Rene Parker, Board Chair of AfriLabs | Co-Founder & Director, RLabs

Innovation works best when communities are at the table

South Africa is at an inflection point. Persistent unemployment, widening inequality and deepening digital exclusion are not abstract policy concerns. They are shaping the...
10 African PR Personalities to Watch in 2026

10 African PR Personalities to Watch in 2026

If the last five years have taught us anything, it’s that public relations is no longer about "spinning" the truth. It’s about navigating it. As...
Kenyan Startups Shine as USD15,000 in Cash Prizes Awarded to High-Impact Ventures

Kenyan Startups Shine as USD15,000 in Cash Prizes Awarded to High-Impact...

• Grofunder Africa Ltd Crowned Champion at the Verto Awards 2025 In a landmark celebration of innovation, resilience, and digital transformation, Verto has announced the...
Greenbii Partners with 10mg Credit to Expand Financing Opportunities for African SMEs

Greenbii Partners with 10mg Credit to Expand Financing Opportunities for African...

The partnership will give African SMEs a clearer path to growth, bridging the gap between operations and finance across the continent Cape Town, 27 November...
Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF)

Apply for up to R1-million in business innovation funding

Young South African entrepreneurs have an opportunity to transform their businesses and take them to the next level, by applying for funding through the...
Digital Visibility: The Currency Township Retailers Need This Holiday Season

Digital Visibility: The Currency Township Retailers Need This Holiday Season

The South African township economy is valued at R900 billion. This thriving commerce sector represents nearly one-third of the country’s population and directly employs...
Engen backs young entrepreneurs with disabilities in Cape Town

Engen backs young entrepreneurs with disabilities in Cape Town

Cape Flats entrepreneur turns sketches into T-shirts Fifteen young people living with disabilities from Cape Flats communities - including: Crossroads, Delft, Eerste River, Khayelitsha and...
Strategic Communication: A Critical Solution to Scaling Africa's Innovation

Strategic Communication: A Critical Solution to Scaling Africa’s Innovation

The World Bank estimates that over 60% of African startups fail to attract funding. While there are several factors contributing to this setback, including...
Sanlam Group ESD Accelerator Programme

ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME EMPOWERS FINTECH STARTUPS TO SCALE

Applications for Sanlam Group ESD Accelerator Programme close on 01 August As South Africa’s financial and insurance technology sectors continue to evolve rapidly, black-owned businesses...
Like In-Demand Tech Skills, African Professionals Need Strategic Writing to Advance Their Careers

Like In-Demand Tech Skills, African Professionals Need Strategic Writing to Advance...

In recent years, Africa has emerged as a powerhouse of innovation, with an increasingly digital economy, a booming startup culture, and a youthful population...
Bloomwit to Address $200 Billion Crisis Hindering African Business Growth

Bloomwit to Address $200 Billion Crisis Hindering African Business Growth

Johannesburg, South Africa — July 1, 2025 — Bloomwit, Africa’s best writing academy, has launched a new learning management platform to extend the reach...
Andrew Mori, CEO of Salus Cloud

Salus Cloud Secures $3.7M Seed Funding to Expand AI-Native Secure Software...

Cape Town, South Africa – June 10, 2025 – Salus Cloud, the AI-native platform revolutionising Developer & Security Operations (DevSecOps) for engineers, has closed a...