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Venture capital (VC) investments are spreading throughout an ever-widening swath of Africa, with South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, and Kenya serving as epicentres. African Venture Capital: A Global Frontrunner In 2021, African tech startups closed deals worth three times as much as in 2020, according to data supplied by Partech, an investment platform for tech...
Mavis Maluleka’s Muffins Mavis Maluleka’s thriving muffin business is a shining example of entrepreneurship in Limpopo. She had been living off a monthly government subsidy of R350, but she was able to use that small amount to launch a business that now nets over R400 per day. What is Maluleka’s secret to success? A...
South Africa’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector has been steadily growing over the years, buoyed by advancements in technology, increased smartphone penetration, and a progressive regulatory environment. By investing in this promising sector, you could potentially reap significant benefits, particularly if you align your investment strategy with current and emerging trends. Here are...
As AI becomes increasingly pervasive in our daily lives—from product suggestions to cutting-edge medical diagnostics—regulatory organisations throughout the world are debating how to rein it in. Conversational AI like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, developed with Microsoft’s support, is revolutionising our relationships with machines and raising serious ethical and regulatory concerns for governments. Keeping up with the...
A revolutionary South African business is changing the way we give and receive presents at a time when most gifts have a depressingly short life cycle and wind up as dust collectors or landfill debris. Packed With Purpose is transforming gifts from inert tokens into transformative agents of change. How to Give Gifts with...
The recent cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, resulting in the terrible deaths of 23 individuals, has brought the issue of water quality in South Africa into sharp focus. As reports from the Department of Water and Sanitation highlight the worsening quality of water supplies across the country, has cast light on a far bigger problem...
Benefiting from the Untapped Potential of Rooftop Areas The South African commercial real estate sector has the potential to end load shedding during daylight hours across the country. Gmaven, a provider of commercial real estate software and data services, did a study that found this sector can solve the problem of load shedding and...
Even in more remote areas and low-income neighborhoods, mobile phone use has grown commonplace. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals recognize the potential of these technologies to bring about profound societal transformation, as evidenced by the aforementioned study. However, while the potential of mobile phones and other ICTs to empower women has been debated at...
A 57-year-old geologist from Gauteng defied the odds in what can only be described as a lotto miracle. In a stunning turn of events, he bet twice on the same lotto numbers and won both times! Thanks to his good fortune, he won both prizes in the April 14 Lotto Plus draw, for a...