Newsletter Subscribe
Enter your email address below and subscribe to our newsletter
Neo Sesinye
Share your love
Neo Sesinye
MTN highlight company’s efforts to deepen digital and financial inclusion
MTN Group has released its integrated and sustainability reports for the period ending 31 December 2018, setting out how the group creates value and highlights the six distinct growth opportunities the company is pursuing across the voice, data, digital, fintech,…
Financial services embrace hybrid cloud
Nutanix, Inc. has recently announced findings of its Enterprise Cloud Index Report for the financial services sector, measuring financial firms’ plans for adopting private, public and hybrid clouds. The report revealed that the financial sector outpaces other industries in the…
General Electric appoints Brenda Mbathi as East Africa CEO
General Electric has announced the appointment of Brenda Mbathi as the Chief Executive Officer for East Africa. In her role, Brenda will play a pivotal role in steering the next phase of strategy and growth for General Electric in East…
Girls-only AI bootcamp to address the systematic exclusion of youth
Furthering its commitment to driving education in South Africa, Microsoft has partnered with AI in Townships to realise the DigiGirlz initiative which aims to help talented youth reach their full potential and become the leaders of tomorrow by equipping them…
Cell C scoops prestigious award that recognises digital excellence
Cell C was last night recognised for its CellCgirl website at the coveted 11th IAB Bookmark Awards. CellCgirl walked away with a silver pixel in the competitive and sought after Brand, Retail and Commercial category that included all websites, either…
CSIR Energy experts share tips to mitigate load shedding
South Africans have been urged to become more energy efficient, change their behaviour and make use of complementary energy sources, as South Africa experiences further load shedding and grid outages. Taking control of electricity in households by installing energy efficient…
Dutch-based DMP launches data centre in South Africa
DMP South Africa (DMP SA), the local branch of European data management specialists Data Management Professionals (DMP), brings load shedding-proof data management solutions to the South African market with the launch of its local data centre on 31 March 2019.…
Absa brings SpringOne Tour to South Africa
As the world readies itself for the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), Absa has partnered with Pivotal Software, a leading cloud-native platform provider, to bring the first-ever SpringOne Tour to Africa. Aimed at helping to bridge a skills shortage and improve…
Rwanda’s President Kagame, open to drive digitisation in Africa
Rwandan President, Paul Kagame and Globacom’s Executive Vice Chairman, Mrs Bella Disu, on Monday, March 25 began discussions on the use of digital technology to help the march towards economic prosperity in Africa. The two leaders held a private meeting…
South Africa recognised as global destination for Business Process Service
Following significant investments from key industry players and renewed focus on the sector from government, South Africa has emerged as a global destination of choice for Business Process Services (BPS). “In an unprecedented and seminal moment for the market, a…
Top 10 strategic technologies impacting higher education in 2019
Gartner, Inc. has identified the top 10 strategic technologies impacting higher education in 2019. Gartner highlighted the technologies that higher education CIOs should have on their radar this year, especially as they look to enhance their competitive advantage and support…
Automation Anywhere expands operations to Africa
Automation Anywhere, specialists in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), announced the expansion of its operations in Africa and (Rest of the World) ROW countries, with plans to open an office in Johannesburg. To lead the company’s expansion, Sriram Narayanan has been appointed…
IOTFA2019 helps leaders stay on top of IoT trends
By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be up to 21billion connected devices globally, and the Internet of Things is set to change the trajectory of how businesses are run. Currently, organizations are at different staged of…
GESF2019: Tanzanian start-up announced as winner of Next Billion Ed-Tech Prize
Tanzanian start-up Ubongo, a localised educational media platform that reaches millions of families through accessible technologies, has won the ‘Next Billion’ Edtech Prize launched by The Varkey Foundation to recognise the most innovative technology destined to have a radical impact…
Blue Turtle automates move to Microsoft Data Centres in South Africa
With the official launch of the Microsoft Data Centres in South Africa, Blue Turtle announces a suite of services that enables a customer’s journey to the Cloud. Blue Turtle will deliver Azure Migration Services that encompass discovery, assessment, migration, optimisation,…
GESF2019 leads the conversation on the global learning crisis
The seventh annual Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF 2019), a Varkey Foundation initiative, opened at The Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, UAE on Saturday, March 23. Under the theme “Who is changing the world?” GESF 2019 brought together more than…
