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A federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s requirement of a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas

Africa Food Show 2026 places live expo experiences at the heart of its three-day programme from 10–12 June 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre

Iwisa No.1 Community Champions Competition has become one of the country’s most loved purpose-led platforms: celebrating township, rural and peri-urban MSMEs

Cascador, an Africa-focused platform for growth-stage founders building businesses with social impact, has deployed over US$5 million into seven innovative startups

Prince Okam Uzomba Okam is the Chief Executive Officer of Okymne Koncept Medicals Ltd, a leading medical equipment and healthcare solutions provider in Nigeria.

Impact venture capital firm 3IF Ventures has reached a $12m first close on its Inclusive Insurance Investment Fund, a vehicle built exclusively to back insurance-technology startups across Africa

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has led a R50m ($2.6m) funding round for Stellenbosch-based Zimi, which provides electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and energy management systems

Yamify, a developer-first AI platform that lets freelancers and web agencies spin up AI stacks in under a minute, has secured funding from Launch Africa Ventures as part of its pre-seed round.

A former OpenAI researcher is now chief AI scientist for Tencent in China, and wants to build artificial general intelligence. It’s a sign of a shift in the U.S.-China tech race.

South African open-source intelligence company VoxCroft Analytics has been acquired by the US-based Redpoint Advisors.

Hoffman said on a recent episode of his “Possible” podcast, while talking with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, that he’s ready to go “founder mode” with his latest AI startup, Manus.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he’s spoken to AI companies about striking deals “where the American people can benefit from the success of AI.”