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The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to back early stage startups developing block chain based solutions with “the potential to benefit humanity”, offering up to US$90,000 in equity-free investment. UNICEF has called for applications from startups developing software solutions on open block chains, and seeking seed finance of...

Digital Health Cape Town (DHCT), has announced the finalists for its inaugural Accelerator Programme. The accelerator-which aims to bolster local eHealth innovation-selected 8 digital health startups among a potpourri of applications. The selected finalists have each developed innovative eHealth solutions that address real-world problems. They are: Dr William...

Africa’s biggest mobile operator, MTN, is aiming to become Africa’s biggest digital bank, leveraging scale, network, brand, infrastructure and distribution. MTN is seeking to challenge rival Vodacom as Africa’s biggest digital bank by tripling its customer numbers within three years. The ambitious business strategy was revealed by MTN CEO Rob Shuter yesterday during the...

Not new by any means, but entering the ‘blogosphere’ could still provide a start-up opportunity for those seeking additional income… Blogging platforms have advanced in recent years and there’s now a multitude of free hosted-blog web services with user-friendly functionality so that now anyone with access to...