Africa’s leading animation studio, Triggerfish, is introducing aspiring African animators to the principles of animation and the tools they need to make their first short films. Ever wondered how Dragon Ball Z or the latest Pixar movie was animated? Africa’s leading animation studio, Triggerfish, is introducing aspiring African animators to the principles of animation and the tools …
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Leading technology and startups blog; Ventureburn has released its 2018 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey which took a look at 153 South African startups. Ventureburn has released its 2018 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey powered by Telkom Futuremakers which took a look at 153 South African startups to gauge the state of the South African tech landscape. Key …
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Amazon plans to build new data centers in Cape Town, South Africa to speed up cloud services and reducing costs for Amazon’s local corporate clients. U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon has announced plans to construct new data centers in South Africa, establishing the company’s first infrastructure region in Africa. The data centers will be launched in the …
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A South African cab-hailing app, uMeshesha wants to be both a ride-hailing service during peak periods and delivery service.
South African fintech startup; Yoco has raised USD$ 16 Million Series B funding led by Partech with participation from Orange Digital Ventures. A South African based point-of-sale payments solution provider, Yoco as announced that it recently closed $16 million in Series B funding. This was confirmed by Forbes. “Having tripled its user base since the beginning of …
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Organizers of Comic-Con Africa has already started arrangements for the second edition of the conference to be held in South Africa from September 21 – 24, 2019. Reed Exhibitions Africa and ReedPOP have confirmed the second Comic-Con Africa is scheduled to happen from September 21 – 24, 2019, with the new venue being the Gallagher …
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Finding opportunities for young people is a critical challenge for Africa, where 62 percent of the population—more than 600 million young people—is below the age of 25. With no signs that population growth will slow in the decades to come, it is imperative that Africa leverage the talent and energy of its youth to …
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On cp-Africa South Africa has for a long time been a frontrunner in the Sub-Saharan Africa startup scene, pioneering business models and start-ups. StartMe a crowd-funding platform for South African Entrepreneurs and Investors. Founded in 2011, StartMe is the next generation of business investment. It is a new way to fund entrepreneurs, artists, schools and …
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Winners for the Africa Leadership Network’s Awards for Entrepreneurship announced in Accra, Ghana. The African Leadership Network, the membership network of new generation leaders in Africa, and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, on Friday, 12 October 2012, announced Dr. Richard John Pelwana Maponya as the winner of 2012 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship Lifetime Achievement Award. …
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Skate soccer wasn’t featured at the London 2012 Paralympics, but a new documentary aims to raise the profile of the bruising new sport from Ghana. Rollaball tells the story of The Rolling Rockets, an inspiring team of Ghanaian polio survivors who are pioneering an extreme sport combination of skating and soccer. The documentary tells the …
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Mobile content developer AJA.LA is proud to announce the release of its first mobile app, SpeakYoruba, now available to download in the Apple App Store with dedicated versions for the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad. SpeakYoruba combines beautifully illustrated flashcards with the iOS touch interface for a fun and easy way to learn Yoruba. Animated flashcards …
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Africa‘s technology community will thrive only by facing up to the continent’s fundamental problems. – By Ory Okolloh Africa is trending, if stories in the international media over the last year are anything to go by. And no story about “rising Africa”—many of us would argue it has “arisen”—is complete without mention of the role …
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