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Fintech PalmPay Celebrates Massive User Milestone in Nigeria
Lagos-based fintech PalmPay has today announced that it has reached 10 million users in Nigeria. The company says that this represents a doubling in its user base within just six months and only 3 years after the company launched in…
Fraudsters Launch Phishing Attacks on Universities
With universities becoming more concerned about their networks’ cybersecurity, attackers find ways to breach these systems by targeting inattentive students, staff and professors. Experts from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky highlight intensified phishing campaigns with fraudsters exploiting the names of some…
SA Startup NoPBX Expands to Namibia
NoPBX, South Africa’s own locally developed cloud PBX-over-GSM solution, has expanded its services to Namibia. Launched in SA at the end of 2020, NoPBX says it has enjoyed rapid growth since then amongst small and medium-sized businesses – the “SME”…
You Can Now Rent Solar Power in SA with MetroWatt & Huawei
Johannesburg, South Africa-based renewable energy solution provider MetroWatt is now offering simple hybrid solar and battery-powered solutions for rent from as much as R2,800 ($164.51) a month as part of a new partnership with Huawei. The company says that these…
A New Leader for Microsoft’s Africa Transformation Office
Microsoft’s African Transformation Office (ATO) announced today that Microsoft veteran Kunle Awosika has been appointed to the position of MD for the Office as previous MD Wael Elkabbany steps into a new role heading up the Africa Regional Cluster. The…
How AI & Machine Learning Can Provide Defense Against Cybercrime
Nowadays, threat actors are leaning on new tools and techniques to improve the efficiency of their attacks. Only artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning move quickly enough to defend organisations in this evolving cyber threat landscape. “In the past three…
Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. MTN appoints a new executive, Openserve connects Equiano to South Africa, Kwik expands its e-commerce in Nigeria and Africa Data…
The Tech Trends to Take Note of as 2022 Draws to a Close
Since the beginning of 2022, several trends have emerged as newsworthy front-runners, now well into the second half of the year, will these trends keep their importance? CTO Wayne Yan and architect Saša Slankamenac at South African specialised software development…
Safaricom Appoints New Chief Enterprise Business Officer
East Africa’s telecom leader, Safaricom, announced on Thursday the appointment of Cynthia Karuri-Kropac as its new Chief Enterprise Business Officer. The appointment will be made effective 1 September 2022. She is set to replace Joseph Wanjohi, who has been serving…
Oppo A77 Now Available in Kenya – Here’s the Price + Specs
Chinese mobile telecommunications company Oppo on Thursday released the Android 12-enabled OPPO A77 smartphone in the Kenyan market. The manufacturer says that the A77 device is an affordable smartphone and represents a “generational leap” in the technology of the brand’s…
South Africa’s Cell C Continues to Bleed Money, Reports Main Stakeholder
One of South Africa’s largest telecoms, Cell C, made a loss of nearly $150-million between 1 June 2021 and 31 May 2022, according to a report from Blue Label Telecoms, which bought a 45% stake in the company in 2017.…
$50,000 Up for Grabs in Ecobank’s 2022 African Fintech Challenge
Pan-African banking group, Ecobank Group, has today announced the launch of the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge and encourages African Fintech entrepreneurs to enter the competition. The group says that that the top fintech chosen and aligned with…
Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities Used to Attack African Users – Report
Russia-based internet cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says that the number of exploits for vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office suite increased globally compared to Q1 2022. In Q2 2022 these exploits accounted for 82% of the total number of exploits across different…
Binance Launches “First-of-its-Kind” Crypto Education Hub in Francophone Africa
Binance, one of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystems and cryptocurrency infrastructure providers, has on Wednesday announced the launch of a crypto education hub in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The hub is set to provide resources and training for young people across Francophone…
Pick n Pay Joins Forces with AWS Cloud
Pick n Pay Group, one of the largest retailers in South Africa has migrated its entire on-premises IT infrastructure to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. This is according to an announcement released today by the Amazon cloud computing company.…
South African Cryptocurrency Ownership Revealed in New Report
Cryptocurrency adoption in South Africa has held steady over the past several months, according to the latest data from Finder.com. Finder says it fact-checks every report it publishes, but users are still warned to read all the fine print themselves.…
