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Webtickets expands operations to Zimbabwe
Webtickets has expanded its online ticketing business into Southern Africa. Webtickets recently started operating in Zimbabwe and one of its biggest ticketing sales events has included the recent 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-Series one-day international (ODI) cricket tournament, which took place from…
In Pictures: A look at Huawei’s Headquarters in Shenzhen China
IT News Africa recently attended the 2014 Huawei Cloud Congress (HCC), which was held at the Shanghai Expo centre. The expo gathers over 10,000 customers, partners and industry professionals from more than 80 countries and regions around the world to…
Dimension Data acquires Mweb assets
South African based internet service provider Internet Solutions, a division of Dimension Data, has revealed that it has recently signed an agreement to purchase several assets as well as business divisions from Mweb Connect. According to the company, Mweb Connect…
Video Interview: Deon Scheepers – Interactive Intelligence
IT News Africa caught up with Deon Scheepers, strategic consultant for Interactive Intelligence – at the 2014 Gartner Symposium. Deon Scheepers gave us an exclusive overview of his presentation titled ” To Cloud or Not to Cloud.” The video can…
Nigeria: Ogunsanya named Telecom CEO of The Year
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, has been revealed as the “Telecom CEO of The Year.” The announcement was made at the 2014 Nigerian Telecoms Awards, which was held this past Saturday 20th September in Lagos.…
SAP drives public sector innovation and agility
SAP Africa has kicked off its public sector innovation roadshow in Johannesburg, to highlight how the SAP innovation solutions portfolio including, cloud and big data, supports all levels of government in order to facilitate socio-economic change throughout Africa, governments are…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
This week in tech has been especially exceptional not only is tech booming across Africa, but the continent also came in strong as Huawei revealed its GCI findings at the 2014 Huawei World Congress. Reporting straight out of China, at…
Hitachi & Clarion to accelerate dev of connected cars
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) has announced a partnership with Clarion Corporation of America, a leader in consumer and commercial mobile electronics, to jointly research and develop new data-driven solutions for deployment in the next generation of Clarion in-vehicle connectivity…
Huawei brings next-gen Agile Network solution to SA
Huawei has announced the South African launch of its much-acclaimed agile network solution at The Forum in Johannesburg. Huawei’s agile network is the industry’s first network centred on services, users, and experiences. Huawei’s agile network solution has been deployed in…
MTN introduces new WoW tiers
MTN South Africa introduced two new WoW tiers for its prepaid customers to give them even more budget flexibility and additional value in their voice and data usage. In addition to already popular WoW bouquet of promotions, MTN is rewarding…
Social media is transforming money transfers to Africa
A new World Bank Development Research Group Report released in August, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that digital payments and remittances are playing a key role in increasing financial inclusion throughout the developing world and in…
E-commerce booming in Nigeria
Managing Director of online hotel booking platform Jovago, Marek Zmyslowsk,i has stated that e-commerce is the key driving innovation factor for mobile payments in Nigeria. In a statement made on a panel for Mobile Payment Solutions for the Nigerian Market…
Airtel Africa announces leadshiper shuffle
Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of three key business leaders in The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Niger. The leadership roles, according to the company, will become effective as of October 1, 2014. According to Airtel Africa, Djibril…
Nigeria: Jumia unveils same day delivery service
Jumia has introduced a same day delivery to its customers in Lagos, exactly two years after its major competitor, Konga, introduced a similar service in the country. According to Nicolas Martin, Jumia’s Managing Director, the online retailer’s goal is set to…
In Pictures: 2014 Huawei Cloud Congress Showcase
The 2014 Huawei Cloud Congress (HCC) has drawn quite a lot of attention this week here at the Shanghai Expo centre. Vendors from all over the world have stepped forward in order to showcase a variety of software and solutions…
2014 Huawei Cloud Congress unveils future driven tech
Huawei has revealed a variety of products and solutions at the 2014 Huawei World Congress. Among the technology and solutions revealed was Huawei’s future-oriented Service Driven-Distributed Cloud Data Center (SD-DC²). Embodying innovations in cloud, Big Data and data management, this…
