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Nigerian startup launches “online African art gallery”
A startup from Nigeria, called Artyrama, is looking to give people around the world access to a variety of African art through its recently launched “online African art gallery.” According to the startup, its platform leverages cutting-edge technology to provide…
Arsenal signs cryptocurrency deal
English football giants, Arsenal, announced on 24 January 2018 that it had signed a sponsorship deal with the US cryptocurrency platform CashBet Coin. As a part of the deal, the Premier League club will promote the firm’s Initial Coin Offering…
The future of business is digital: Are you ready to go paperless?
Reduced costs. Better security and compliance. Increased productivity. And greater employee satisfaction. These are some of the challenges facing business owners every day. No matter the size of the organisation. One of the surest ways to overcome some of these…
Nigeria: Multichoice fined $16 million for copyright infringement
The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has awarded USD $16.3 million (N5.9 billion) in “special damages” against Multichoice Nigeria Limited. The judgment, which was handed out on Friday 19 January, followed an eight-year-old copyright infringement legal battle between…
Airtel Malawi rolls out 4G services
Mobile operator, Airtel Malawi has officially rolled out its 4th Generation (4G) 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology. The operator seeks to meet the demands of the market and its customers for faster, seamless internet connectivity which is more…
Top 5 online networking trends for 2018
The Internet has allowed people to overcome the distance barrier when it comes to meeting new people and keeping in contact with others, whether it be personal relationships or business ones. Through applications such as Skype, Facebook and WhatsApp allow…
Local coding initiative opens doors for South African youth
WeThinkCode_, a tuition-free, peer-to-peer technology university has opened its doors to anyone between the ages of 17 and 35 who passes the entrance tests to learn how to code. Arlene Mulder, MD and co-founder of WeThinkCode_ said, “We are all…
E-health platform disrupting healthcare industry in Kenya
MYDAWA, an e-health platform that enables customers to purchase authentic medicines and wellness products has hit over 30,000 registered users in December 2017. The platform was launched in March 2017 and features a unique mechanism that gives back control to…
2018 IT Trends for South Africa
Every year sees the introduction and predictions of new and emerging technology trends for the coming year. This year is no different. From the creation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) foundations which will undoubtedly impact global business, to intelligent applications, analytics,…
How big data and machine learning impacts IT Service Management
A Gartner study poses that, “By 2019, IT service desks utilising machine learning enhanced technologies will free up to 30% of support capacity.” In addition, Edward Carbutt, Executive Director at Marval Africa, believes the features that machine learning introduced will…
South African startup, Bountly, launches recruitment platform
South African startup, Bountly, has announced that it has launched the beta version of its recruitment platform in the Western Cape in South Africa. The platform is targeted at students, unemployed individuals, travellers and individuals hoping to add a secondary…
Kenya: Mobile money interoperability to launch in March 2018
Kenyans will now be able to transfer funds across networks, this comes after three of the country’s mobile money platforms Safaricom’s M-Pesa, Telkom money, and Airtel money went into an agreement which aims to bring down the cost of money…
What is needed for large-scale satellite networks
Research undertaken by ITU into the online and offline population shows that four-fifths of the offline population are located in Asia-Pacific and in Africa. While absolute numbers of offline individuals at a regional level show that Asia-Pacific bears the lion’s…
Top Cloud trends for 2018
The imminent arrival of multinational data centres in South Africa to service the continent will herald a new period of cloud innovation. From end-users, all the way through to enterprise-size businesses; virtualisation (and its associated impact on availability) will reach…
6 Nigerian telcos are in danger of losing their licences
On 23 January 2018, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) revealed that it may suspend the operational licences of six telco companies in the country, according to a report by Nigerian Communications Week. The companies have been implicated for their alleged…
Maths learning app to launch in South Africa
A mobile phone app, which has been developed to make high-quality maths education free and accessible to students from various socio-economic backgrounds, will be launched in South Africa in April 2018. Open Omnia is a web-based programme which aims to…
