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Visa’s Andrew Torre reappointed to the President’s Advisory Council
Visa’s Andrew Torre, Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa has been reappointed to the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. The Advisory Council is a United States private sector council which, through the…
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Playfre, Nigeria’s answer to Spotify, achieves 100,000 streams two weeks after its launch
Playfre, Africa’s first indigenous music streaming platform, has recorded 100,00 streams just two weeks after it launched. Playfre was launched on 1 May 2019 as a free music streaming platform that allows Africans to access over 45 million songs. The…
Nokia appoints new Chief Legal Officer and President of Technologies
On Wednesday, 19 June 2019, Nokia announced that Nassib Abou-Khalil has been appointed the Chief Legal Officer while Jenni Lukander takes up the position of President of Nokia Technologies. Both will report to Nokia President and Chief Executive Officer, Rajeev…
FUJIFILM instax mini LiPlay launches in South Africa
FUJIFILM introduced its latest instant camera, the instax mini LiPlay at the FUJIFILM PrintLife Exhibition, currently taking place at Sandton City in Johannesburg. Featuring never before seen in FUJIFILM’s line-up of point, shoot and print cameras, the mini LiPlay connects…
Two young South African app developers continue to push boundaries
18-year-old Brandon Kynoch and 21-year-old Dieter Kunze are two South African creative developers who are inspiring the younger generation of South Africans to become a part of the world of programming and coding. Brandon Kynoch’s most recent gaming app, Sector,…
40% of people would ditch social media to guarantee data privacy, study says
Fears surrounding protecting digital privacy have made consumers more anxious about the use and distribution of their personal information on the Internet. And a recent report by Kaspersky Lab called ‘The true value of digital privacy: are consumers selling themselves…
The Nokia 3.2 launches in South Africa
The home of Nokia phones, HMD Global, has announced that starting from the 19 June 2019 the Nokia 3.2 will be available for purchase from Vodacom stores and retail partners for an estimated price of R2,399.00 or R179 per month.…
Is Facebook the future of cryptocurrencies in emerging markets?
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, Facebook revealed the white paper for its highly anticipated cryptocurrency, ‘Libra’. As stated in an article by CNN’s Ben Brown, the tech giant claims that the crypto is “built on a secure, scalable and reliable blockchain,…
Jaime Morais appointed as Angola’s Country Leader for General Electric
Jaime Morais has been appointed by General Electric as the Country Leader for the company in Angola. In addition to this new position, Jaime is also GE Africa’s Government Affairs Leader for Central and Francophone Africa. In this new role,…
Visa B2B Connect launches globally
Visa has announced the launch of their B2B connect network. The aim is to give financial institutions the ability to process corporate payments anywhere in the world. The Visa B2B Connect launch will initially cover more than 30 global trade…
Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge applications now open in Africa
The Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is now accepting application submissions from news organisations in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. The organisations need to address increasing engagement with readers and/or exploring new business models in any form such…
Only 19% of South Africans fully understand cryptocurrencies, study reveals
Kaspersky has released a survey that reveals just how little of the South African population fully understands the workings of cryptocurrencies, despite there being considerable interest in this fairly new technology. In the report titled ‘Uncharted territory: why consumers are…
Jumia empowers Nigerian women through eCommerce
Nigeria’s online shopping platform, Jumia, is attempting to bridge the ever-increasing unemployment gap by empowering young women. The company launched its ‘Women & Youth Empowerment’ pilot programme in Yaba, Lagos on Friday, 14th June 2019. Jumia Nigeria’s Chief Executive Officer,…
Technology is a key driver of the modern employee experience-study
According to The Experience of Work: The Role of Technology in Productivity and Engagement, research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) with sponsorship from Citrix, companies that use it to support new models for work and provide employees with…
Avaya strengthens South Africa’s SME support with new partnership
Avaya Holdings has partnered with Even Flow Distribution, a value-added distributor of unified communication, telecoms, video conferencing, wireless and networking technology, to brings its solutions to market. Under the partnership, Even Flow Distribution will supply and support Avaya’s market-leading range…
Orange Business Services appoints new Vice President Middle East and Africa
Orange Business Services has announced the appointment of Sahem Azzam as Vice President Middle East and Africa. He is based in the regional headquarters at Dubai Silicon Oasis in the United Arab Emirates. Sahem brings over 15 years of experience…
