Monday, November 25African Digital Business Magazine

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Telemedicine in Africa as a concrete way to solve some problems
Main, Medicine, Science, South Africa News, Startups

Telemedicine in Africa as a concrete way to solve some problems

Tools for innovation: mobile applications, medical specialized websites for medical personnel, scientists, and for educating people in the field of medicine, crowdfunding fundraising campaigns, mobile medical cars and other innovations The use of telemedicine can greatly help in solving the problems of medicine in African countries. The creation of special telemedicine websites within a specific country and a single telemedicine portal on the African continent will help the development of medicine and the solution of problems in this area. Thanks to this, an exchange of experience will be carried out between doctors, scientists both in a particular country and throughout the African continent. Joint remote conferences will create a plan for the development of medicine based on a real under...
Why South Africans Are Setting Up Business in Dubai
South Africa News, Startups

Why South Africans Are Setting Up Business in Dubai

The UAE serves as a key location for investors from South Africa. Whether it’s through Dubai mainland or a Dubai free zone, South Africans continue to reach out to UAE business setup advisors and Dubai business setup consultants for their company setup needs. It is estimated that 60,000 to 80,000 South Africans reside in the Emirates, and many iconic South African brands, such as Mediclinic, Nando’s, Standard Bank, Nedbank, Barloworld Logistics, Dimension Data, and SA Airways have established their presence locally. Government Incentives New business setup in Dubai and UAE by South Africans continues to be an important reciprocal strategy for people of both nations. The federal government has encouraged continued confidence shown in the economy and its potential wi...
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Demand for African Talent is Increasing

Strategies to share talent between Africa and France By Kiné Seck Mercier A young woman spends her youth in Nigeria, leaving to attend a university in London. She goes on to work in the United States, Ghana, South America, Kenya and Zambia, finally settling in Paris. In many ways, she is illustrating an increasingly common trend in younger generations—a desire to work abroad and to contribute to building the African economy. We wanted to examine this trend in more detail: What’s driving this new generation to work in Africa? What is the scale of this trend? What is the impact on other countries as rising leaders are drawn to opportunities in Africa? To answer these questions, we held a series of 10 Africa Leadership Dinners and conducted interviews to uncover what is at the root of this ...
5 Global Marketing Trends For African Startups To Follow
Startups

5 Global Marketing Trends For African Startups To Follow

Entrepreneurs across the globe strive to grow their brands into international enterprises. The startups who succeed in expanding beyond their domestic boarders follow the top global marketing trends. As an entrepreneur in Africa, you need to do the same in order to reach consumers in other countries. If you optimize your strategies, you can beat out your local competition. Then, you can move onto bigger and better opportunities. Keep reading to learn about the top global marketing trends for African startups to follow. Hire Diverse Social Media Influencers One of the best trends to follow when marketing your new company in Africa is to hire social media influencers. Since you want to expand your company across the world, look for influencers in various parts of the world. Local advertisers...
Innovative funding models in EduTech help to eliminate skills shortages
Science, South Africa News, Startups

Innovative funding models in EduTech help to eliminate skills shortages

According to the latest figures released by Stats SA, South Africa’s unemployment rate jumped to a staggering 29% in the last quarter - the worst it’s been since 2008. The unemployment rate for the youth in particular is one of the highest in the world – currently sitting at 56.4%. With all eyes on government to curb the growing unemployment rates, President Ramaphosa has remained steadfast in his call to corporates to absorb more of the youth into the workforce. With the increased focus on how the country will lead the fourth industrial revolution on the continent, most notably in his last State of the Nation Address, Ramaphosa reaffirmed that skills and education was high on the new administration’s list of priorities. The high-tech industry is set to be expanded, by making sure that leg...
The key Moroccan start-up support players come together to promote a competitive innovation ecosystem in Morocco
Morocco News, Startups

The key Moroccan start-up support players come together to promote a competitive innovation ecosystem in Morocco

In the last 3 years, start-ups have been generating a growing interest in Morocco among public institutions, international organizations and corporates. At the African level, startups have managed to attract more than $1 billion in investments from international venture capital players in 2018, which clearly demonstrates their economic and societal impact. Today, Morocco has the ambition to build a competitive start-up ecosystem, and start-up support structures will play a key role in achieving this objective. In France, for example, 200 million euros of financing have been injected into incubators and accelerators to position the country in the international start-up scene. In this context, the Moroccan Start-up Ecosystem Catalysts (MSEC) association aims at tackling the common challenges...
88mph startups meet with investors
South Africa News, Startups, Tech

88mph startups meet with investors

Cape Town, South Africa – 88mph, a seed investor and accelerator operating in Nairobi, Cape Town and Lagos, is hosting this year’s Cape Town Investor Day at Crossley & Webb’s vintage car showroom. In February, seven startups received investment from 88mph and have been hard at work over the past 10 weeks. Besides the investment, the accelerator assists startups by providing access to networks, feedback on products, business models, marketing and pushes the startups to experiment in the market with solutions they build. The startups will use Investor Day to communicate with High Net worth Individuals and Venture Capitalists what their businesses do, and are looking for investors that understand and can add value while taking their businesses to the next level. Kresten Buch, a Danish web...