Entrepreneur Spotlight: Jabu Blose – Video Remote Communications

Jabu Blose is the founder of Video Remote Communications (Virecom), a deaf-owned video remote communications company that provides modern solutions for remote language services with the support of technology. Virecom provides high definition, instant, convenient and affordable Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) services using online video technology, with real-time text and voice simultaneously at the touch […]
Startups from Africa win Migration Entrepreneurship Prize

Seedstars and The Peace and Human Rights Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) announce 20 global startup winners of the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize 2021, a program designed for socially driven startups with a mission to enhance the inclusion of migrants in the Middle East and Africa. For more information on the […]
Skilling For The High-stakes, Must-win Landscape Of 4IR

With few exceptions, almost every company will be a tech business in The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The adoption of technology – and the change required to support modern working – is one of the biggest challenges organisations currently face. Marilyn Moodley, Country Leader for South Africa and WECA (West, East, Central Africa) at SoftwareONE, says […]
Kenya Chamber Of Mines Hosts The Largest And Only International Hybrid Conference In The Eastern Africa Extractive Industry – 2021

Eastern Africa Mining and Energy Conference (EAMEC) that will take place from 12th – 14th October 2021 at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi Kenya is Eastern Africa’s largest and only international and local Mining and Energy forum designed to converge key players in the mining, oil and gas sectors for focused dialogue exploring the immense […]
Top African Regions Set To Become Leading Startup And Investment Hubs

On the back of Cape Town being recognised as the tech capital of Africa, topping international rankings for foreign direct investment strategy, Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC – investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses – says several other African cities are quickly emerging as leading startup and investment hubs to watch. “Startups in Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and South Africa […]