City of Joburg launches $430k #Hack.Jozi tech startups competition
South Africa’s City of Joburg (Johannesburg) has launched the #Hack.Jozi challenge, inviting applications from tech…
Monthly Archives: January, 2015
BongoHive in high-level partnership for business plan competition
Zambian incubator BongoHive has partnered the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI), Association of…
Shakti Energy piloting pedal powered generator, LED lights in Western Cape
South African startup Shakti Energy is piloting its alternative energy solutions in townships in the…
African entrepreneurs pipped to top Unilever prize
Four African entrepreneurs were amongst the runners-up as Unilever awarded the second Prince of Wales…
Mdundo points finger over unpaid Tanzanian artists
East African mobile music streaming service Mdundo has said Tanzanian artists waiting to be paid…
Ghanaian clean tech entrepreneurs invited to apply for bootcamp
Applications have opened for the Green Innovators Bootcamp run by the Climate Innovation Centre (CIC),…
Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme gets 5,000 applications in 3 weeks
The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) has received over 5,000 applications since announcing its inaugural…
forgood launches in SA to connect social causes with volunteers
South African online platform forgood has gone live, allowing those that want to make a difference…
Inaugural NegaWatt Challenge set for Nairobi
The inaugural World Bank Negawatt Challenge comes to Nairobi, Kenya, tomorrow (January 29), with participating…
12 startups selected for Green Pioneer SA programme
The 12 startups that have been selected to form the South African cohort of the…