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Intelsat & AfricaOnline to accelerate broadband connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Intelsat S.A. has revealed that it has partnered with AfricaOnline in order to provide a managed broadband internet service for sub-Saharan Africa. Under the agreement, Intelsat will provide satellite services via Intelsat 28 located at 33° East, and Gondwana will…
Research reveals that mobile banking increases financial inclusion
The SWIFT Institute, in partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School, has released new research on the impact of mobile banking on financial inclusion. The report, ‘A Quantum Leap Over High Hurdles to Financial Inclusion: The Mobile Banking Revolution in Kenya’,…
South Africa: Tabtor math tutoring centre opens in Cape Town
Educational publishing house Via Afrika has launched the first Via Afrika Tabtor Maths Centre in Africa. The centre was officially opened by Debbie Schäfer, Western Cape Minister of Education at the Cobble Walk shopping centre in Durbanville, Cape Town. The…
Telepresence technology connects Students in Kenya and UAE
As part of its efforts to inspire youth to consider careers in technology, Cisco brought together students from Jebel Ali School in Dubai with their counterparts from Makini School in Nairobi, Kenya through Cisco Telepresence. Aligned with Cisco’s vision of…
In Pictures: Selling to the CIO Workshop
From 29 – 30 June 2016 IT News Africa once again hosted its executive workshop titled “Selling to the CIO.” The workshop, which was held at Henley Business School in Johannesburg, drew in a number of high-level attendees from across…
South Africa: Seedstars World names SA’s best startup
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes brought its South Africa country wide competition to a successful close during Seedstars Grand Final after hosting pre-selections in Cape Town, Durban and Soweto (Gauteng). The…
Etisalat set to boost e-learning in Nigeria
Etisalat is set to boost the e-learning space for students in Nigeria with the launch of Cliqlite Portal, an internet-enabled application that offers unlimited access to a wide range of educational materials. Speaking at the launch event in Lagos, Chief…
Replacing text books with laptops could eliminate back problems
The age-old tradition of going to school with a backpack or a briefcase could most notably be something of the past. It is obvious that technology is evolving, and most of all it is aimed at making human life more…
South Africa: MTN Group reveals new management changes
MTN has revealed the appointment of Stephen van Coller as Vice President of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions, effective 1 October 2016. According to MTN, Stephen will be the fourth Vice President of the Group, the other three having responsibility…
MEF survey shows South Africa’s evolving connectivity priorities
While slow speeds and high costs dominate most discussions about South Africa’s broadband, a survey at the MEF Johannesburg Seminar revealed that business now rates fast and agile set up and modification as its top priority. This is according to…
African countries can achieve their sustainable development goals by 2030
The concept of sustainable development goals (SDGs) allows for nationally adapted and differentiated approaches for implementing what is seen as a common and collective responsibility. The SDGs are intended to guide priorities both for the development needed in the emerging…
Rocket League receives retail release
505 Games and developer Psyonix have released the highly addictive Rocket League on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The Rocket League: Collector’s Edition features 4 brand new vehicles. In addition to this, the Collector’s Edition also includes the popular “Supersonic…
South Africa: Datacentrix and OpenText to boost skills development
Integrated ICT systems provider, Datacentrix has revealed the introduction of a graduate training programme focused on South African skills development, working closely with OpenText. Datacentrix has selected ten graduates from Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban for the year-long programme, which…
MTN Nigeria wins 2.6 GHz auction
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared MTN as winner of its latest auction for a ten-year frequency spectrum licence for the 2.6GHz band, which guarantees superior performance for wireless networks, especially 4G LTE services. The NCC had earlier confirmed…
Nigeria takes lead with online shopping via mobile devices
Nigerian consumers are increasingly comfortable with online shopping – both from local retailers and foreign online stores — and are some of the world’s most prolific users of mobile devices to do this shopping. And forecast say they are going…
Top 10 Strategic Technologies for Government in 2016
After nearly a decade of “doing more with less,” government CIOs remain under pressure to further optimise IT and business costs while leading digital innovation in the public sector, according to Gartner, Inc. Government CIOs face organisational and cultural challenges…
