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Mobile-first solutions driving long-term success
Mobile-first solutions are starting to dominate the enterprise sector. This is according to Cassie Lessing, CEO, Strato IT Group, developers of mobile business applications. According to Lessing, more businesses are realising that a mobile-first business – in which employees rely…
CSG builds foundation for South African digital carrier
CSG has on Wednesday, 28 February announced that Rain now uses CSG’s monetization and activation solutions as the foundation for delivering innovative products and services to its digital-savvy consumers. CSG’s agile product and service delivery enabled the two organisations to…
Retailers adopt new tech to buck the hammered economy
South African retailers have embraced a considered approach to digitalisation, innovation, and technology adoption to load their arsenal against the fiscal onslaught of a wounded economy. They are under so much pressure from the ratings downgrades and political instability, yet…
Mastercard and M-KOPA Solar to light up homes and businesses in Africa
Mastercard and M-KOPA have announced a partnership that aims to provide Africans living without electricity a way to light up their homes and businesses. M-KOPA, which already provides energy to 3 million people in East Africa, will pilot Mastercard’s Quick…
Overcoming Africa’s manufacturing challenges
Manufacturers based in South Africa often face unique and intricate operational challenges. From labour unrest to an unstable electrical grid, water shortages, harsh conditions and asset risks, there are various factors to consider, and strategic management is essential. With the…
Why playing in a regulatory sandbox is a good thing for fintechs
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) recently announced their FinTech Programme, to enable them to review and consider the regulatory implications of emerging fintech innovations. One of the programme’s objectives is deciding on the applicability of regulatory sandboxes. BBD executive…
Creating safer cities to help drive greater economic growth
The majority of the world’s citizens reside in urban areas and when cities is managed effectively, they can provide their inhabitants with vital opportunities for economic development as well as improved access to public services. An important component of city…
Alcatel’s affordable smartphone line to hit South Africa
TCL Communication announced on Wednesday 28 February 2018 that the Alcatel 1 series, the latest addition to the Alcatel smartphone portfolio, will soon be available in South Africa without revealing an exact date. The 1 series is Alcatel’s most affordable line-up,…
Hitachi Vantara announces new appointments
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has announced two new key appointments. Neo Nhantumbo will take on the role of Channel Manager: South Africa. With more than a decade of experience in IT, Nhantumbo has gained experience working…
How AI will accelerate IoT solutions for enterprise
As announced at re:Invent 2016, AWS reveale that it is simplifying artificial intelligence (AI) adoption through three low-cost, cloud-based services built for AI-specific uses cases. Instead of creating proprietary algorithms, data models or machine learning techniques, all levels of developers…
Nigerian digital agritech platform awarded $325,000 grant from GSMA
On Tuesday 26 February 2018 Farmcrowdy, a Nigerian digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, was named as a recipient of a $325,000 grant from dedicated GSMA global team Mobile for Development as part of the…
Fortinet report reveals increase in swarm cyberattacks targeting IoT devices
Fortinet, a provider in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced the findings of its latest Global Threat Landscape Report. The research reveals that attacks per firm increased over the previous quarter. In addition, automated and sophisticated swarm attacks are…
Benefits of a managed IT services model
In today’s business environment, organisations need to adopt new technologies in order to expand their operations and improve productivity and customer experience. Even small to mid-size organisations will not be able to function, let alone scale-up their businesses without a…
Airtel Rwanda appoints new Managing Director
Philip Amoateng has been appointed the new Managing Director of Airtel Rwanda, the firm said in a statement. Amoateng was the chief executive officer of Tigo from 2016 until it was bought by Bharti Airtel in December 2017. Rwanda Utilities…
Fintech companies using digital technology to score creditworthiness in East Africa
More than 2.5 billion people around the world – many of them in Africa – lack formal identification that enables them to access to financial and government services, according to the United Nations and the ID2020 project. Furthermore, less than…
Researchers discover vulnerabilities in a smart home hub
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in a smart hub used to manage all the connected modules and sensors installed in the home. Analysis reveals that it is possible for a remote attacker to access the product’s server and download…
