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Climate

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πŸ”‹ SA's R10 Trillion Hydrogen Play

Dec 15, 2025

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12 min read

πŸ”‹ SA's R10 Trillion Hydrogen Play

Plus: Wi-Fi taxis πŸšπŸ›œ, Starlink incoming, easy route to global trade & finance for entrepreneurs.

Climate

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🌡 A Prickly Fix for SA's R63bn Gas Cliff

Dec 10, 2025

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10 min read

🌡 A Prickly Fix for SA's R63bn Gas Cliff

Plus: Cars in the metaverse 🚘, SPAR’s Brexit, in-chat labour disputes & new startup opportunities for you.

Digital Product

+4

♻️ A R317 Million SA Schools Play

Nov 24, 2025

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11 min read

♻️ A R317 Million SA Schools Play

Plus: SA investors goldmine πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦, Standard Bank’s Chinese connection, local business help & new SA tech events.

Fundraising

+4

πŸͺ΄ Africa's Biggest Rooftop Farm

Nov 19, 2025

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11 min read

πŸͺ΄ Africa's Biggest Rooftop Farm

Plus: Hello Pep Bank πŸ›οΈ, Hisense’s SA home, trading inside WhatsApp & new startup opportunities for you.

Fundraising

+3

🌊 How SA Lost Half Its Water

Oct 27, 2025

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10 min read

🌊 How SA Lost Half Its Water

Plus: SA off the grey list πŸ™Œ, a Nike boost, local business help & upcoming SA tech events.

Fundraising

+6

πŸ›³ Shipping This R855bn Tech Opportunity

Oct 10, 2025

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12 min read

πŸ›³ Shipping This R855bn Tech Opportunity

Plus: SA’s new JSE queen πŸ“Š, Google’s free student AI, Vellie fashion & new SA tech jobs for you.

Enterprise software

+6

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Giving this R1.9trn Industry Eyes

Oct 9, 2025

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12 min read

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Giving this R1.9trn Industry Eyes

Plus: Space race in the Overberg ⛰️, Starlink’s new SA plan, no-code AI agents & private energy hotspots.

Fundraising

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🧠 Tech Meets Tractors: The Future of Agri Finance

Aug 6, 2025

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11 min read

🧠 Tech Meets Tractors: The Future of Agri Finance

Plus: Rural SA’s tech boost πŸ’‘, if robots are your supper, built on WhatsApp & new startup opportunities.

Enterprise software

+4

🌻 Saving Airbnb Owners R5 Million Per Day

May 27, 2025

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13 min read

🌻 Saving Airbnb Owners R5 Million Per Day

Plus: SA’s zero carbon charge stations πŸš™, free Samsung SOS+ & Pick n Pay’s new-look asap!

Fundraising

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πŸššπŸ’¨ Speeding Up This R200 Billion Industry

May 23, 2025

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13 min read

πŸššπŸ’¨ Speeding Up This R200 Billion Industry

Plus: Driveway laundromats πŸ«§πŸ‘•, faster diagnoses, founders in training & saving a soccer field of trees every second.

Enterprise software

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πŸ’Έ Clearing R2.5 Trillion in Fashion Headaches

Mar 18, 2025

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13 min read

πŸ’Έ Clearing R2.5 Trillion in Fashion Headaches

Plus: Google Gemini’s Getty πŸ–ΌοΈ, local learning landings, Solly saving Starlink & the latest trends in SA software.

Marketing

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πŸ’‘ Taking the Price Fight to Eskom

Dec 10, 2024

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14 min read

πŸ’‘ Taking the Price Fight to Eskom

Plus: Artsy Grok 🎨, legal bots, a job at Home Affairs & higher quality business leads.

Enterprise software

+4

✈︎ Your Holiday Bags, Sorted

Dec 6, 2024

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12 min read

✈︎ Your Holiday Bags, Sorted

Plus: 12 Years to launch πŸš€, tech jobs, 5 startups, bakkies on call & back the Bokke.

B2C

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⚑️Charging Up SA’s Minibus Taxi Future...

Oct 11, 2024

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15 min read

⚑️Charging Up SA’s Minibus Taxi Future...

Plus: Safety drones πŸ›°, peachy WhatsApp commerce, SARS in your crypto & the hard-hitting startup truths you need to hear.

B2C

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🫰 Saving 16.7M's Savings...

Mar 22, 2024

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14 min read

🫰 Saving 16.7M's Savings...

Plus: GPT-5, massive SA funding rounds and how to build an ESG startup in South Africa.

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