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SA job-seekers portal eyes expansion after R20m funding

BoostMe360, an online portal for entry-level job-seekers, will invest the UK funds in incremental regional rollout.

Sibahle Malinga

South Africa Investment Conference

Jack Ma's business tips for South Africa

The billionaire tech entrepreneur outlines the areas of importance to develop a country, saying education, entrepreneurship and a clean government must be at the forefront.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

SA equity crowd-funding platform secures Silicon Valley funds

The investment will enable Uprise.Africa to assist local businesses to launch new deals on the platform and secure funding for global expansion.

Sibahle Malinga

Naspers commits R1.4bn start-up fund to boost SA's tech sector

The initiative, called Naspers Foundry, aims to fund and support South African technology start-ups seeking to address big societal needs.

Seedstars Cape Town

Cape Town Seedstars finalists head to Jozi

Three Cape Town-based start-ups won the first round of Seedstars SA and will head to Johannesburg for the finals next month.

ITWeb TV: Does SA have what it takes to produce a billion-dollar unicorn? | Episode #98

Innovation Hub CEO Bangani Mpangalasane discusses Gauteng's budding start-up ecosystem, why SA has yet to produce a unicorn company, and innovation that can be a catalyst for economic development and resolve societal challenges.

Local SMEs readily take to Google Cloud

Smaller businesses in SA are integrating cloud computing into their strategies faster than their larger counterparts, says Google Cloud.

Lauren Kate Rawlins

The digital entrepreneur

SMEs have the ability to stay small but have a big impact on the economy relative to their size, says Lindile Xoko, GM for SMEs at MTN Business.

AlphaCode Incubate

Local fintech start-ups bag R16m in funding

AlphaCode awards eight fintech start-ups R2 million each, in one of SA's richest start-up initiatives.

Sibahle Malinga

Guest Columnist

Regulation, re-imagination and the recession

With the recession likely to spark more credit applications, businesses need to look at affordability and credit-worthiness data holistically.

Apex Innovation

Start-up deploys IOT to save precious resources

Cape Town-based Apex Innovation makes use of the Internet of things to resolve the over-consumption of precious resources.

MTN Business App of the Year

Agricultural app Khula wins MTN Business App of the Year

The supply chain solution for emerging farmers took home the award for best agriculture solution as well as the top prize of the night.

Blockchain-based solar start-up gets R7.2m

Sun Exchange receives a $500 000 seed investment from Alphabit, a multimillion-dollar hedge fund.