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Pineapple bags R80m investment after growing 200%

The Johannesburg-based insurtech start-up is on an expansion drive after securing a Series A funding round of R80 million, from various investors.

Young adults get chance to create, customise Wills online

Cliqtech partners with Metropolitan GetUp to allow young South African adults to create and customise their Wills online.

Online #RiseUpSA Campaign helps looted SMMEs

Local technology firm One Linkage establishes an online portal to help SMMEs affected by the recent riots to rebuild and restart their businesses.

City of Cape Town

Cape Town invites SMEs to join workforce network

Cape Town’s alderman James Vos calls on the city’s companies to join its Jobs Connect online work placement platform, to find appropriate talent and boost business.

AYO Scaling Africa Series

Five technopreneurs selected for AYO Scaling Africa Series

Five qualifying tech businesses make it to the next round of the AYO Scaling Africa Series, with a R100 000 cash prize for the overall winner.

Sibahle Malinga

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.

Naspers pumps R34m into digital insurance platform Ctrl

The company makes its first investment in the local insurtech sector as part of its R1.4 billion commitment to grow early-stage tech companies through Naspers Foundry.

Investment boost for online marketplace for home services

Kandua lands major financial backing from venture capitalist firms Knife Capital and Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures in a pre-Series A funding round.

Fintech start-up raises R15m to lower barriers to SME funding

Cape Town-based Akiba Digital raises $1.1 million in pre-seed funding, which will be used to connect small businesses to lenders.

SA employee wellness app Strove scores R4m funding

The funds will be used for international expansion and the start-up has already started onboarding partners in Europe.

Digify Africa, Facebook offer free digital skills via WhatsApp

Skills development initiative Digify Africa collaborates with Facebook to offer a WhatsApp learning platform to provide African youth with digital skills.

Sibahle Malinga

Sisonke: big and small business need each other now more than ever

The future of all South Africans can only be built on that ethos of democratic resilience and fortitude that repeatedly ushered us away from the precipice of ruin, says Godfrey Motsa, CEO at MTN South Africa.

Entries open for 2021 MTN app awards

The MTN Business App of the Year Awards return for the 10th year, and will be held virtually on 16 September.