By Yeoh Siew Hoon “NDC adoption is slower than two elephants making babies”, was among some of the more colourful quotes at the first WiT Africa! “Isn’t it wonderful to wake up to views like these?” said Farai, our driver, taking the very words from my mouth...
Innovation City is a Cape Town hub for tech and entrepreneurial ventures, and is proud to have played host to a transformative UX/UI Design Hackathon for the Heavy Chef (Pty) Ltd Top 5 Most Exciting Startups. Now Boarding Digital, a resident member company and award-winning...
As the Digital Divas Summit 2023 approaches, we shine a spotlight on one of the remarkable speakers who will grace the stage at this prestigious event. Meet Kwanele Radebe Onyango, Executive: Telecommunications, Media & Technology for Standard Bank South Africa, a trailblazing woman whose expertise...
Introducing our inaugural Digital Divas Summit 2023! Get ready to be inspired and empowered at Innovation City Cape Town on August 25th. This prestigious event is all about celebrating and empowering women in the tech industry and beyond. It's a platform for women to connect,...
It was Anneli Kampfer’s searing and apocalyptic song “Eve of Destruction” that inspired Sweden’s rather unorthodox ambassador to South Africa, Håkan Juholt, to gather an eclectic group of experts to share ideas on how to end the huge crises facing South Africa – and the...
‘Possibility Babies.’ That’s what Kieno Kammies, co-founder of Innovation City calls making business connections at their inaugural ‘Tinder for Business’ speed dating event. With over 70 hopeful tech startups meeting top Venture Capital firms and Corporates in the country, this unique and fun event saw...
There’s no doubt that tech is changing the world at a rapid rate. Future careers, across all disciplines, are more and more reliant on computer-based skills, while skills in data science in particular, are scarce and currently in high demand. Last year, the South African Basic...
In February 2022, South African meal kit delivery startup UCOOK was fully acquired by Silvertree Holdings in a deal worth R187 million (US$12.3 million). Founded six years ago on borrowed money from family and operating from a garage in Newlands, this dinner kit delivery service...
Gour Lentell of MoyaApp and Datafree recently came to Innovation City to talk to us about his amazing company, and how it changes people's lives for the better. Gour Lentell is a hardened business veteran with decades of experience in the tech industry. Lentell came back from...
“SA unemployment is at more like 10-12% if you take the informal sector into consideration,” said GG Alcock in his opening remarks at our exclusive event hosting Team Sweden’s tech delegation on Tuesday night. Author, speaker, and businessman GG Alcock delivered an eye-opening speech to the...