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OP-ED: Africa's biotech industry can deliver social and economic returns

Opinion Editorial

OP-ED: Africa's biotech industry can deliver social and economic returns

Although biotech is a growth phenomenon that is set to take flight around the world, South Africa is not taking advantage of its vast potential to be a key global player in the space and grow the economy, writes Sona Mahendra, Associate Programme Manager at Founders Factory Africa.

Contemplating COVID-19's Impact on Africa's Economic Outlook with Landry Signé and Iginio Gagliardone

Contemplating COVID-19's Impact on Africa's Economic Outlook with Landry Signé and Iginio Gagliardone

Landry Signé and Iginio Gagliardone explain why they are optimistic about Africa's socio-economic prospects despite the havoc being wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ozow's Mitchan Adams On COVID-19: Well-positioned South African digital payments players are coining it right now

Ozow's Mitchan Adams On COVID-19: Well-positioned South African digital payments players are coining it right now

South African Mitchan Adams, Ozow Co-founder & Head of R&D, explains why the COVID-19 pandemic is yielding some rather lucrative business opportunities for some fintech startups operating on his home turf.

25: Volkswagen Up In Smoke As The South African Government Investigates

25: Volkswagen Up In Smoke As The South African Government Investigates

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] In what is arguably the largest cybercrime scandal affecting cars to date, Volkswagen has admitted to installing software in some of their diesel-powered cars to give out false emission data results during tests. This

24: What's The Big Fuss About Apple Ad Blockers?

24: What's The Big Fuss About Apple Ad Blockers?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] As avid consumers of new media, it’s hard not to love the ad blocking features Apple has worked into iOS9 [http://www.forbes.com/sites/billrosenblatt/2015/09/21/apples-ios-9-ad-blocking-new-piracy/] , and the clever

22: "Cashflow Rules Everything Around Me" Alludes iROKOtv's Jason Njoku

22: "Cashflow Rules Everything Around Me" Alludes iROKOtv's Jason Njoku

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Launching a start-up in Africa is not for the faint-hearted. Very few promising ventures - even those that achieve solid traction, can expect to land Silicon Valley type investment offers that might allow a

20: What Defines An African Startup?

20: What Defines An African Startup?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Back in Episode 3 of the African Tech Round-up [https://www.africantechroundup.com/what-is-a-startup-african-tech-round-up/] we asked the question: “What is a startup?” A lively discussion ensued— inspired by an eloquent piece written by David

18: Scary Software Upgrades

18: Scary Software Upgrades

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Microsoft [http://microsoft.co.za] certainly got millions of people excited a while ago when they announced that their latest version of Windows would be free. However, Windows [http://www.microsoft.com/en-za/windows/

16: Hackathon Hype Or Help?

16: Hackathon Hype Or Help?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] You know it’s a slow news week when the week’s biggest news involves the CEO and the CFO of South African telecoms firm, Neotel, going on leave. Granted, it is “special leave”

15: What Are You Going To Do When They Come For You?

15: What Are You Going To Do When They Come For You?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Think back to high school. Remember how the new dude always got all the girls whispering, or how the new girl got all the boys trying to walk her home? Now, if the newbie

10: Game Over For Startup Seed Funds?

10: Game Over For Startup Seed Funds?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Nigeria's "company that builds companies", Spark [http://spark.ng/], announced last week its plans to drop some startups it invested in [http://www.jason.com.ng/post/121575257885/spark-and-the-state-of-angel-investing-in-africa] . This

8: Is This The Worst Internet Censorship Law Ever?

8: Is This The Worst Internet Censorship Law Ever?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] The internet is undoubtedly the untamed "wild west" of the modern technological age. To counteract the malicious threats that lie in wait for innocent users of the web (on and offline), South

6: Bitcoin and the Blockchain: Worth Embracing?

6: Bitcoin and the Blockchain: Worth Embracing?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] There seems to be three prevailing views on Bitcoin and the blockchain: 1. That it's a scam, 2. It's one of the most fascinating technological developments of the decade, and

4: Are Tech and Innovation Hubs in Africa Effective?

4: Are Tech and Innovation Hubs in Africa Effective?

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Tech and innovation hubs are all the rage in Africa at the moment. With reportedly as many as 150 in existence from Cape to Cairo, these organisations are undoubtedly “da flava” in donor funding

1: Introducing The African Tech Round-up Podcast

1: Introducing The African Tech Round-up Podcast

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] We're really excited to share the first African Tech Round-up podcast with all of you. Every Monday, co-hosts, Tefo Mohapi [http://twitter.com/tefomohapi] (iAfrikan Executive Editor & Tech Entrepreneur) and Andile