Panel discussion, from left: Keletso Lekwakwe, Brian Magwaza, Morekolodi Salema and Sibusiso Molimi. Township-focused initiative the Township Entrepreneur Agency (TEA) recently hosted its annual Kasi Tech Summit, bringing together 400 township entrepreneurs at East Bank Hall in Alexandra on 30 September. Held under the theme “Tech and AI Skills for Kasi Entrepreneurs”, the summit aimed…
Buying a laptop can feel complicated. Intel Core Ultra. AMD Ryzen AI. Snapdragon X. NPUs. U-series. H-series. The names keep coming, and it can be difficult to know what any of them actually mean. The good news? You don’t need to be a tech expert to choose the right laptop. For most people and small…
Edzard Overbeek, Group CEO at Vertage HeadFirst Global, a leader in work orchestration, today announced it will become Vertage, as it builds a global technology platform that dynamically curates the right mix of expert talent and AI agents to deliver the work outcomes enterprises need. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:…
The Competition Commission has for the first time put hard numbers on how far South Africa’s township and rural businesses are shut out of online retail, and it points to informality, missing capabilities and weak infrastructure as the main reasons. The findings appear in the commission’s inaugural Rural and Township Economy Report, launched on Thursday…
South African venture capital firm Mamor Capital Ventures has reached a R300m first close for its inaugural fund, giving it capital to begin investing in post-revenue technology businesses while it continues raising towards a R550m target. Fuzlin Levy-Hassen CFO, Mamokete Ramathe CEO, of Mamor Capital | image supplied The first close follows more than three…
Telviva CEO David Meintjes Telviva, a provider of cloud-based unified communications, has launched Viva, an intelligent voice and text-based digital agent designed to make enterprise-grade AI practical, affordable and accessible for South African businesses. Built and hosted locally, Viva is the next step in Telviva’s work on business conversations, changing how companies route interactions and…
SASMA 2026 puts SA’s creator economy under the spotlight, with organisers calling for greater investment, policy support and protection. (Image source: iStock) South Africa’s social media creator economy came under the spotlight as the nominees for the 2026 Openserve South African Social Media Awards (SASMA) were shortlisted over the weekend. The industry is positioned as…
In July, Meta announced changes to how it charges for usage of its WhatsApp Business API. From October, the free-form replies that make up most day-to-day customer conversations on WhatsApp will no longer be free. This shift affects every business using the platform regardless of their provider, and highlights the importance of multichannel communication strategies….
Pan-African creative entrepreneur Julius Kyazze has called for increased investment in creative businesses, infrastructure and skills development, arguing that Africa’s next major opportunity lies not only in producing world-class talent but also in building sustainable enterprises capable of growing that talent. Speaking during an in-depth interview reflecting on his entrepreneurial journey, Kyazze said Africa has…
Cross-border payments underpin the flow of value across the global economy. (Image: Lumepay) Lumepay has officially brought its cross-border payment solutions to market, purpose-built for African SMEs, corporates and financial institutions doing business and transacting globally. It arrives with a clear goal: to deliver end-to-end cross-border payment solutions powered by stable infrastructure, dependable rails and…
