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South Africa has a remarkable history of innovation. We list 15 of the country’s best inventions, and the people behind them.
Young black South Africans with entrepreneurial ambitions may well find that studying computer programming or software developing provides the springboard they need to grab the eye of a venture capital funder. With an inherent bias towards
International GPS specialist Garmin has acquired South African technology company iKubu, which is developing a radar system that alerts cyclists of what’s happening around them on the road. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. The Stellenbosch-based
South African electronics developer iKubu has developed a radar for cyclists aimed at keeping them safe on the road by detecting vehicles that approach them from the rear. The project, which is funded by a crowdsourcing campaign on Dragon Innovation, will be available by December
With the high number of accidents affecting cyclists in South Africa, a new invention by a Stellenbosch-based technology company called iKubu, which alerts bike riders of what’s happening around them, is likely to be a welcome