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Originals

Apr 14, 2026

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10 min read

🎯 Where 58% of Your Clients Are Hiding

Plus: Heineken brings Europe to SA 🍻, startup survivors, million-dollar micro niches & saving the Titanic.

Originals

Apr 13, 2026

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11 min read

🥎 Your Share of SA's R50bn Sports Vaabs

Plus: SA startups raised R320m+ 💸, crypto stays while gold drops, master negotiation skills & new SA tech events.

Originals

Apr 10, 2026

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10 min read

🧩 91.3% of SA Can't Use Your App

Plus: SA startups sold for billions 💸, Checkers PixtiePixtie, when to quit your job, why AI’s killing your marketing & new SA tech jobs.

Originals

Apr 9, 2026

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11 min read

💔 R700m for Insurers, Nothing for You

Plus: VCs investing in SA right now 📈, Uber's R5bn bikes, the R30bn AI company playbook & SA’s refinery crisis.

Originals

📺 This R432bn Industry Needs Smarter Ears

Apr 8, 2026

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9 min read

📺 This R432bn Industry Needs Smarter Ears

Plus: Elon’s big bank pressure 🚀, billion-dollar names, Rihanna’s beauty WhatsApp & new SA startup opportunities for you.

Originals

Apr 7, 2026

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15 min read

🚀 What Comes After A R3.3bn Exit?

Plus: What’s inside Luno’s new Blue Chip+ bundle 💎, new SA tech events & job opportunities for you.

Originals

Apr 2, 2026

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13 min read

🔌 The R10bn+ SA Business No One Wanted

Plus: Where AI really gets its info 🤖, 2 new Google toys & your 2026 social content guide.

Originals

Apr 1, 2026

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9 min read

💸 SA's R772bn SaaS Fix

Plus: Potch founder’s big cash-out 🛒, Instagram for stalkers, WhatsApp for doctors & new SA startup opportunities for you.

Originals

Mar 31, 2026

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10 min read

🐦 This R1.3 Trillion Hobby Had No App

Plus: She forgot her $50m lottery ticket 🌍 , Shopify's free AI design tool & the first city ever lit by electricity

Originals

Mar 30, 2026

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10 min read

💊 SA's R33bn Healthier Ozempic Solve

Plus: SA's fave fast foods 🍗🍟, new traffic light colours, AI-powered investment & upcoming SA tech events.

Originals

🍫 You're Paying 60% Too Much (That Stops Now)

Mar 27, 2026

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10 min read

🍫 You're Paying 60% Too Much (That Stops Now)

Plus: 1.4M users in 12 months 🚀, stay-at-home SA, first-time founder knowledge & new SA tech jobs for you.

Originals

Mar 26, 2026

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10 min read

🎯 End of Forms For This R944bn Industry

Plus: New Gautrain routes 🚊, a dumb phone, AI market research & PayShap’s new record.

Originals

Mar 25, 2026

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10 min read

🏡 A R21bn SA Small Rentals Play

Plus: Cape Town’s electric taxis 🚐, Namibia blocks Starlink, voice note shopping & new SA startup opportunities.

Originals

Mar 24, 2026

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10 min read

🦾 Can This AI Finally Curb SA Crime?

Plus: SA startup champs 🏆, Elon’s own AI chips, start automating business tasks & the OS update that saved Apple.

Originals

☝️ SA's First WhatsApp-Based Calorie Tracker

Mar 23, 2026

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11 min read

☝️ SA's First WhatsApp-Based Calorie Tracker

Plus: UNISA’s new airport ✈️, OpenAI’s super-app, safer investments & new SA tech events for you.

Originals

🪣 Can This Bucket Save SA R8.7bn a Year?

Mar 20, 2026

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11 min read

🪣 Can This Bucket Save SA R8.7bn a Year?

Plus: One massive SA founder exit 💸, Zuck quits the Metaverse, what to do with $2M & new SA tech jobs.

Originals

Mar 19, 2026

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10 min read

🐶🐱 SA's R6bn Pet Sitter Play

Plus: FlySafair with Apple and Google Pay ✈️, CHARGE and Zimi joint forces, instant interactive diagrams & SA’s GDP growth since 1994.

Originals

🧚‍♀️ Now Every Mom is a Health Superhero

Mar 18, 2026

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11 min read

🧚‍♀️ Now Every Mom is a Health Superhero

Plus: SA founders who raised millions 💰, how to sell your business, WhatsApp calorie tracking & new SA tech opportunities.

Originals

🚗 Long SA Road Trips: A R180+ Million Play

Mar 17, 2026

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10 min read

🚗 Long SA Road Trips: A R180+ Million Play

Plus: Business in a box 📦, Optasia’s big year, massive business progress & the oldest man-made space object.

Originals

Mar 16, 2026

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11 min read

💡 Now Every SA Company Can Get Solar

Plus: Cape Town green 🔋, Elon’s big rebuild, your AI investor & new SA tech events.

Originals

📺 ‘So We Are Just Giving Up?’ (a R5.8bn Mistake)

Mar 13, 2026

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10 min read

📺 ‘So We Are Just Giving Up?’ (a R5.8bn Mistake)

Plus: Groceries for less 🍎, WhatsApp eWallets, who needs co-founders & new SA tech jobs.

Originals

🔥 How R7bn's Coffee Helps Your Braai Longer

Mar 12, 2026

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10 min read

🔥 How R7bn's Coffee Helps Your Braai Longer

Plus: Who all raised funds in March 💰, Standard Bank’s new robot, a company of agents & Africa’s top 10 economies.

Originals

🏕 Company Retreats in Reverse (a R521 Billion Play)

Mar 11, 2026

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10 min read

🏕 Company Retreats in Reverse (a R521 Billion Play)

Plus: SA doubles GDP 🇿🇦, lekker Bok breakfast, WhatsApp IT support & new SA venture opportunities.

Originals

Mar 10, 2026

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10 min read

❄️ A R960 Billion Breath for Fresh Air

Plus: Local funding rounds 💵, hiring South Africans, free tech PR & the world’s most famous phone call.

Originals

Mar 9, 2026

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11 min read

⚡ The Last Shop Queue You'll Ever See

Plus: FinMaster at Exclusive Books 🎲, Meta open to bots, more trades than global GDP & new SA tech events.

Originals

🎯 Where 58% of Your Clients Are Hiding

🥎 Your Share of SA's R50bn Sports Vaabs

🧩 91.3% of SA Can't Use Your App

💔 R700m for Insurers, Nothing for You

📺 This R432bn Industry Needs Smarter Ears

🚀 What Comes After A R3.3bn Exit?

🔌 The R10bn+ SA Business No One Wanted

💸 SA's R772bn SaaS Fix

🐦 This R1.3 Trillion Hobby Had No App

💊 SA's R33bn Healthier Ozempic Solve

🍫 You're Paying 60% Too Much (That Stops Now)

🎯 End of Forms For This R944bn Industry

🏡 A R21bn SA Small Rentals Play

🦾 Can This AI Finally Curb SA Crime?

☝️ SA's First WhatsApp-Based Calorie Tracker

🪣 Can This Bucket Save SA R8.7bn a Year?

🐶🐱 SA's R6bn Pet Sitter Play

🧚‍♀️ Now Every Mom is a Health Superhero

🚗 Long SA Road Trips: A R180+ Million Play

💡 Now Every SA Company Can Get Solar

📺 ‘So We Are Just Giving Up?’ (a R5.8bn Mistake)

🔥 How R7bn's Coffee Helps Your Braai Longer

🏕 Company Retreats in Reverse (a R521 Billion Play)

❄️ A R960 Billion Breath for Fresh Air

⚡ The Last Shop Queue You'll Ever See

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