South Africa has been put on the map as a “big four” tech start-up ecosystem, with partnerships in the tech space skyrocketing in Africa over the last few years, writes Ashleigh Butterworth, content marketing specialist at Finch Technologies. Africa is fertile ground for technological advances and...
Cape Town - With doom and gloom dominating conversations on the energy crisis, representatives from local solar energy companies, climate finance platforms and the government gathered to discuss how this crisis could be used to harness South Africa’s potential to become one of the biggest...
Chris Heaton is the Founder & Managing Director of Skrmiish, a gaming app which provides unique Play-to-Earn technology that enables gamers to choose from hundreds of personalised & on-demand challenges to complete in their next match. This adds a layer of excitement and more importantly,...
Okay, it’s official: you can’t ignore TikTok anymore. It’s the number one most downloaded app worldwide. This isn’t a fad — it’s a social media phenomenon. These days, brands can’t afford to miss out on the exciting opportunities TikTok has to offer. Whether TikTok is already part...
ChatGPT3: The new buzz word for 2023 is here (whether you like it or not), and we are all trying to grasp what this might mean for society, business and humanity. The power that Generative AI tools have is astounding, allowing people to use the...
Serendipity: That's how I got in contact with the Innovation City team last November. Three days later I was meeting with Mikha'il Ernest and Lori Hayley Joffe CA(SA) about becoming the Program Manager for their Startup Acceleration Program to support and boost African entrepreneurs that predominantly came from, and...
Let's get ready to tackle 2023 with a bevy of interesting business, health and wellness, spiritual, intelligent and even controversial information and insight you can gain from our list of favourite podcasts to listen to this year! All About the Biz… The Kieno Kammies Show Yes of course...
We are a well-read team! Here’s our list of business books we recommend for you to read in 2023 1. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail - Clayton Christensen The best-known work of Harvard professor and businessman Clayton Christensen. It expands on...
Shopstar is a South African e-commerce company providing solutions to help entrepreneurs with their online businesses. We talk to Shopstar CEO, Chris Edington, a self-confessed entrepreneur, who enjoys starting, growing and managing tech and software businesses. Q:What is your company about, and why are you sorely needed in...
According to McKinsey, global advances in technology give businesses, governments, and social-sector institutions more ability to increase productivity, invent and reinvent offerings, and contribute to humanity’s well-being overall. The same can be said for tech advances in Africa, with just over $4 billion raised by...