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iWayAfrica Uganda gets new boss
Converged ICT solutions provider, iWayAfrica Uganda, has appointed Godfrey Sserwamukoko as Managing Director and a board member with immediate effect. The announcement takes place amid significant growth within the local market and an increased uptake of communication services. Long-time iWayAfrica…
Cloud-based portfolio company appoints Riaan Burger
Riaan Burger, CFA, FRM, a well-known investment performance consultant, has decided to rejoin StatPro, a global provider of cloud-based portfolio analytics and asset pricing services for the global asset management industry, on a full-time basis to serve as a Senior…
New Director to bolster development in key markets, with security and cloud at the fore
F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) has appointed Matthew Barker as its new Director for the sub-Saharan Africa region. Reporting directly to Diego Arrabal, Middle East and Africa VP, F5 Networks, Barker will lead a team comprised of salespeople, channel staff and…
NetApp appoints new Country Manager for South Africa and SADC Region
Today NetApp, a data management and cloud storage solutions provider, announces the appointment of Morne Bekker as the new South African Country Manager and District Manager for the SADC Region. Bringing with him a wealth of experience in the IT…
Newly launched LTE network provider appoints COO
South Africa’s newly launched LTE-Advanced network, Rain, has appointed Gareth Tindall as Chief Operating Officer. Announced in September 2016, the Rain LTE-A network of currently 750 active base stations, and increasing daily, already extends across South Africa’s major centres and…
Interview: Jamie Martin discusses Edtech in Africa
In yet another eye-opening interview, IT News Africa spoke to former Senior Adviser to UK Government, Jamie Martin at the recent Education Innovation Summit held in Johannesburg. Martin, who was responsible for overseeing radical reform of the school system in…
Veeam announces new Co-CEOs
Provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Always-On Enterprise, Veeam Software has promoted President & COO and member of the Board of Directors, Peter McKay, and co-founder, member of the Board of Directors and CTO, Andrei Baronov, to the…
SA Rocket Scientist Wins Big
Jonathan Lun, a South African rocket scientist, was announced as the SingularityU ‘Global Impact Challenge’ 2017 winner at an intimate event in Johannesburg. At the event the top five finalists presented their impact concepts to the Judges and audience and…
Interview: Jasper Westerink CEO of Phillips Africa
Phillips, a company which has been in operation for over 100 years, has built itself on innovation and entrepreneurship. This focus has seen Phillips evolve and change in tandem with a number of revolutions. It started with the lighting revolution in…
Top Female Tech Entreprenuer to Chair AfriLabs Board
Pan-African network of tech and innovation hubs, AfriLabs has elected a new board. The new board will be tasked with bringing “fresh ideas” to the network and fuelling the continent’s tech ecosystem. In what was only the second board election…
eBay Founder Pledges $100 Million In Fight Against Fake News
The founder of eBay, Pierre Omidyar on Wednesday announced that he will be donating $100 million over three years in support of “independent media and investigative journalism” worldwide, while tackling “misinformation and hate speech.” The pledge was made through Omidyar’s philanthropic…
Interview: Ross Hickey Of Trinity Telecom Discusses IoT
Ross Hickey the CEO of Trinity Telecom, a South African national IoT platform provider with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, sat down with IT News Africa at the inaugural Internet of Things Forum Africa last week. Since its early…
SAP Africa appoints new Head of Innovation
Software company, SAP Africa, has appointed Dr. Adriana Marais to take on the role as Head of Innovation. Based at head office in Johannesburg, Dr. Marais will lead the IoT Lab, the Co-Innovation Lab initiatives, as well as other innovation…
Twitter Mourns The Passing Of Ahmed Kathrada
Africa has woken up to the sad news that former ANC stalwart and anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada has passed away. “Uncle Kathy” as he was affectionately know by, passed on Tuesday morning due to postoperative complications after going in for…
Interview: Dr Mumick of Kirusa discusses telecoms in emerging markets
A telecom visionary with over two decades of working in the telecom environment, and a serial entrepreneur, meet Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick is the Founder and CEO of Kirusa, a provider of telecom and social media solutions in the emerging…
Interview: Underwriter Laboratories’s Steven Jackets discusses The Future of Authetication
Underwriters Laboratories, a consulting and certification organisation from the US and which spans over 40 countries including South Africa, were among the exhibitors at Seamless Africa 2017, which took place 14-15 March at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape…
