Johannesburg, 12 April 2018 – Consultancy.org, a global platform for the international consulting industry, has made a foray into the South African market. The launch of Consultancy.co.za expands the startup’s online footprint to cover Africa’s most important market for consulting services. With an estimated size of...
Although entrepreneurs consider themselves fiercely independent, the reality is that entrepreneurs have to pay certain homage to the political climate in which they operate. Read more to find out how politics affects the decisions of aspiring entrepreneurs. President Cyril Ramaphosa has reshuffled his Cabinet. He said...
The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to back early stage startups developing block chain based solutions with “the potential to benefit humanity”, offering up to US$90,000 in equity-free investment. UNICEF has called for applications from startups developing software solutions on open block chains, and seeking seed finance of...
Johannesburg South Africa, 26 January 2018 - In an industry first, Schneider Electric has introduced the first cloud-enabled uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for distributed IT environments, which offers SMEs the ability to stay connected to the technology and information that powers their business and proactively...
Digital Health Cape Town (DHCT), has announced the finalists for its inaugural Accelerator Programme. The accelerator-which aims to bolster local eHealth innovation-selected 8 digital health startups among a potpourri of applications. The selected finalists have each developed innovative eHealth solutions that address real-world problems. They are: Dr William...
Africa’s biggest mobile operator, MTN, is aiming to become Africa’s biggest digital bank, leveraging scale, network, brand, infrastructure and distribution. MTN is seeking to challenge rival Vodacom as Africa’s biggest digital bank by tripling its customer numbers within three years. The ambitious business strategy was revealed by MTN CEO Rob Shuter yesterday during the...
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) in collaboration with the ZA Domain Names Authority (ZADNA) and ZA Central Registry (ZACR) now offers domain name registration for any registered company, close corporation or co-operative. This collaboration currently only offer .co.za domains with a plan to include other...