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  • Ecosystem, News

    Tuesday News roundup: Jo’burg 2017

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    Lulu Fadoju
    4th Aug, 2015
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    Tuesday News roundup: Jo’burg 2017

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    The city of Johannesburg has won the bid to host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress event set for 2017.

    This and more made the rounds across Africa today.

    Johannesburg will Host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress
    Johannesburg will be the first African city to host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress as the event organizers granted the 2017 hosting rights to the city.

    Johannesburg Is About To Begin Training 70,000 Of Its Residents To Use Wifi
    The city of Johannesburg, South Africa is planning to train 70,000 of its residents to use Wifi.

    Safaricom CEO Joins Advisory Board Of Acumen
    The CEO of Safaricom, Bob Collymore has joined the advisory board of Acumen.

    Vinny Lingham to Give $4,000 to Winning Cape Town Startups at the #PitchVinny Event
    Applications are open for startups to participate in the #PitchVinny competition organised by regional ICT networking firm, Silicon Cape, in Cape Town.

    The 11 Startups will Pitch at the Seedstars event in Accra tomorrow
    Global startup pitch competition, Seedstars World will host 11 startups in Ghana at the Accra edition of global pitch tour set for tomorrow.

    Send Nominations for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2015
    The 5th edition of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards, is open for nominations for candidates in East and West Africa.

    Andela Picks 9 Software Developers For Its Inaugural Kenyan Fellowship
    Andela has selected nine developers from its two week software developers bootcamp in its inaugural fellowship program in Kenya.

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    Startup Feature: Lawpadi Brings Expert Legal Advice To Nigerians’ Mobile Phones
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