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Local data centres crucial in fight against unemployed
South Africa’s sluggish economic growth continues to be roundly outpaced by our population growth, as business confidence remains uncertain and job creation falters. One of the effects is a rising unemployment level, which according to Stats SA, has now reached…
New fibre comparison tool to bridge digital divide in South Africa
Chameleon Fibre, a new online fibre comparison tool has been launched in South Africa. The tool enables users to gain access to a list of product packages available in their fibre-live areas. With the Chameleon Fibre platform, consumers now have…
BCX announces the sale of Netcampus
BCX, an African end-to-end digital solutions partner, announced on Tuesday 10 October 2017 that the company has sold its wholly-owned subsidiary, Netcampus. According to BCX, the sale of Netcampus will take the form of a management buyout with current Managing…
Legitng launches Nigeria’s first free online legal consultation service
Legitng, an online legal content and referral platform, after their launch, on 1 October 2017, has become the first free 24 hour online legal consultation service in Nigeria. According to the site, they are committed to providing access to legal…
Enterprise Resource Planning bringing about behaviour change
Despite the focus on digital transformation, the value traditional approaches bring to the organisation cannot be underestimated. By having a solid foundation underpinned by proven business best practices, the organisation is in a much better position to roll out more…
Machine learning: No longer reserved for short-term gains
While, the jury is still out on whether or not Facebook really shut down an artificial intelligence (AI) experiment which, saw two robots invent their own language to communicate with each other, the signs are clear: machine learning is no…
Orion Hotels and Resorts wins Sabre Top Destination Technology Award 2017
Orion Hotels & Resorts have been awarded the Sabre Top Destination Technology Award, the newest category created to include all establishments that have selected Sabre technology and its SynXis Central Reservation System to power up their activity. The proudly South…
5 things not to miss when mapping your transformation journey
A customer journey map puts the user front and center in the organisation’s thinking. It shows changes in customer behaviour and demonstrates the need for the entire organisation to adapt. Whilst there is no organisation-wide or even industry-wide standardisation of…
How analytics and machine learning can save your life
More than 11,000 people died during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, or nearly 40% of all reported cases. The virus was relentless, hopping between Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Liberia, before making its way to the UK, US…
African countries embrace new technology to approach promising mobility revolution
Despite the continent’s transport infrastructure lagging behind global standards for decades, Africa is bracing itself for a transport revolution as more countries embrace the onset of new technology. Intelligent mobility involves the electrification, automation and digitalisation of existing transport infrastructure,…
Artificial Intelligence: The new technologies powering South African business
By next year, the number of businesses around the world using artificial intelligence (AI) in some aspect of their operations is expected to increase to 62 percent. Leading this trend are the South African organisations which are adopting smart technologies…
Embedding data governance in Business Intelligence
It’s a familiar scene: The monthly sales management meeting began well enough, only to descend into claims and counter-claims about whose “data is better” – sales or finance? It’s one of many possible results of poor data governance, and it…
Uber like App to help metered taxi’s in South Africa
Scoop a Cab, a taxi and ridesharing application similar to Uber, has revealed that the company has launched its services in Bloemfontein adding to its services which are already available in Johannesburg and Pretoria. The app matches a rider’s location…
Kwesé launches premium Free Bouquet across Africa
Pan-African broadcaster Kwesé has announced the addition of the Kwesé Free bouquet. The ‘always on’ bouquet will feature at least five channels that are usually only available to pay TV subscription customers. The bouquet will include the Kwesé Free Sports…
Before handing your phone in for repair follow these steps
Nearly one in five South Africans don’t have a password on their smartphone. With almost 9 million South Africans reportedly victims of cybercrime in the last year, according to a 2016 study by internet security company Norton, the need for…
Mobile app aimed at combating crime launched in Nigeria
According to a report by Nigerian Communications Week, a new mobile app has been launched in Nigeria and Ghana that will allegedly help combat crime in West African countries. The app, which was developed in the United Kingdom, is called Code9Help and…
