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Nigerian Police TV to go Live in November 2017
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS), Ediri Jerry Wesley, revealed – during an interview with journalists in Abuja on Saturday 2nd of September 2017 – that the proposed NPBS would be hitting Nigerian airwaves as of the 28th of…
Winners of the MTN Women in ICT Partnership for Change Awards revealed
The curtain came down for the 2017 chapter of the MTN Women in ICT – Partnership for Change Awards when MTN, and its partners, conferred a string of accolades to shortlisted candidates at a gala event held in Johannesburg on…
Kenya rolls out electronic passports
Kenya is set to phase out all current passports and replace them with electronic ones by 2019. The Immigration Department will start processing and issuing the new passport, starting September 1, 2017. The passport will have an electronic chip with the…
The importance of future proofing ICT strategies
As both local and global markets face constant and intricate business changes, relevant, reliable and secure Information Communication Technology (ICT) has become not only a dire need but also a prerequisite for success. To deliver an effective ICT strategy, one…
The POPI conundrum: Data protection vs data mining
The office of the Information Regulator is expected to be fully operational by the end of this year. From then, organisations will have just 12 months to comply with the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, or risk prison terms…
New SAP Study Shows Growth Depends on Digital Skills Investment
According to new survey results released by SAP SE, business leaders who have completed digital transformation projects across their entire organisation report significant increases in employee engagement compared to those with more limited initiatives. 64 percent of executives with broad-ranging…
43 Percent of Manufactures Embrace IIoT: Study
A study conducted by Zebra Technologies Corporation has revealed that nearly two-thirds of manufacturers are embracing smart technologies to achieve a fully connected factory by 2022. According to the Manufacturing Vision Study, 43 percent of manufacturers embrace smart technologies. The…
South Africa: Transnet launches e-commerce platform
Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA), a division of Transnet, announced on Monday 28th August 2017 that the company has launched a new, fully integrated e-commerce platform. The new Order to Cash system replaces TNPA’s nine-year-old PortsOnline customer system for online…
The Second Scramble for Africa
For the second time in history, the African continent has become a focal point for global expansion. As a result, valuable goods, services and intellectual property are being exported into Africa. With this expansion comes the reality of increased demand,…
Uber appoints new CEO
Uber has appointed Dara Khosrowshahi as the new CEO of the taxi hailing app. Khosrowshahi is notable for his vocal opposition to U.S. President Trump’s initiatives. The Uber CEO seat has been vacant since June 2017 when co-founder Travis Kalanick…
What is the impact of driverless cars on insurers?
Will the car insurance industry expand their offering to accommodate the driverless trend that could hit our roads in the next couple of years? That’s the question, folks, and with the world of transport rapidly becoming the biggest “consumer” of…
Mayweather vs McGregor: Watch The Full Money Fight Here
In the early hours of Sunday morning, 27th of August 2017, the world rose together for the most anticipated fight in combat sports history. It was the Money Fight of course and it was MMA superstar Connor “The Notorious” McGregor…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
Leading healthcare and technology players have come out in support of the upcoming Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa conference (#HISA2017), set to take place between 29-30 August 2017 at Vodacom World in Midrand, Johannesburg. The summit will gather the who’s who of Africa’s healthcare and technology…
How companies can beat challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
First, there was water and steam. Then there was electricity. The Third Industrial Revolution introduced electronics and IT. Now the fourth is digital. Each stage has been characterised by its respective disruptive force that shook the foundations of society. This…
Is carpooling the future of urban mobility?
There would be something gratifying about guessing the future, particularly when it is patently counter-intuitive. Isn’t carpooling all about that quaint 70’s notion that we could all reduce our petrol costs and save the planet if only we could remember…
“The future can be African” – SingularityU Summit South Africa
The SingularityU Summit kicked off on Wednesday the 23rd of August 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The two-day summit was hosted by Singularity University in collaboration with Standard Bank, global partner Deloitte and strategic partners MTN and SAP and looked…
