Jul 3, 2014
Leading innovators in the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) industries succeed by identifying and taking action on six key areas that can set their companies apart from the competition. This is according to a report issued by PwC, “Clearing the innovation hurdles:...
Apr 11, 2014
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the finalists of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014. Ten African innovators have created practical solutions to some of the continent’s most intractable problems, from a domestic waste biogas system to a...
Nov 22, 2013
South Africa’s first national business idea competition, aimed specifically at inventors and innovators, has announced its 2013 winners. The winners and runners-up include a unique spray to rapidly detach braids from natural hair, a cattle “breathalyzer” that can...
Oct 11, 2013
First National Bank (FNB) and Paperight were last night named the Innovation Masters of the inaugural Accenture Innovation Index in South Africa. The Innovation Index aims to measure, promote and reward innovative ideas and commercial concepts across the public and...
Aug 29, 2013
Telkom has launched what it terms an Open Innovation “Mega Challenge” to all South African innovators, calling on them to think innovatively about Telkom. The company has invited all small and medium business, universities, research institutes, not-for-profit...
