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Telecel introduces telecash gold card
Telecel Zimbabwe has launched telecash gold card. The card is essentially a debit card that can be used to pay for goods and services at any ZimSwitch POS (Point of Sale) points across the country. The reveal was announced at…
The hidden benefits of managed services
Customers are increasingly demanding rapid, excellent service from an organisation’s contact centre – and rightfully so. However, as contact centre managers look to add more communication channels, more capacity, and improve the service to customers, the CFO is looking for…
Business Connexion appoints new CEO
The Business Connexion Group (BCX) have revealed that Isaac Mophatlane has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from 1 August 2014. He will take over the role of his late brother, Benjamin Mophatlane, who passed away…
Paynet extends chip adoption in Kenya
The development sees over 1 Million units of magnetic stripe cards held by customers of VISA, MasterCard and Kenya Bankers Association being replaced with the higher security EMV payment cards – carrying either VISA or MasterCard chip technology –  a significant…
IT News Africa: top stories of the week
Yet another week has flown by in the world of tech; however, it has been an extremely busy one. In this week’s top stories we see Telkom rejecting allegations that race will result in retrenchments. FNB also graced the headlines…
ITSM principles can benefit SMEs
IT Service Management (ITSM) is a concept that is generally thought to apply only to large enterprises. It is typically associated with acronyms such as ITIL, CoBIT and ISO 20000, as well as expensive software solutions that are well outside…
IT News Africa: top stories of the week
Welcome to the IT News Africa weekly news wrap up. We have gathered all the top stories of the week and placed them into one convenient article for your viewing pleasure. This week has been a rather interesting week, especially…
Interview: Anna Artemyeva & Marius le Grange – Acer
IT news Africa caught up with Anna Artemyeva, Education Program Lead Commercial BU Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Marius Le Grange, Acer Africa Education Manager – in order to find out what Acer Africa, in particular, has been focusing…
Renewable Energy Project commencing in West Africa
Sierra Leone has won the first call for proposals for the International Renewable Energy Agency/Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (IRENA/ADFD) financing facility; and have signed the 6MW Freetown Solar Park project, which will target urban and western rural districts around…
SAP expresses condolences on the passing of Benjamin Mophatlane
On behalf of the management team at SAP Africa and all our staff, I would like to express our collective condolences to the family and friends of Business Connexion upon hearing of the passing of Benjamin Mophatlane. Not only is…
SAP HANA Delivers One Modern Platform for Business in the Cloud
SAP AG today announced next steps in delivering SAP HANA as the modern platform that empowers customers to transform their businesses and innovate in the cloud. This includes new innovations, key features and functionalities for SAP HANA, mobile, analytics, data…
SAP Africa explores technology partnerships at 2014 African Development Bank’s Annual Meet
Representatives from SAP are today participating in a panel discussion on Africa at the annual meeting of the African Development Bank in Rwanda. The theme of the discussion will focus on entrepreneurship and job growth, SMEs and fostering innovation in…
Manoj Bhoola joins SAP Africa
SAP Africa has announced the appointment of Manoj Bhoola as the head of its database technology and mobility portfolio for the region. In this role, Bhoola will lead a team of professionals in extending knowledge in software, hardware, consulting and…
Turning Big Data and the Cloud into Business Advantages
Traditionally, data analytics has been perceived as expensive, time consuming and, in many cases, inefficient. Novel optimised analytical technology platforms in Africa are now heralding a new age of business analytics by effectively giving organisations the ability to not only…
