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Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

13 Feb 2023

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Senegal's Kwely launches made-in-Africa wholesale marketplace

19 Dec 2022

African YouthAdapt Challenge competition open for entries

African YouthAdapt Challenge competition open for entries

19 Sep 2022

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New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

28 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 May 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

18 Mar 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 2022

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

14 Mar 2022

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Kenya's Cellulant targets 50,000 new merchants

Duncan Miriri 28 Feb 2022

Virtual sneakers produced by RTFKT. Source: RTFKT

Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Dec 2021

Finalists for inaugural Äänit Prize announced

Finalists for inaugural Äänit Prize announced

19 Oct 2021

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

28 Sep 2021

Why a competitive local fashion industry needs the creativity of designers

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Jun 2021

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 May 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

Evan-Lee Courie 18 May 2021

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Shift Impact Africa 17 May 2021

What does it take for African women to be successful entrepreneurs?

What does it take for African women to be successful entrepreneurs?

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Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

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Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

13 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied

Senegal's Kwely launches made-in-Africa wholesale marketplace

19 Dec 2022

African YouthAdapt Challenge competition open for entries

African YouthAdapt Challenge competition open for entries

19 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied

New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

28 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 May 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

18 Mar 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 2022

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

14 Mar 2022

Image source: Ivan Samkov from

Kenya's Cellulant targets 50,000 new merchants

Duncan Miriri 28 Feb 2022

Virtual sneakers produced by RTFKT. Source: RTFKT

Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Dec 2021

Finalists for inaugural Äänit Prize announced

Finalists for inaugural Äänit Prize announced

19 Oct 2021

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

28 Sep 2021

Why a competitive local fashion industry needs the creativity of designers

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Jun 2021

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 May 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

Evan-Lee Courie 18 May 2021

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Shift Impact Africa 17 May 2021

What does it take for African women to be successful entrepreneurs?

What does it take for African women to be successful entrepreneurs?

Melissa Mbazo-Ekpenyong 5 May 2021

Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

5 May 2021

Afrikrea launches SaaS platform to simplify global selling for African merchants

Afrikrea launches SaaS platform to simplify global selling for African merchants

30 Apr 2021

Global competition invites startups, enterprises to change the face of food systems

Global competition invites startups, enterprises to change the face of food systems

29 Apr 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Apr 2021

How online markets are helping local stores survive Covid-19

How online markets are helping local stores survive Covid-19

Myriam Ertz, Damien Hallegatte, Imen Latrous and Julien Bousquet 19 Mar 2021

Diversity matters because diversity wins

Diversity matters because diversity wins

Ann Cairns 11 Mar 2021

RSA-EU strategic partnership encourages and supports green economic recovery

RSA-EU strategic partnership encourages and supports green economic recovery

GreenCape 14 Dec 2020

#ConsciousLiving: Ashaki driving purpose-led beauty through impact sourcing

#ConsciousLiving: Ashaki driving purpose-led beauty through impact sourcing

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Small businesses in Africa must innovate to survive Covid-19

Small businesses in Africa must innovate to survive Covid-19

Kingsley Ighobor 3 Aug 2020

Global disruption can have local implications

Global disruption can have local implications

Soromfe Uzomah 27 Jul 2020

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SA businesses look offshore to ease Covid-19 pain

Richard Neal 21 Jul 2020

Why global investors should invest in Africa's tech startups

Why global investors should invest in Africa's tech startups

Kashira Naidoo & Zach George 26 Jun 2020

Equipping Africa's fashion entrepreneurs to conquer Covid-19

Equipping Africa's fashion entrepreneurs to conquer Covid-19

4 Jun 2020

A resilient Africa will continue to rise above the Covid-19 crisis

A resilient Africa will continue to rise above the Covid-19 crisis

Pieter Bensch 25 May 2020

#LockdownLessons: 5 minutes with Sandras Phiri, founder of StartupCircles

#LockdownLessons: 5 minutes with Sandras Phiri, founder of StartupCircles

Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2020

2020 MEST Africa Challenge expands target, extends deadline

2020 MEST Africa Challenge expands target, extends deadline

3 May 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020

MEST Africa Challenge now open

MEST Africa Challenge now open

3 Apr 2020

The Galito's growth story - from Mpumalanga to Kenya and Kazakhstan

The Galito's growth story - from Mpumalanga to Kenya and Kazakhstan

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Mar 2020

Loot, AYO and Volt.Africa announce new SMME-focused online marketplace

Loot, AYO and Volt.Africa announce new SMME-focused online marketplace

4 Mar 2020

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