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Amazon’s Alexa Could Soon Mimic Anyone’s Voice, Including the Dead
Amazon, a giant tech company, recently revealed a new feature that could make Alexa, its virtual assistant technology, mimic anyone’s voice, including those of the dead. The company unveiled this feature at its tech summit this week in a video…
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Rwanda Breaks Ground on Africa’s First mRNA Vaccine Factory
German vaccine manufacturer BioNTech and the Rwandan government have offically begun construction on Africa’s first mRNA vaccine factory in Kigali, the country’s capital. The announcement came on Thursday. The African continent is the world’s least vaccinated region against COVID-19, with…
New Protests at Eskom Could Cause Worse Load-Shedding, Company Warns
On Friday Eskom, a power utility firm in South Africa, warned that there would be more load-shedding if protests at its stations and facilities persisted. According to Mail & Guardian, the power utility firm confirmed on Thursday that indeed there…
Vodacom Hopes to Connect 1-Million SA Youth to Jobs with “Get-a-Gig”
Vodacom South Africa today has launched the Get-a-Gig initiative through its NXT LVL platform with a three-year vision of connecting 1 Million Youth to jobs or gigs by 2024. South Africa has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in…
How Smart Will Tomorrow’s Homes Be?
Smart homes are no longer a thing of the future, but a reality of the present, and soon they will be even smarter. Global spending on IoT (Internet of Things) products is forecast to reach $1.1 trillion in 2023, coming…
South Africa’s Manufacturing Sector is Shaken, says Absa
Confidence levels across the manufacturing sector in South Africa dropped 14 points to 29 in the second quarter, according to the latest Absa Manufacturing survey. “After a fairly upbeat set of results in the first quarter of 2022, additional headwinds…
Huawei P50 is Now Available for Pre-order in SA
Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications company, has announced that the new HUAWEI P50, the latest addition to its iconic P Series product line, is now available for pre-order in South Africa. “Joining the legendary series of the HUAWEI P50 Pro and…
5G to Top One Billion Subscriptions in 2022: Ericsson Reports
Ericsson, a Swedish telecommunications company, released a report predicting that there will be one billion 5G subscriptions in 2022. The forecast is contained in the latest edition of the Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Mobility Report. The 2027 timeline also includes projections…
Mark Zuckerberg Officially Launches Meta Pay
On Wednesday Mark Zuckerberg officially launched Meta Pay, a digital wallet for the metaverse. Zuckerberg said Meta Pay is exactly the same way Facebook Pay was, with improvements here and there to fit the idea of the metaverse. “It’ll stay…
Proven Consult Partners with Leading Insurance Firm in Africa to Provide Intelligent Business Automation
Proven Consult, a leading automation technology firm, has partnered with a prominent insurance company headquartered in Nairobi, and operating in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. The partnership aims to accelerate digital transformation in the insurance industry in Africa through the implementation…
Shoprite Group Launches New Division to Support SMMEs in SA
The Shoprite Group has launched Shoprite Next Capital, a business division dedicated to capacitating and growing commercially viable SMMEs to further the Group’s continued efforts to give small suppliers access to its consumer market. The Group says that Shoprite Next…
Update Your Security Strategy Based on Key Information Learned About Threat Actors, Advises Netskope
The reality of the cyber threats posed today is that many threat actors are not rogue operators acting on their own but are, instead, working as part of sophisticated and organised groups, collaborating with other groups within a wider ecosystem…
Uber Celebrates Six Years of Operating in Ghana
Uber, one of the biggest ride-hailing providers, celebrates six years since it entered the Ghana market. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Uber ran a three-month competition for drivers who use the Uber app in Ghana to find and reward the…
Amazon Announces New CEO for its Worldwide Stores
On Tuesday Amazon, a giant technology company announced Doug Herrington as the new CEO of its worldwide retail stores. Herrington will be replacing Dave Clark who resigned on 3 June 2022. Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, broke the news…
Telkom Kenya is Planning a Loan Product on T-Kash
Telkom Kenya is reportedly planning on introducing a credit product called T-Kash Loan. According to Techweez, the product has not been activated yet but the company has indicated on the T-Kash app that it is “coming soon.” T-Kash is a…
Edgars Expands Delivery Services with Click & Collect Option
Edgars, recently acquired by the Retailability group, is prioritising convenience for customers by partnering with last-mile logistics company Pargo for nationwide Click & Collect. In addition, the retail group is also adding over 100 of their own stores to the…
