Healthcare innovations share $150k at IPA awards
Ground-breaking healthcare solutions were named winners at the annual Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) awards…
Author Tom Jackson
Tom Jackson
Passionate about the vibrant tech startups scene in Africa, Tom can usually be found sniffing out the continent's most exciting new companies and entrepreneurs, funding rounds and any other developments within the growing ecosystem.
3 SA innovations winners of MultiChoice media challenge
Three South African teams shared ZAR100,000 (US$6,500) in prize money after being named winners of…
SA’s DroneSnap uses drones to bring down cost of aerial imaging
South African startup DroneSnap is pioneering the use of drones in aerial imaging on the…
Applications open for Cape Town-based Venture Incubation Programme
Applications have opened to join the Venture Incubation Programme (VIP) Winter School at the MTN…
DEMO Africa shortlists 131 startups for August event
The organisers of DEMO Africa have shortlisted 131 startups from a field of 723 applications…
USAID announces support for African innovators, off-grid projects
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) used this week’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES)…
BOTTLES provides SA with alcohol-in-emergency services
We’ve all been there. You’re at a late night braai, the beer runs out, but…
Mentorship programme launched for disabled SA entrepreneurs
The Hope Factory, an entity of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), has…
Share books for free with Tunisian startup YallaRead
Launched in May, Tunisian startup YallaRead has gained quick traction by allowing users to share…
5 mobile operators backing African tech startups
African mobile operators have traditionally been poor when it comes to innovation, M-Pesa aside. Primarily,…