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4th Edition Cyberx Africa Summit, Momentum in Cyber Resilience Across Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalization around the world, but as life has shifted increasingly online, cybercriminals have exploited the opportunity to attack vital digital infrastructure. States across Africa, where digital capacity continues to lag behind the rest of the…
Massive Increase in DDoS Attacks Observed – Record Numbers Reached
Compared to Q3 2021, the total number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 shows an increase of 52%. This is 4.5 times more than the same time the previous year. These and other findings were published in…
Why Travel Brands Need to Use Social Media to Engage Younger Consumers
With social media proving to be the most cost-effective and impactful way of directly getting engaged with younger consumers, travel companies have begun to invest time and resource into this space for faster outreach and connection, finds GlobalData, a UK-based…
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Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. Vodacom launches an AWS lab in South Africa, E& announces plans to expand from the UAE to Africa and further…
New Bitcoin SV Ambassadors Appointed for East & West Africa
The Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV) blockchain’s – the original Bitcoin blockchain created in 2018 – Switzerland-based organisation has appointed two new BSV Ambassadors as part of its global ambassador programme. Mohammed Ibrahim Jega and Geoffrey Weli-Wosu have both been appointed…
New Vaccine Mandates Expected in SA Very Soon
South African Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has said that a team of senior government officials are ready to make recommendations to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Addressing a virtual media briefing on government efforts…
Mental Health Investigation Launched Against TikTok
US Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Wednesday that TikTok is under investigation by the US government for allegedly promoting the app to youth while knowing that the use of the app could be harmful to the same youth. According…
This Week’s Top 4 Google Searches Across Africa
Google Trends publishes the top searches for every day of the week and covers 4 African countries in which it sees the most activity, namely Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The top search trends from along the week provide an…
Google To Have An Even Darker Dark Mode – What We Know
Google is testing a darker dark mode for its Android Search app, which is not the same as the one they were testing last month on desktops. According to The Verge, the one spotted in the mobile app is darker…
Tanzania’s RAHA Telecom Undergoes Brand Change – Now Part of Liquid
Tanzania’s RAHA Liquid Telecom yesterday officially announced that it would be changing its identity and brand to Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies. The company will now be known Liquid Intelligent Technologies Tanzania, falling under the larger Liquid…
Orange to Facilitate Smartphone Financing in Cote d’Ivoire
Orange, one of the leading telecom operators in Cote d’Ivoire and Yabx Netherlands, a fintech venture offering credit products across multiple countries in Africa, today announced their collaboration with Cofina Cote d’Ivoire, a leading financial institution dedicated to meso-financing, to…
South Africans Lash Out After MultiChoice Removes RT on DStv
South African viewers expressed their frustration after Multichoice removed Russian Today (RT), a Russian state-controlled international television network funded by the tax budget of the Russian government. According to News24, MultiChoice confirmed on Thursday night 24 February 2022, that the channel…
Huge Petition Launched Against Bolt Amidst Renewed Sexual Assault Allegations
A new Change.org petition has been launched in South Africa against popular Estonian ride-hailing app and service Bolt. The petition alleges that “Many South African women have been sexually assaulted by Bolt South Africa drivers.” The petition is calling for…
This South African Edtech Start-Up Teaches Kids How to Code AI
On Thursday a Cape Town-based edtech startup, Mindjoy, launched a track that teaches kids to code Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) programs, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3. Mindjoy says that the ‘Get Creative with Artificial Intelligence’ series of its…
MiRO Announced as Virtual Exhibitor at #IoTFA2022
Over the last few years, public and private sector organisations alike have had to adapt to the explosion of new technologies such as AI, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, 5G, and underpinning it all – the Internet of Things (IoT) This year,…
Why AI and Robotics are the Key to True Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics are terms used to describe machines with human-like abilities, or the simulation of natural intelligence in machines, that is programmed to learn and mimic the actions of humans. While this often brings to mind the…
