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Rwanda’s President Kagame, open to drive digitisation in Africa
Rwandan President, Paul Kagame and Globacom’s Executive Vice Chairman, Mrs Bella Disu, on Monday, March 25 began discussions on the use of digital technology to help the march towards economic prosperity in Africa. The two leaders held a private meeting…
Huawei announces new P30 series
Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) unveiled the HUAWEI P30 and HUAWEI P30 Pro on Tuesday, 26 March 2019 at an exclusive launch held at the Paris Convention Centre. The HUAWEI P30 Series builds on the HUAWEI P Series DNA in…
CoGrammar launches free IT Careers Program
South African provider of IT education, CoGrammar, has launched the CoGrammar Careers Program in partnership with Cape Town-based NGO, Salesian Life Choices. In CoGrammar’s quest to create 200 jobs by the end of 2020, the CoGrammar Careers Program will take…
Top 10 strategic technologies impacting higher education in 2019
Gartner, Inc. has identified the top 10 strategic technologies impacting higher education in 2019. Gartner highlighted the technologies that higher education CIOs should have on their radar this year, especially as they look to enhance their competitive advantage and support…
2018 is the ‘Year of the Next-Gen cyberattack’-Carbon Black report
According to a global security report released in January 2019, a new breed of cyberattacks, seemingly fuelled by geopolitical tension between western democracies and countries including China, Russia and North Korea, is emerging – this against a background in which…
Automation Anywhere expands operations to Africa
Automation Anywhere, specialists in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), announced the expansion of its operations in Africa and (Rest of the World) ROW countries, with plans to open an office in Johannesburg. To lead the company’s expansion, Sriram Narayanan has been appointed…
IOTFA2019 helps leaders stay on top of IoT trends
By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be up to 21billion connected devices globally, and the Internet of Things is set to change the trajectory of how businesses are run. Currently, organizations are at different staged of…
You can top up your airtime on Whatsapp with MTN Chat
MTN has on Tuesday, 28 March 2019 launched a platform that allows customers to top up airtime and buy data bundles on Whatsapp. Customers can also receive notifications and check their balances through the instant messaging platform, rather than visiting…
Bolt takes on Uber with launch of food delivery service in South Africa
Not long after rebranding to Bolt, on-demand transportation platform has announced plans to launch a food delivery service. The local launch is likely to see South Africa be one of the first three countries worldwide in which the service will…
Exclusive IOT for Business and Professionals workshop set for June
The Internet of Things is a technology that has the power to change the way we consume resources and from an enterprise standpoint, it enables better decision making. Not only can it benefit consumers, but IOT can also transform enterprises…
280 Somali youth graduate from an intensive skills training programme
As part of the Somalia Strengthening Institutions for Public Works Project RAJO (SSIPWP) and Youth Employment Somalia (YES), 280 young Somali women and men have graduated from three months of comprehensive training which included four key components namely; life-skills, construction…
GESF2019: Tanzanian start-up announced as winner of Next Billion Ed-Tech Prize
Tanzanian start-up Ubongo, a localised educational media platform that reaches millions of families through accessible technologies, has won the ‘Next Billion’ Edtech Prize launched by The Varkey Foundation to recognise the most innovative technology destined to have a radical impact…
Kaspersky Lab appoints new Enterprise Sales Manager
Bethwel Opil has been appointed as the Enterprise Sales Manager for Kaspersky Lab in Kenya. The appointment will see Opil continue to support and grow strong market alignment for the Kaspersky Lab brand locally with particular focus on the East…
What can we expect from Apple’s ‘Show Time’ event today?
A number of Apple devices saw upgrades this week. These included the iMac, iPad Air and mini, and AirPods. Now, these upgrades are being followed up with an event where the company is expected to announce its highly anticipated video streaming…
West Africa-based pay-as-you-go solar company raises $25 million Series C funding round
West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company, PEG Africa has completed a US$25 million Series C round from existing and new investors to take its total raised to date to US$50 million. PEG will use this latest round of investment to…
6 Ideas for Profitable Dropshipping Product Niches
Having a well-settled dropshipping store with well-placed ads and perfectly managed SEO thoroughly is just like a dream come true for almost all of the dropshipping business lovers. It needs a lot of hard work and dedication to build up…
