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What does 2016 hold for the technology landscape?
It’s that time again – when we look back at the year that has passed and throw our predictions into the ring for what lies ahead. If anything was clear in 2015, it’s that advancements in technology showed no signs…
MobileData officially part of SA’s Nation Builder community
MobileData, a technology service provider focused on payment facilitation and prepaid electronic value distribution, has confirmed its membership to the South African Nation Builder initiative. Nation Builder is a Muthobi initiative bringing together key stakeholders including government, business and society,…
Twitter reacts to #PennySparrow comments
According to a report via News24, Penny Sparrow, a real estate agent from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, took to social media platform Facebook and labelled African beachgoers as “monkeys.” According to the report this has resulted in a national social media…
IMF Managing Director to Visit Nigeria and Cameroon
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will visit Nigeria and Cameroon during January 4–9, 2016, to engage with policy makers and other stakeholders in both countries and from the region and to underline the IMF’s strong…
Nigeria: Gionee launches Gionee S Plus Smartphone
Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Gionee has introduced its latest device, the Gionee S Plus smartphone, in Nigeria. According to the company, the Gionee S Plus is aimed at simplifying communication for consumers who are continuously on the go. The company revealed…
More network decomposition expected in 2016
While the last 10 years has seen network functions consolidated into a single physical appliance, the move from the physical to the virtual world is now producing the opposite effect that will accelerate further in 2016, according to KEMP Technologies.…
Entrepreneurs reach for the sky with Microsoft
Entrepreneurs in Gaza are being empowered with real business connections to Microsoft enterprise clients to start their own software consultancies. Microsoft under the 4Afrika Initiative has collaborated with Mercy Corps’ startup accelerator, Gaza Sky Geeks, to run the Gaza Business…
Top Predictions for FinTech, Mobile Money & Financial Inclusion in 2016
Alix Murphy, Senior Mobile Analyst at global money transfer app WorldRemit, has put together her top 3 predictions for Mobile Money, FinTech and financial inclusion in 2016. The predictions can be found below: Predictions for 2016 1. Financial inclusion will…
Taking a closer look at Enterprise Mobility Management
Unified access networks is an emerging culture of enterprise communications and is the direct result of the proliferation of easily portable mobile devices. As employees are becoming more reliant and dependable on these devices, businesses are finding that there is…
Encouraging signs expected for African job seekers in Q1 2016
South African employers report encouraging signs for job seekers in the upcoming quarter. While 13% of employers anticipate an increase in staffing levels, 6% forecast a decrease and 77% expect no change. Once the data is adjusted to allow for…
Software Defined Storage will change how you budget for storage
IT has traditionally worked out its storage requirements by looking at data growth levels and making a projection. It has generally paid for increases by replacing old arrays – in an asset management life cycle – and put new costs…
Nigeria: Govt to issue ICT policy blueprint in Jan 2016
According to a report via TelecomPaper, Minister of Communications – Adebayo Shittu – has said that a new blueprint for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry will be published in January, 2016. The report revealed that Shittu had said…
Nigeria: Jumia appoints new CEO
Online E-commerce platform Jumia has revealed that Juliet Anammah has been named as the new CEO for Jumia Nigeria. According to the company, Anammah is taking over from former Co-CEOs Jeremy Doutte and Nicolas Martin, who are taking the reins…
Dimension Data reveals top list of IT predictions for 2016
Dimension Data has revealed its IT predication’s for the next 12 months, and digital transformation is high on the corporate agenda because it’s already reshaping the competitive landscape. According to Ettienne Reinecke, Dimension Data’s Group Chief Technology Officer, social, mobile, cloud,…
Safeguard your corporate SIM
For companies who have come to rely on SIM cards for machine-to-machine communication and other enterprise-level solutions, fraud can be crippling. Fortunately, there are several preventative measures decision-makers can take to minimise the risk. Any company with a sizeable SIM…
Advanced Cyber defence is essential
Online connectivity is nothing new, and threats delivered via this medium are almost as old as the Internet itself. However, cyber security has come into sharper focus recently as a result of how pervasive new technologies have become, and how…
