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Using blockchain to stamp out development aid fraud
A modular MBA student at the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), Rufaro Masiiwa and her team have developed a Blockchain solution that aims to help donors transfer monetary aid to beneficiaries. The solution allows users to bypass traditional channels,…
Tools to keep your business running efficiently
“Cape Town set to become the first major city in the world to run out of water” is just one of the statements to make headlines amidst the severe drought residents are facing. And while Day Zero is somewhat of…
Listeriosis, the Oscars, and the Soweto Derby trend on Google this week
South Africans largely took a break from politics this week as they instead sought to find more about a deadly food-borne disease, the Academy Awards, aka the Oscars, and the latest iteration of one of Africa’s biggest football Derbies. When…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 revealed
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has officially been revealed. The latest title in the Black Ops series will officially launch worldwide on 12 October 2018. As revealed by developer Treyarch and publisher Activision, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will…
The role of cutting-edge technologies in South Africa
The theft of billions of rand stolen from South African taxpayers, could have been prevented if there had been an effective artificial intelligence (AI) system in place to track suspicious spending patterns in state disbursements. Dr Duncan Coulter, Deputy Head…
mVideo launches in South Africa
IMImobile SA has on Thursday, 08 March 2018 announced the launch of a high-resolution mobile video delivery solution. mVideo allows mobile marketing and enterprise customers to streamline the creation and delivery of high-resolution video content across multiple communication and media…
How artificial intelligence will impact the South African workforce
Last year, research by Accenture and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) posited that artificial intelligence (AI) had the potential to double the growth rate of the South African economy and boost rates of profitability by an average of…
Digpro announces appointment of Jüri Loosme
Digpro, the developer of network operating systems, Digpro, has recruited Jüri Loosme, the innovator of the X-Opto Network Information System, who has been working on Trimble as Product Manager in recent years. Jüri has worked with product development near the…
Company culture key to unlocking gender equality, new Accenture research finds
New research from Accenture has identified 40 workplace factors that create a culture of equality — including 14 factors that matter the most. The research, published today in the company’s “Getting to Equal 2018” report, details the most-effective actions that…
Who will attend Africa’s leading Internet of Things Forum 2018
Internet of Things Forum Africa 2018 (#IOTFA2018) will take place on 14 and 15 March at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, South Africa. The two-day conference will bring together an array of thought leaders, visionaries and experts who will share…
10 Games Ruined by Microtransactions
As a business strategy, microtransactions are a very legitimate way to earn a profit, especially for free-to-play games. Developers have to earn a profit somehow, however, the problem comes when the focus is too much on increasing their profits rather…
Why South African businesses should protect their data
It has long been said that ‘knowledge is power’ but never has that been more pertinent than it is for businesses today. What businesses know is a key differentiator as they seek to get closer to their customers and improve…
IOX Cable and Angola Cables set to expand reach across Africa
IOX Cable and Angola Cables have announced the signing of a joint provisioning agreement aimed at developing and enhancing their respective network capabilities and services across Africa, America, Europe and India. By partnering with Angola Cables, IOX is consolidating its…
Tigo and Airtel Rwanda launch new insurance enabler
Tigo and Airtel Rwanda in partnership with Radiant Insurance Company, Inclusivity Solutions, and Access to Finance Rwanda have launched a new insurance enabler called Ingoboka Cash. With Airtel and Tigo Customers and total mobile wallets of 1.4 million, Airtel and…
Digitally-driven education is vital to South Africa’s future
South Africa’s ongoing education crisis, specifically access to schooling and learning material has been well publicised. Government has responded with subsidy offers, but simply providing financial aid does not solve the crisis that South Africa faces. Compounding the issue is…
Five reasons why Artificial Intelligence needs Women
Over the course of the last few years, Artificial intelligence (AI) has become recognised as one of the keys to solving some of the world’s most complex issues – unlocking a level of growth and innovation that has never been…
