NetApp acquires StackPointCloud

NetApp has acquired StackPointCloud, a leader in multi-cloud Kubernetes as-a-service and a contributor to the Kubernetes project. The combination of StackPointCloud with NetApp creates NetApp Kubernetes Service, the industry’s first complete Kubernetes platform...

Sygnia shares begin trading on A2X today

Sygnia shares begin trading on A2X today under share code SYG. Sygnia is the eleventh issuer to secondary list on the exchange, and retains its primary listing on the JSE. Sygnia is an innovative FinTech company based in South Africa and listed on the main board of...

AYO buys majority stake in Sizwe

AYO Technology Solutions is acquiring a 55% equity stake in Sizwe Africa IT Group for an estimated R165-million. The investment into Sizwe is set to more than double AYO’s revenue and significantly contribute to growing its bottom line. Sizwe has a broad base of blue...

Acceleration bootcamp from IBM, Tshimologong

IBM South Africa, through its Equity Equivalence Investment Programme (EEIP) together with Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, have announced the launch of a startup accelerator taking place from 8 October  to 16 November 2018.  The Startup Accelerator is...

10X-e, Alphacode accelerate top fintechs

10X-e, will partner with the fintech incubator subsidiary of RMI, Alphacode to support South Africa’s top fintechs on their path to scale. The collaboration will initially see five of South Africa’s highest-profile fintech companies investing two years in...

Abdulla appointed to Metrofile board

Zaheer Abdulla, investment manager of Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) has been appointed as a non-executive director of Metrofile Holdings. It is anticipated that Abdulla will assume the role from 15 September 2018. MIC is Metrofile Holdings’ largest...