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Apex Legends releases new limited-time game mode
Apex Legends, the popular first-person battle-royale shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by EA Games, is getting new content. The event is called ‘Voidwalker,’ and will take place from 3 September to 17 September 2019 with an update…
Seliro appoints new CEO
Seliro, a software solutions and development company, announced the appointment of Kajsa Arvidsson as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Group on 2 September 2019. Prior to joining Seliro, Arvidsson was in charge of Marketing and Communication for Europe…
HomeChoice launches e-commerce platform
On Monday, 2 September 2019, HomeChoice, a Retail and Financial Service products provider, announced a new eCommerce website in partnership with Oracle. The website will be hosted on Oracle Cloud Commerce (OOC), a new platform developed by Oracle and built…
Samsung launches interactive Galaxy Studio in South Africa
On 30 August 2019, Samsung announced the launch of the Galaxy Studio in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The Galaxy Studio was launched to celebrate the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note10. The Galaxy Studio will include activities, experiences, well-known…
Nexans appoints new Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa
On 2 September 2019, Nexans, a cable and optical fibre company, announced the appointment of Arafat Yousef as the new Managing Director of the LAN Systems Business Unit in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). In this new role, Arafat…
Japan and African Development Bank announce $3.5 billion to support Africa’s private sector development
On 30 August 2019, Japan and the African Development Bank announced a joint target of $3.5 billion under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA4). The announcement was made at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development…
Africa Mobile Networks and Intelsat reach significant milestone
On 29 August 2019, Intelsat, an integrated satellite communications company, and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), a mobile network infrastructure company, announced that they have reached a milestone in bringing mobile connectivity to unserved areas and communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The…
WASPA appoints new Communications Chief
On 29 August 2019 WASPA, an industry for South African companies in the mobile services industry, announced the appointment of Sipho Bengu as a new Board member in charge of the Communications and Membership portfolio. Bengu was elected to the…
Hexatronic announces changes to its Executive Management team
On 27 August 2019, fibre communications group Hexatronic Group AB announced a number of changes to its Executive Management team. “As a natural part of a succession process, and to lay a better foundation for further expansion, the following changes…
Globecast expands partnership with Eutelsat
Globecast, a service company for the media, radio and television industry, announced that it is expanding its partnership with telecommunications company Eutelsat Communications to develop a new HOTBIRD platform that, the company claims, will satisfy the increasing move from SD…
Google plans to shut down Google Hire service in 2020
Google announced that it is shutting down its online service Google Hire. The company made this announcement on 27 August 2019 via a Google Support document. “We’ve made the difficult decision to sunset Hire by Google on September 1, 2020.…
Cloud networking company GTT announces departure of CFO
On 27 August 2019, cloud networking company GTT Communications announced the departure of its Chief Financial Officer, Mike Sicoli. Sicoli is set to part ways with the company on 30 September 2019 after accepting a more senior role at a…
Who will you meet at the 5th Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa?
The 5th annual Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (HISA) is set to take place from 8 to 9 October 2019 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The Summit will address and discuss issues and challenges specific to healthcare organisations through…
9mobile receives $230 million loan
Nigerian telecommunications company, 9mobile, has recently been approved for a $230 million loan by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The AFC is a pan-African multilateral development financial institution that was created with the goal of minimizing Africa’s infrastructure investment gap…
SEACOM announces partnership with Sophos
On 26 August 2019, Pan-African telecommunications service provider SEACOM announced a partnership with cybersecurity Sophos. This partnership will see the two companies develop a “next-generation” security solution called ‘On-Premise Security.’ This solution is aimed at cost-conscious small and medium enterprises…
Worley, AVEVA set to launch cloud-based Enterprise Resource Management solution
Engineering and Industrial Software company AVEVA announced, on 26 August 2019, a partnership with Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company Worley. Worley will use AVEVA’s Enterprise Resource Management solution as its preferred materials management platform. The company will combine its…
