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Mimecast appoints new Senior Vice President for EMEA
Mimecast Limited announced the appointment of Brandon Bekker to Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to help manage the rapid growth within the region. In this newly created position, Brandon will be responsible for supporting the continued…
SKYWORTH’S new voice controlled TV launches in South Africa
SKYWORTH launched their range of Artificially Intelligent (AI) TVs on 16 May 2019 in South Africa. Jaco Joubert, SKYWORTH Key Account Manager says, “What we’re offering is the first of its kind in South Africa. SKYWORTH’s launch of AI TV…
Paxful offers bitcoin workshops to universities in Africa
On Tuesday, 14 May 2019, Statistics South Africa announced that the youth unemployment rate in the country remains at an all-time high of 55.2 per cent. In a bid to help create employment, global peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace, Paxful is driving…
iSchoolAfrica brings global learning software to rural and township schools in South Africa
iSchoolAfrica, an education initiative that reaches schools across South Africa in rural and township settings, is the official implementation partner of onebillion in South Africa. onebillion’s international team of experts have built educational software for children in and out…
Surge in vulnerabilities sparks cybersecurity innovation among global enterprises
Dimension Data’s latest study, the Executive Guide to NTT Security’s 2019 Global Threat Intelligence Report reveals that the average cybersecurity maturity rating stands at a worrying 1.45 out of 5 – a score determined by an organisation’s holistic approach to…
Load shedding slowing down tech adoption for South Africa’s SMEs
New research reveals South African small businesses aren’t able to adopt cloud technology because of their connectivity problems. The third annual State of Small Business report from accounting software firm Xero, conducted in partnership with World Wide Worx (WWW) shows…
How underground Wi-Fi improves South African coal mine productivity
The introduction of underground Wi-Fi has improved productivity and working conditions for hundreds of miners at Anglo American’s coal mining operations in Mpumalanga by enabling two-way communications between miners working underground and staff on the surface. Goedehoop Colliery recently became…
Crypto marketing tips from a Blockchain PR Agency
Marketing a cryptocurrency project in 2019 offers some unique challenges. Businesses have to contend with a customer base wary of scams and the volatile crypto market. So how can you ease concerns and win over the market? A top blockchain…
Secure Citizen App to launch in South Africa
The Southern African Fraud Prevention Services (SAFPS) is on the verge of launching its Secure Citizen App which will deal with the growing challenges that fraud presents. Recent statistics point out that 77 per cent of South African companies must…
Networks Unlimited Africa wins two accolades at recent F5 Networks Forum in Johannesburg
The series of F5 Networks Forums held around the globe annually is hailed as a major IT event, no matter where it might take place. This year’s Johannesburg leg was no exception, with the event featuring a number of key…
A new ride-hailing app launches in South Africa
Ride-hailing app inDriver has launched in Johannesburg, with 3 000 new drivers already registered on the app. The bargain for a fair price taxi app, used by 22-million people across more than 200 cities, announced their launch with the addition…
Teraco’s Africa Cloud Exchange offers a direct connection to cloud services in Africa
Through extensive investment by multiple international operators, cloud strategies are now becoming a key element within every enterprise’s infrastructure investment in Africa. Teraco says its African cloud exchange, located in the Johannesburg and Cape Town data centre facilities, will ensure…
Liquid Telecom launches Azure Stack in East Africa
Liquid Telecom Kenya has today launched a Microsoft Cloud service in East Africa that offers a step-change in cybersecurity for the region’s most sensitive databases. The new Azure Stack service will allow companies to run a private Microsoft cloud within…
Vodacom enters cyber security partnership with BlackFog
Vodacom Business announced that it has partnered with BlackFog in order to provide cybersecurity and privacy solutions it’s more than 43 million Vodacom customers. With 2017 research reporting that over 95 per cent of African businesses are operating below what…
Skills and tech impacting South Africa’s digital marketing performance
A lack of digital skills, technology wherewithal and data-driven marketing is holding South Africa back from meaningful transformation into a globally competitive digital economy. Johan Walters, Managing Consultant at DQ&A, drew on the company’s global experience to see how local…
Mail & Guardian partners Education Innovation Summit 2019
The Mail & Guardian (M&G) has been confirmed as an official media partner for the 4th Education Innovation Summit; set to take place on the 29th May 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The M&G was launched in 1994 as not…
