BERLIN — Germany has positioned African economic development at the center of its G-20 presidency, with a particular emphasis on encouraging more private investment in the continent. Ahead of the heads of state summit today in Hamburg, dozens of potential…
Clive Butkow, a former management consultant who spent 28 years at Accenture (formerly Arthur Andersen), is building a new, R100m fund for high-potential . Butkow, who was chief operating officer at Accenture South Africa until 2013, when he quit the…
THE information and communications technology (ICT) sector attracted the lion's share of venture capital funding in the three and a half years to July, according to data released this week. A survey by specialist advisory firm Venture Solutions, on behalf…
The Facebook-sponsored TechCrunch Startup Battlefield competition which took place in Nairobi recently brought together fifteen African startups for a glitzy pitch session that offered entrants the chance to win $25,000, as well as the opportunity to go on and compete for $50,000…
New Venture Capital product is aimed at assisting rural entrepreneurs and co-operatives and communities with equity contribution towards establishment of sustainable new ventures in Agri-sector including forestry, tourism, processing, etc. Medium sized new venture projects with total funding requirements of…
By this time last year, Africa's tech and innovation media community had started to go into hibernation for the Festive Season. But this year’s different… Bitcoin is doing the thing, America’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to put…
On 6 June 2017, the South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) issued binding private ruling 274 (“BPR 274”). BPR 274 deals with a venture capital company (“VCC”) investing in a company providing and expanding plants for the generation of solar electricity.…
In March, the MasterCard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) report was released and it contained good news. Uganda has the highest percentage (34.8%) of women business owners in the world. The East African country led in various key components of…
Of the 11 main indices in Africa, ex South Africa, eight advanced and three lost ground in November. With the exception of Botswana’s Gaborone Index, all indices were in positive territory year to date with Zimbabwe’s ZSE Industrial Index recording…
Savvy Investor curates the best pensions and investment white papers from around the world; having uploaded more than 20,000 papers since launch, they have a unique platform from which to host these Awards. The Savvy Investor Awards are judged on…