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Enhancing science and IT learning in rural South Africa
Mochudi Secondary School in Rural North West, South Africa has become the beneficiary of a mobile science and IT Lab which is designed to help teachers and pupils. Many of the rural schools in South Africa need resources that reflect…
Maturing Africa in the Quantum Age
It takes a village to raise a child, and precisely 54 nations to develop Africa. Our continent has come a long way in terms of development but much more needs to be accomplished. Africa’s dark history shows us that despite…
Cybercriminals homing in on the IoT
Criminals look to attack businesses embracing the Internet of Things (IoT), targeting small to mid-sized enterprises (SME) providing services to global organisations. One of the predictions made in the 2018 Cybersecurity Predictions released by Stroz Friedberg, an Aon Company, is…
The future for SMEs is online
Research by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) found that small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who have invested in digital technologies showed more growth than those that did not. In addition, further studies found that technology improved management, information delivery, collaboration…
MTN reaffirms dividend despite Iran sanctions
MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter said on Thursday at the telecommunications operator’s annual general meeting of shareholders that it still expects to declare a full-year dividend for 2018 of R5/share despite impending severe US sanctions on Iran. Iran is a…
Netflix: the most valuable media company in the world (for a day)
Netflix overtook Walt Disney in market value on Thursday, taking the title of most valuable media company from the film, TV and theme-park giant, but only for a little while. Shares of the video streaming service rose as much as…
Data protection D-day is here
The countdown has ended. D-day for enforcement of the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is here. As of today, 25 May 2018, penalties will begin rolling in for organisations that have not yet taken the necessary steps…
Accenture commits $200 million to education
Accenture has announced its commitment to more than US$200 million over the next three years to help equip disadvantaged people with job skills for the digital age. “As a technology leader, we have an obligation to apply new scalable technology…
Korea ready to share its technological and industrial revolution experience with Africa
Korean President Moon Jae-in has committed to sharing Korea’s technological and industrial experience with Africa and to help it compete in the 4th Industrial Revolution. His message came at the opening ceremony of the 53rd Annual Meetings of the African…
MTN Nigeria introduces 17-Digit Recharge PIN
The management of MTN Nigeria has announced the introduction of a new 17-digit recharge card Personal Identification Number (PIN), one additional digit from the previous 16. What this means is that when purchasing a scratch card of any denomination, the…
Africa Blockchain Alliance launches in East Africa
The Africa Blockchain Alliance, a non-profit organisation with a mission to educate and network stakeholders in order to promote the development of the blockchain ecosystem in Africa, is pleased to announce the addition of Blockchain Association of Uganda as one…
Online mentoring consultancy helping African students get a dream college offer
Crimson Education an online mentoring consultancy that helps build high school students’ candidacy to apply for overseas universities has opened offices in South Africa. Crimson was started by two high-scholars Jamie Beaton and South Africa-born Sharndre Kushor in 2013 is currently…
South Africa gets first drone insurance product
Briisk Limited has provided the technology to launch South Africa’s first fully digital drone insurance, Drone Covered. The first-to-market insurance, underwritten by Transact and Protect Insure (TPI) and insured by Mutual and Federal Risk Finance, is supported by Briisk’s Instant…
Ethiopia and Netherlands to build Ethiopia’s first specialised Cardiac Centre
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, and the governments of Ethiopia and the Netherlands, today signed a seven-year agreement to build Ethiopia’s first specialised Cardiac Care Centre to address the critical shortage of cardiology services in Ethiopia. Under…
Certified Cloud Foundry software improves Kubernetes infrastructure
SUSE Cloud Application Platform has been designated a Certified Cloud Foundry distribution by the Cloud Foundry Foundation. The newly certified platform brings the advanced productivity of the Cloud Foundry model to Kubernetes, which is rapidly becoming the de facto standard…
Free home renovations and maintenance app launches
HomeFixer, a free mobile App that puts users in touch with tradesmen, service providers and companies involved in the home improvement industry has been launched. assists users in finding rated service providers using its location functionality, while also providing the…
