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Social media mourns the death of Morgan Tsvangirai
The leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Morgan Tsvangirai died on Wednesday, 14 February 2018. Tsvangirai suffered from colon cancer and had previously been treated at a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. He died at the…
The digital revolution and the trending themes in 2018
The digital revolution is beginning to make real headway in how work is done in corporate South Africa. The current trends suggest that 2018 will start to see policy catch up and in essence, countries such as South Africa will…
20 Billion IoT devices by 2023 and why satellite connectivity will be needed
The Ericcson 2017 mobility report forecasts that by 2023 there will be over 30 billion connected devices, of which around 20 billion will be related to the IoT. Connected IoT devices include connected cars, machines, meters, sensors, point-of-sale terminals, consumer…
Is your business harnessing remote IT support services?
We’ve all heard about remote working – but what is remote support, and what does it mean for your business? Put simply, remote technology support means having an IT professional log on to your computer from anywhere in the world…
Zuma resigns and Twitter reacts
On Wednesday 14 February 2018, the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, addressed the media at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. During the address, Jacob Zuma announced that he has resigned as the President of the Republic of South Africa.…
Ecobank fintech boosts financial inclusion in Africa
Fintech is boosting financial inclusion across Africa, according to Ecobank. Although over 80% of Africans have mobile phones, only around one quarter (28%) of them have a bank account. But mobile banking and e-wallets are helping to break the banking…
Virgin Money launches 3D Secure payment solution
Virgin Money, a registered financial services provider, wants to change the way friends exchange money, with its peer-to-peer payment application, Virgin Money Spot. Users can download the app, link their Internet-enabled card from any South African bank, enter a security…
40 percent of CIOs are planning to deploy Artificial Intelligence says Gartner
Meaningful artificial intelligence (AI) deployments are just beginning to take place, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Survey shows that four percent of CIOs have implemented AI, while a further 46 percent have developed plans to do so.…
MTN calls for the creation of ‘Gauteng Silicon Valley’
Government, universities and the private sector in Gauteng should harness the gains that have been made by both the public and private sector to build the mobile ecosystem and facilitate access to mobile broadband connectivity in the province, according to…
DSTV and GOtv fight for their lives in Nigeria
On 10 February 2018, the Federal Government in Nigeria notified the management of MultiChoice DSTV/GOtv that their operations in Nigeria will come to an end in 2019 as their license expires June next year, according to a report by Nigerian Communications…
Top technologies delivering premium experience to every smartphone
We’ve come to take the power of our smartphones for granted, but they’re the result of a decade of amazing innovation. We have watched the advent of new features such as high dynamic range (HDR) photography and 4G/LTE connectivity, and…
OkHi: Kenyan startup addressing Africa for the Mobile Age
OkHi, a Nairobi-based tech startup, is expanding its addressing system with new ways for people to describe where they live, prove who they are, and for businesses to connect with them. “The traditional physical address system was invented over 200…
The 5 most exciting tech developments in Africa this year
You may not have realised it, but Africa is quickly becoming one of the technological frontrunners in the world. With so many developments and advancements due to be made this year alone, here are just five of the most exciting.…
Cyber-security – Essential in realising our e-Government ambitions
We often talk about cyber-security from the perspective of the private sector, however, governments and public sector organisations hold vast troves of data on citizens. If this gets into the wrong hands, it can wreak havoc, and diminish the trust…
South African Reserve Bank’s fintech Programme to asses emerging innovations
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has established the Financial Technology (fintech) Programme which aims to strategically assess the emergence of fintech in a structured and organised manner and to consider its regulatory implications. The main goal of the programme…
Advanced DDoS for SMEs from Arbor Networks
Around the globe, you don’t have to look far to find anecdotes about the increasing need for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to ramp up their cybersecurity arrangements. In South Africa, Professor Basie von Solms, Director of the Centre for…
