The international competition recognises the most innovative startups supporting responsible, sustainable and inclusive beauty...
14 Oct 2020
It's a well-known fact that the youth are the primary consumers of technology. A fact that puts Africa, with its literally hundreds of millions of young people, firmly on the map as a significant global launchpad for technology startups.
Kashira Naidoo & Zach George 26 Jun 2020
A look at the future of young entrepreneurs in Africa...
Evan-Lee Courie 24 Jun 2020
There's an old and somewhat overused saying attributed to Winston Churchill that is nevertheless appropriate in these uncertain times: never let a good crisis go to waste...
Muhammad Nabil 11 Jun 2020
Let's not allow the very real challenges of the virus overshadow the progress Africa has made...
Pieter Bensch 25 May 2020
As a business strategist and startup coach, Sandras Phiri is well-known in the startup community. He shares some insight into how his latest project has had to adjust to lockdown life...
Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2020
MEST is expanding the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge to target a larger number of tech startups in need of funding. This means the application deadline for the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge has been extended to 13 May 2020...
3 May 2020
Companies across Africa have taken rapid and significant steps to initiate community emergency relief efforts in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Shift Impact Africa 28 Apr 2020
The MEST Africa Challenge returns for its third year, offering up to $50,000 in equity investment for startups...
3 Apr 2020
All 16 finalists will each receive a trophy, a certificate and £1,000 to expand the scope of their projects...
19 Feb 2020
Elisabeth Moreno, vice president and managing director of HP Africa, elaborates on HP's efforts in cultivating entrepreneurship and women empowerment through technology...
Imran Salie 18 Feb 2020
Google launched its first Google Developers Space in Lagos, Nigeria...
30 Jan 2020
Africa Trade and Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) recently announced its collaboration with Global Sustainable Partnerships to spearhead the inaugural Women's Program Engagement Council (WPEC)...
16 Jan 2020
One of the great privileges of working in Africa is how no two days are ever the same...
Cathy Smith 14 Jan 2020
