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8 South African fintech startups awarded funding
On Tuesday, 20 August 2019, Rand Merchant Investment Holding (RMI) in partnership with AlphaCode announced that it has awarded entrepreneurial packages valued at over $104 000 to eight of SA’s most promising financial services startups. All businesses are under two…
List of Indie games announced during Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase
On 19 August 2019, Nintendo held a live-stream titled Indie World Showcase on its official YouTube channel. The live-stream showcased upcoming Indie games that will launch on the Nintendo Switch in the coming months. Below is the list of games…
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4 insights into the South Africa Mobile Network Experience report
Mobile analytics company, Opensignal has released a report analysing the mobile network experience in South Africa. The report, utilising 105,883 devices and recording over 259,426,348 measurements from 1 May to 29 July 2019, covers everything from 4G availability and download…
3 essential benefits of attending #HISA2019
The 5th annual Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa is set to take place at the Gallagher Convention Centre from the 8th to 9th October 2019. The summit, which aims to be the biggest HISA to date, will address challenges specific to…
SpringHill Entertainment to produce NBA 2K20 MyCAREER Mode
2K recently announced a partnership with SpringHill Entertainment, a content company created by American businessman Maverick Carter and NBA Superstar LeBron James. SpringHill Entertainment will produce and create NBA 2K20’s MyCAREER cinematic Narrative, “When The Lights Are Brightest.” SpringHill Entertainment…
Energizer’s newest smartphone now available in South Africa
The Energizer Power Max P600S is equipped with an ultra-powerful 4500 mAh battery which lasts more than 16 days in standby mode and 12 hours in use. It comes with a Fast Charge 12V charger and a USB-C cable. According…
Vox introduces new offering for South African startups
Vox, an integrated ICT and Infrastructure provider is on a mission to provide startups with access to a wide variety of IT infrastructure – as well as the management thereof. This will be done through a Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) offering in…
Africa Code Week equips teachers in Ghana with digital skills
In Ghana, close to 700 teachers completed digital skills training in August as part of the country’s preparations for SAP Africa Code Week, which aims to introduce 1.5 million young Africans to digital and coding skills in 2019. Claire Gillissen-Duval,…
Headliners at AfricaCom 2019
Over the past 20 years and more, AfricaCom has become synonymous with thought-provoking content, diverse opinion and visionary insights. The AfricaCom Headliners feature 30 of Africa’s most prominent digital tech and telecoms thought-leaders. Discussions around digital transformation, sustainability and driving…
6 exciting Huawei Y9 Prime features
Unless you’re a tech-aficionado, learning how to use your newest smartphone’s features and functions can be a little tricky — and more often than not, by the time you’ve gotten the hang of them, it’s time for an upgrade. That’s…
MTN granted permission to bring digital banking to Nigeria
South African telecoms provider, MTN announced on Friday, 16 August 2019, that a subsidiary MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has been granted permission to offer financial services by Nigeria’s central bank. The announcement comes after the Nigerian government decided last year…
Google launches CS First program aimed at South African learners
On 15 August 2019, Google South Africa launched the CS First program which according to Google was created by educators aims to teach South African learners the fundamentals of computer science. This program will strive to educate over 30,000 South…
2K Games reveal first entry in WWE 2K20 Originals
2K Games is planning to release a series of post-launch content for this year’s release of the company’s popular annual wrestling series, WWE 2K. WWE 2K20 will feature 4 post-release content packs under the title WWE 2K20 Originals. These content…
what3words announces partnership with South African emergency service provider
Geo-location technology company, what3words announced on Monday, 19 August 2019, that it’s partnering with South African emergency response service, ER24. The collaboration aims to enable faster response times in case of an incident. what3words has divided the world into 3m…
Lenovo announces new single-socket server platforms
On 19 August 2019, Lenovo announced the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 server platforms, which Lenovo claims are “two of the industry’s most powerful single-socket servers.” These new Lenovo solutions aim to provide the performance of a dual-socket server at…
Financial departments under attack from malicious campaign, ESET discovers
ESET researchers have discovered a malicious campaign that has been underway since 2016 in four countries of the European Balkan region: Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The victims of this attack were the financial departments of businesses. The…
