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Interview- The progressive race towards connected lighting
IT News Africa recently sat down with the managing director at Philips Lighting, Reggie Nxumalo, to unpack the latest developments in the digitsation of the lighting industry. Lighting? Really? How can a lightbulb be digitised? These are the views of…
Juni Yan named BT Vice-President for Security in AMEA
BT, providers of communications services and solutions, today announced the appointment of Juni Yan as vice-president for security in Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA). Juni will be in charge of all aspects of BT’s cybersecurity business in the region…
SAP Africa appoints new Head of Education
SAP Africa today announced the appointment of Goutam Dev as the new Head of Education for Africa. Dev, who has been with the company since 2005, has held various leadership roles in services, sales, strategy, and general management across a…
Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa Appoints CEO
Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa, a value-added technology distributor of category-leading solutions in Security, Collaboration, Networking, Cloud and Data Centre, is pleased to announce that Rakesh Parbhoo has officially joined the company in the role of CEO of WestconGroup SA, effective 1st…
Interview- “Biometrics to make payments secure and convenient”
Recently IT News Africa caught up with Xavier Larduinat, Head of Banking and Payment Innovation at digital security company Gemalto. Xavier is in charge of promoting Gemalto as a leading digital security company, with customers in over 180 countries. The company’s…
Tracy Surkont Named New TotalSend MD
TotalSend, an email, sms and payments specialist, announced today that Tracy Surkont has been named as the new Managing Director of the company. The mobile industry innovation stalwart and entrepreneur will lead a well-established team from the company’s Cape Town headquarters…
Cisco Appoints David Meads Vice President for MEA
Cisco today announced that David Meads has been appointed Vice President for its Middle East and Africa operations. In this newly created role, Meads will oversee the execution of Cisco’s strategy in these two regions, ensuring the technology leader maintains…
Cell C appoints new Chief Digital Officer
Mobile operator Cell C has announced the appointment of Nihmal Marrie as Chief Digital Officer. Marrie joins Cell C to steer the digital transformation of Cell C and execute an aggressive strategic focus in the digitization of the business. “The…
‘Growth of data consumption is staggering in Africa’ – Alepo
In an interview aimed at taking a deep dive into the current African telecoms landscape, IT News Africa spoke to Derrick Gross the Vice-President of Business Development at Alepo, a technology solutions provider. Alepo looks to make next-gen data opportunities a reality by…
​Entersekt appoints vice president to spearhead growth in Africa and the Middle East
Stellenbosch-headquartered fintech company Entersekt has appointed ICT industry veteran Pattison Mutambiranwa as senior vice president Middle East and Africa. The newly created position attests to Entersekt’s growing dominance in sub-Saharan Africa and sustained interest from the Middle East, and follows…
Niral Patel Appointed New Oracle South Africa MD
Oracle South Africa today announced the appointment of Niral Patel as Managing Director and Technology Leader. Niral will be based in Johannesburg and will be responsible for accelerating the adoption of Oracle Cloud solutions, identifying new growth opportunities and enhancing…
Cisco Name Ali Amer For New MD Position
Cisco, the multinantional technology service provider, has announced the appointment of Ali Amer as Managing Director for Global Service Provider Sales in the Middle East and Africa region. In his new role, Ali will be responsible for helping telecommunications service providers transform…
Akin Banuso Announced As New GM of Microsoft Nigeria
Yesterday, Microsoft Nigeria announced the appointment of Akin Banuso as the new General Manager for Nigeria. Banuso will look to drive the company’s digital transformation in an economy which has proven to be one of the most dynamic, innovative and largest…
IT News Africa’s Abe Wakama joins TT100 Awards Panel
Abe Wakama, CEO of African Innovator Group and publisher of African Innovator Magazine and ITNewsAfrica.com, has been selected to join the Technology Top 100 awards judging panel for 2017. The awards, which will take place at the Johannesburg Country Club on the 15th of…
Interview: Startup looking to harness wireless power for drones
IT News Africa sat down with the CEO and Founder of innovative startup WiPo Wireless Power, Dr Jaco du Preez, recently in an interview to discuss his company’s goals and objectives. Jaco, a man with degrees in Computer Systems Engineering, ICT and…
Instagram’s Rich List- Top 10 Earners Revealed
As with all social media platforms, Instagram has become an extremely profitable platform for celebrities and influencers to monetise their brand by leveraging their reach and followers to charge exorbitant amounts of money for promotional posts. So this begs the…
