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Beyond the Badges: The Real Business Case for Gamification
Over the past several years, gamification, the concept of applying game mechanics and game design techniques to engage and motivate people, has found its way into the corporate lexicon, with companies scrambling to ‘gamify’ elements of their business – both…
Africa: A playground of the future through smart cities
Africa’s cities are well-positioned to rapidly transform through the greater use of advanced technology and data. Smart applications, revolutionising consumer and utility services are enabling service providers to capture data and apply powerful analytics programmes. These tools enable cities to…
South Africa: 120 students embark on two year coding journey
WeThinkCode says its mission is to source and train Africa’s future coding talent – it’s an ambitious undertaking for the first peer-to-peer tertiary IT education academy in Africa, but it has now officially launched and is on track to train…
Personal safety to drive wearables market beyond health & fitness
According to the latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report, “Wearable technology and the internet of things”, it has been revealed that six in 10 smartphone users state that wearables have uses beyond health and wellness. Devices related to personal safety and security,…
South Africa: M4JAM acquired by Informal Solutions
Telco product distributor, Informal Solution Providers, has announced its acquisition of micro-jobbing platform, M4JAM (Money for Jam). Informal Solution Providers will trade under the name M4JAM. The acquisition helps turn Informal Solution’s plan to build an active ecosystem that attracts…
Kenya: Safaricom strikes M-Pesa deal with Carrefour Hypermarket
The Carrefour hypermarket chain, located within Kenya, has become one of the first retailers in Kenya to fully integrate Safaricom’s payments service “Lipa Na M-Pesa.” According to Safaricom, customers shopping at Carrefour now have the ability to complete payments faster.…
Nigeria: Intel’s radio show to encourage women to utilise IT
The Intel Corporation within Nigeria has unveiled a new radio show, which according to the company, is set to empower women and girls while connecting them to opportunities for personal growth in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The radio show,…
Beyond the cloud: What your business will look like in the future
After a slow start in South Africa, cloud adoption is picking up fast, following global trends in which spend on cloud services is rapidly doubling and even tripling. According to IDC, spend on public cloud services will grow from around…
Accra becomes next smart African city to offer Uber
Accra has been named as the next city to join Uber’s network in Africa. The economically vibrant hub is the first city in Ghana to receive the service. With a thriving urban population, Accra’s 2.27 million people will have access…
13 Ways to take better photos with the LG G5 Smartphone
LG’s latest flagship device, the LG G5 gives users, according to the firm, the opportunity to fully experience the joy of photography. While LG has provided 13 Ways to take better photos with the LG G5 Smartphone, below… IT News Africa’s…
Dealing with the dark side of rapid digitisation in Financial Services
Across the African continent, organisations offering banking, lending, insurance, trading, and payments services are seeing the opportunities for technology to increase levels of financial inclusion, and delight customers with superior experiences. In fact, due to vast geographies and generally poor…
Social media mourns the death of Nigeria’s Stephen Keshi
According to a report via EWN.co.za, one of football’s best-known stars, Stephen Keshi, has died at the age of 54. The news, which was confirmed by the Nigerian Football Federation, was revealed on 8 June, 2016. According to the report,…
Closing the growing cloud applications performance gap
Reports show businesses of all sizes are making the move to the cloud. As well as improving cost effectiveness, mobility and scalability, cloud applications make it easier for IT departments to maintain all the systems and applications housed within data…
Homefront: The Revolution Review
Developer Dambuster Studios and publisher Deep Silver have finally released Homefront: The Revolution on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. While the original Homefront was somewhat linear, Homefront: The Revolution attempts to step things up by introducing players to…
BCX named finalist for 2016 Microsoft SAM Partner of the Year Award
Business Connexion has revealed that it has been named a finalist in the 2016 Microsoft Software Asset Management (SAM) Partner of the Year Award. The company was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in…
South Africa: Britain & US warn of possible terrorist attacks
According to a report via www.enca.com, the British government revealed – on 6 June, 2016 – that there is a high threat of possible attacks against foreigners in popular shopping areas within South Africa. The report revealed that the alert by…
