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Africa gets new virtual reality multiplayer arcade

VRCade, a graduate of the Venture Lab Incubator run by MTN and the UCT Graduate School of Business, has launched a virtual reality arcade in Cape Town. Over the next three weekends, a pop-up arcade will be run in Workshop17's...

Biometric & mobile tech innovation is driving the evolution of digital identity

According to the latest market analysis from Acuity Market Intelligence, the combination of tumultuous world events and the proliferation of innovative, disruptive biometric and mobile technology has created a perfect storm that is driving the evolution of digital identity...

Winners of the AfricaCom Awards 2015 Revealed

The AfricaCom Awards for 2015, attracted more entries than ever before, with some serious heavyweight projects giving the judges some added food for thought. Three of the big winners on the night were Huawei, Project Isizwe and FNB Connect, who...

Video Interview: McCarty discusses online harassment & Mobile for Dev in Africa

Yasmina McCarty is the Head of Mobile for Development for the GSMA who works with members and partners to develop innovative, scalable and sustainable ways to achieve social impact with the mobile phone. She joined the GSMA in 2010, and...

Smartphone adoption is accelerating as device costs decline in Africa

At the latest GSMA: Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference, it was revealed that the growth of 3G connections in Sub-Saharan Africa largely reflects the rising smartphone adoption rate, which has doubled in the last two years to 20...

Mobile subscriber growth is slowing in Africa

At the latest GSMA: Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference, it was revealed that Sub-Saharan Africa had 367 million unique subscribers and 680 million connections (excluding M2M) as of the second quarter of 2015. The report further revealed that the...

Mobile operator investments fuelling innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa

The mobile industry in Sub-Saharan Africa contributed more than US$100 billion to the region’s economy last year... This is according to a new GSMA study published at the ‘Mobile 360 Series – Africa’ conference being held in Cape Town,...

South Africa: GSMA Mobile 360 kicks off in Cape Town

The GSMA: Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference is well underway at the African Pride Crystal Towers Hotel & Spa in Cape Town, South Africa. The event, which is being held from the 7th to the 9th of October 2015, features...

Top 20 online statistics revealed at Gartner Symposium 2015

At the 2015 Gartner Symposium, which is currently being held at CTICC in Cape Town South Africa, Gartner revealed some rather intriguing statistics relating to the online technology sector. To add to the statistics, David Willis, Gartner VP and Analyst...

Youth skills development takes centre stage at opening of SAP Auditorium

“Africa’s large youth population and positive economic growth potential primes the continent to play a leading role in the Digital Economy. However, successfully navigating the complexities presented by vast amounts of data in today’s hyper-connected world requires excellent Science,...
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Moldova Launches a New Incubator for Digital Agriculture, Robotics, and FoodTech

Moldova is taking a decisive step toward the future of agriculture with the launch of a new incubator and...
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