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Funding African Start-ups and African Innovation

Apr 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Funding African Start-ups and African Innovation

Talking of raising funds, look at Pitch Live at Africa Tech Summit London on 11 June. Pitch Live (https://www.africatechsummit.com/london/pitch-live-at-africa-tech-summit-london/) helps find funding, or the right partner. The organisors promise to deliver top…

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Jumia, officially the 1st African tech unicorn

Apr 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Jumia, officially the 1st African tech unicorn

Last month we reported that Jumia was to offer its shares on the NY Stock Exchange. On the launch day, 12 April Jumia’s valuation reached $3.9bn on the NYSE. MTN…

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New PWC Report shows that Mobiles are now used more than PCs for ecommerce

Apr 28, 2019 | Comments Off on New PWC Report shows that Mobiles are now used more than PCs for ecommerce

PWC’s annual survey PwC Global Consumer Insights survey assessed the shopping behaviour, habits and expectations of 21,480 consumers in 27 countries, including 1,009 from SA, and found that consumers shop on smartphones…

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Skilling the Youth of Africa

Apr 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Skilling the Youth of Africa

Recently I saw that the Gauteng Department of Education has opened 2 new schools focused on creating a skilled labour force in respond to the challenge of fixing digital skills gap in key…

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Google opens AI Research Centre in Ghana

Apr 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Google opens AI Research Centre in Ghana

Google has officially opened its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Centre in Ghana with high hopes of finding solutions to Africa’s problems. As readers know, AI emphasizes the creation of intelligent…

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