Naspers Foundry News Today

A wrap-up of TechCabal’s coverage of the southern Africa technology ecosystem as reported by Ephraim Modise.

South Africa stands at a crossroads, with the opportunity to harness the power of AI to transform its economy and society positively.

Ervin Tu has been announced as the interim CEO of Naspers and Prosus following the resignation of Bob Van Dijk.

The Knife Fund III will seek to directly invest in the aggressive expansion of South African breakout companies at the Series B stage.

South Africa produces the most software developers annually among the “big 4” tech hubs on the continent. Despite the technical talent, South Africa is dwarfed by countries like Nigeria and Kenya in producing scalable and investable startups.

While Africa’s tech start-up scene has a small but growing list of unicorn companies, none hail from South Africa, due to a dearth of venture capital funding.

A look into why accelerators and incubators seem to be failing at a significantly high rate in South Africa and how to fix them.

ITWeb sits down with Ernest North, co-founder of Naked, to discuss the insurtech start-up’s milestones, challenges and business strategy.

Experts expect JSE Tech Firms to play a vital role in the growth of the exchange with investors favouring this industry.

Experts expect JSE Tech Firms to play a vital role in the growth of the exchange with investors favouring this industry.