invest in Andela

20 Jun 2016

RLabsU launching 12 campuses across Cape Town

Skills Training

RLabsU launching 12 campuses across Cape Town

Tom Jackson 15 Jun 2016

Meet the 11 startups to pitch at Seedstars Soweto

Tech Startups

Meet the 11 startups to pitch at Seedstars Soweto

8 Jun 2016

Mobile

Rise of African fintech changes how Africans transact

Dominique Collett 1 Jun 2016

Meet the eight startups to pitch at Seedstars Durban

Tech Startups

Meet the eight startups to pitch at Seedstars Durban

1 Jun 2016

Tech Startups

Nigeria's CcHub makes co-working free

Tom Jackson 31 May 2016

Seedstars Cape Town winners advance to grand finale

Tech Startups

Seedstars Cape Town winners advance to grand finale

30 May 2016

Dominique Collett, senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

Fintech

The unstoppable rise of fintech is rapidly changing the way Africans transact

Dominique Collett, senior investment executive at 17 May 2016

Indentifying South Africa's four entrepreneurial archetypes

HR

Indentifying South Africa's four entrepreneurial archetypes

26 Nov 2015

Bloomberg Business Media Innovators 2015 opens in Johannesburg

Events & Conferencing

Bloomberg Business Media Innovators 2015 opens in Johannesburg

12 Nov 2015

Media

Media group launches global fact-check network

22 Sep 2015

Ventureburn survey sheds light on SA's tough, but pioneering startup industry

ICT

Ventureburn survey sheds light on SA's tough, but pioneering startup industry

Jacques Coetzee 24 Jun 2015

Hotels.ng gets $1.2 million investment

Hospitality

Hotels.ng gets $1.2 million investment

28 May 2015

US$100 million for startup to 'reimagine education'

E-learning

US$100 million for startup to 'reimagine education'

6 May 2015

EdTech to increase access to education

E-learning

EdTech to increase access to education

18 Feb 2015

All the 2014 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship winners

Events & Conferencing

All the 2014 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship winners

10 Nov 2014

SiMODiSA Start-up announces finalists

HR

SiMODiSA Start-up announces finalists

6 Oct 2014

First SiMODiSA Start-Up conference in Cape Town next week

Exhibitions & Events

First SiMODiSA Start-Up conference in Cape Town next week

2 Oct 2014

Leaders gather to promote affordable internet in Mozambique

Digital

Leaders gather to promote affordable internet in Mozambique

23 Jun 2014

South Africa to host Guardian Activate Summit

Digital

South Africa to host Guardian Activate Summit

11 Jun 2014

Connecting the dots between high-growth entrepreneurs and venture capital

Venture Capital

Connecting the dots between high-growth entrepreneurs and venture capital

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 21 May 2014

Fact-checking journalism gains momentum

Media

Fact-checking journalism gains momentum

14 Apr 2014

New initiative set to cut internet costs in Ghana

Digital

New initiative set to cut internet costs in Ghana

7 Feb 2014

Africa Connected semi-finalists announced

Digital

Africa Connected semi-finalists announced

6 Feb 2014

"The world's most influential expert in mobile" to deliver special address at Mobile East Africa

Mobile

"The world's most influential expert in mobile" to deliver special address at Mobile East Africa

Issued by All Amber 29 Jan 2014

Broadband still unaffordable for millions

Research

Broadband still unaffordable for millions

11 Dec 2013

Guanomad wins entrepreneurship award

Agriculture

Guanomad wins entrepreneurship award

22 Oct 2013

eBay founder backs project to 'empower' journalists

Media

eBay founder backs project to 'empower' journalists

17 Oct 2013