Innovation is key to support all SMEs in South Africa
Is it better to help the tens of thousands of struggling informal-sector firms or a few promising entrepreneurs with ideas that could grow to become win-big businesses? The Minister of Small Business...
View ArticleNew UNICEF-backed platform looking to crowdsource innovation
A new platform has launched with the aim of crowdsourcing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Called CauseTech, the platform comes out of a partnership between the Chief...
View ArticleWhy communities work best for innovation in Africa
With more and more South African entrepreneurs starting businesses in response to the country’s unique challenges, it’s no wonder that, out of the 30 entrepreneurs on Forbes’s recent Africa’s Most...
View ArticleWorkshop17 officially launches to celebrate African collaboration, innovation
In order to foster collaboration and innovation among South Africa and the greater continent, the V&A Waterfront’s Workshop17 officially launched last night in Cape Town. The innovation hub was...
View ArticleWhy deep dives into SA’s townships could change fintech innovation
The marked increase in activity around the disruption of digital currency and fintech in South Africa is partly due to two factors: firstly, large banking is waking up to the fact that more nimble and...
View ArticleFive tech startups chosen for Dutch #cocreate2ACCELERATE challenge
Five SA tech startups have been selected as part of the #cocreate2ACCELERATE challenge, an initiative created by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. According to a press release sent to Ventureburn, all of...
View ArticleInnovation, tech transfer can help South Africa to address triple challenges
The news in South Africa, and in many other countries, is currently filled with stories of power battles, conflict and corruption — when we should rather be debating the triple challenge of alleviating...
View ArticleShow your work, don’t just share ideas, Capitec innovation head tells startups
Entrepreneurs should be ready to show their work and not just share their ideas, says Capitec bank’s manager for innovation Francois Dempers. In an interview with Ventureburn, Dempers — who oversees...
View ArticleTap wisdom of others and have fun says Michael Jordaan in talk on leadership
Good leaders are those that are able to tap and best utilise the wisdom of those around them. So, says venture capitalist and former FNB head Michael Jordaan. “The thing I learnt (while heading First...
View ArticleGoogle launches $6m Impact Challenge for SA, Nigeria, Kenya
Google this week launched its $6-million Google Impact Challenge aimed at social enterprises and non-profit organisations based in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. The announcement was made by Google...
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