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NatSave, Mastercard partner to drive digital transformation and financial inclusion in Zambia
The National Savings Bank (NatSave) and Mastercard have signed a strategic partnership agreement, which will see the bank rollout Mastercard Chip and PIN prepaid and debit cards to provide its customers with a safer and more convenient alternative to transacting…
Trump’s proposed budget slashes Kenya’s aid funding
The United States is set to reduce aid funds given to Kenya by more than 50 percent in the 2020 financial year that begins in October. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget issued on Monday calls for deep cuts in aid…
Cyber incidents, major risks for financial services -study
The financial services industry’s biggest risks are cyber incidents, which are increasingly bringing significant disruption and financial losses to the industry. Cyber incidents take the top spot for two years running with a response rate of 46% versus 51% last…
Sir Tim Berners-Lee celebrates 30th anniversary of the web in Nigeria
Africa-focussed venture capital firm, TLcom hosted Internet founder and pioneer, Sir Tim Berners-Lee at Westwood Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos. The VC firm welcomed Sir Tim to an intimate tech industry reception, with key figures from Africa’s tech community in attendance, including…
EdTech to bridge performance gaps among South African learners
With the government committing to increased spending on education in its next fiscal year, and President Cyril Ramaphosa having announced a particular emphasis on bolstering the digital environment in classrooms with appropriate hardware, the Western Cape is now looking towards…
Altron appoints new Chief Financial Officer
JSE-listed Altron has announced Cedric Miller as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Miller, who will join the technology Group on 1 May 2019, has more than 27 years’ financial and accounting experience, having worked extensively in global investment and retail banking.…
Facebook loses chief product officer and Whatsapp head
Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg has announced the resignation of the company’s Chief Product Officer, Chris Cox, and the head of WhatsApp, Chris Daniels. Cox has been with Facebook for more than a decade and currently oversees the company’s core suite…
Oracle prepares South African youth for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Twenty one previously disadvantaged (PDI) South African students, of which twelve are female, graduated from the Oracle Graduate Leadership Programme. Now in its fifth year, the programme focuses on equipping PDI students with specialised IT and leadership skills that prepare…
Vodacom Business launches its 2019 Internet of Things (IoT) Barometer
Vodacom Business announced findings of its latest Internet of Things (IoT) Barometer 2019. In its sixth year, the IoT Barometer highlights a clear picture of how non-adopters of IoT business will have fallen behind rivals within a few years. The…
REVIEW: ASUS ZenBook 15 – Is this your next laptop?
The ASUS ZenBook 15 is one of the latest laptops in the ASUS ZenBook line of devices. Inside the box, you can find a 90-watt charger, a padded sleeve for the device to slip into, and a cleaning cloth. There…
SAS, Altron partner to transform customer data into intelligence
Global analytics software and services company, SAS, and JSE-listed technology company Altron, today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement, with exclusivity for the public sector. The two companies will combine their strengths in a collaborative effort to help…
Vox enhances IoT offering with Activate partnership
Integrated ICT and infrastructure provider Vox has entered into a strategic partnership with the Activate Group to expand its Internet of Things (IoT) product offering. “As an organisation, we have been making significant investments in the IoT sector given its…
Liquid Telecom expands availability of Microsoft Azure in Africa
Liquid Telecom and Microsoft Gold Partner announced the availability of Microsoft Azure across its pan-African network, approaching 70,000km and stretching via a direct terrestrial high-speed fibre link across the continent. Liquid Telecom brings cloud-optimised connectivity offering the benefits of low…
NEXT Biometrics expedite authentication solutions to South Africa
NEXT Biometrics, a provider of fingerprint sensor technology, and secure authentication and smart card solutions provider MK Group have agreed to extend cooperation. Joint market and product development efforts will now also comprise identity and access management (IAM) applications as…
Vodafone Ghana to rollout 4G network on March 19
Vodafone Ghana has announced that it will launch its 4G network service across major cities in Ghana on Tuesday, 19 March 2019. The Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Yolanda Cuba, revealed at the pre-launch that the technical team of…
89 per cent of South African organisations want to adopt cloud-Veritas study
The latest report conducted by Veritas reveals that 89 per cent of South African organisations want to adopt cloud services. However, the adoption of cloud is hindered by contradicting views on cost. The research was conducted independently by Coleman Parkes,…
