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Microsoft unveils Office Excel Champs SA competition
Microsoft South Africa has launched the Office Excel Champs competition, which aims to find the country’s greatest Excel practitioner, whether he or she is a student, teacher, business professional or simply loves crunching numbers for fun. “There have been many…
Education Innovation Summit draws in high-calibre speakers and guests
The 2016 Education Innovation Summit, which had been organised by IT News Africa and sponsored by Telkom and Mwabu, saw education and technology executives convene at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg on the 17th of March 2016. “Great Calibre of speakers…
Samsung expands onboard entertainment for SAA
South African Airways (SAA) will be expanding the offer of Samsung tablets on board as a way of improving in-flight entertainment to business class customers travelling on regional flights. “Following the launch of this offering in September last year on…
Science education, effective syllabus key to Nigeria’s development – Ogunsanya
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has called on government, policymakers and other stakeholders in the Education sector to deepen science education in schools and develop a curriculum that prepares students for the present-day situations,…
South Africa: Western Cape’s first drone pilots graduate
UAV Industries (UAVI), the Western Cape’s only drone pilot training centre, has released its first batch of 14 graduates. These are the first certified trained pilots who are authorised to fly drones in the region. This spells the commencement of…
MasterCard launches the Africa Women Leadership Network
In honour of International Women’s Day, MasterCard teamed up with African Women and Beyond (AWAB) in Kenya to launch the Africa Women Leadership Network (AWLN), drawing attention to the importance of financial empowerment of women on the continent. Driven by…
Samsung to tackle unemployment in SA
Technology has the power to push people forward and spark innovation. More than that, technology has the power to unite people, fostering an environment to create solutions that are not only innovative in functionality, but also serve important social purposes.…
ITC Global inks $6.5 million USD contract in West Africa
ITC Global has revealed that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to provide remote offshore communications to two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels in Western Africa. The seven-year, $6.5 million contract, awarded by Saipem, is part…
Nominees for New African Woman Awards 2016 Revealed
The first edition of the New African Woman Forum Awards sets out to honour extraordinary women who have made significant achievements in their countries and communities. The awards are given across 11 categories: Business; Politics and Public Office; Education; Science, Technology…
Cote d’Ivoire revealed as top prospect for investors in Africa
The launch of Nielsen’s second Africa Prospects Indicators (APi) report has given existing and potential investors an unprecedented and even deeper comparative view of the country opportunities across the continent, with Cote d’Ivoire moving ahead of Nigeria to leading position…
Canon SA helps put children’s facial screening project in the picture
Canon South Africa has revealed that it will be assisting the University of Pretoria’s Department of Genetics to help bring to fruition a facial screening project that will assist with the early diagnosis of disorders in South African children, specifically…
SEAT and partners to develop the connected car of the future
SEAT, Samsung Electronics and SAP SE have created a technological alliance to develop future projects for the connected car. At the 11th edition of Mobile World Congress (MWC), the three companies showcased cutting-edge concepts developed by pooling their innovation and…
3D printing market in Middle East and Africa set to boom
Spending on 3D printing in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) market is set to increase from $0.47 billion in 2015 to reach $1.3 billion by 2019, according to the latest forecasts from International Data Corporation (IDC). The research firm’s…
Egypt: Digital hub to help Africa track and control disease outbreaks
A new disease control hub is set to be launched in Egypt, which will use technology to trace and control diseases, predict outbreaks and engage communities in affected areas across Africa. The African Health Data and Disease Control Hub (AHDCH)…
‘Flash’ Forward: What IT Managers Ought To Know
Although a majority of storage systems installed around the world are still based on hard disks, a recent 451 Research report determined that flash storage is rapidly catching up and is now accepted as mainstream. This is true for the…
Another robotic first in Africa achieved
The Urology Hospital in Pretoria has successfully conducted Africa’s first robotic assisted removal of a cancerous bladder (cystectomy) and prostate (cysto-prostatectomy). Dr Hugo van der Merwe, who performed the surgery, also used the robotic system to reconstruct a new bladder…
