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Euphoria Telecom under new management
Newly appointed directors John Woollam and Nic Laschinger have taken over the management of Euphoria Telecom. With a fresh bolt of energy and drive, they will ensure the company continues to innovate and deliver on its commitment to its customers…
New venture firm focused on impact fintech
The Financial Inclusion Initiative at Omidyar Network announced it has spun off to launch Flourish, a new venture firm focused on backing entrepreneurs whose innovations are helping people across the globe to capture economic opportunity and achieve financial health. The…
IOTFA2019: Polymorph CEO gives insights on how IoT unlocks real business value
The third Internet of Things Forum Africa 2019 is set to take place on 26 to 27 March at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. The highly anticipated event is targeted at thought leaders, IoT ecosystem participants and experts…
Heficed launches IP address management platform
The launch of the world’s first global self-service IP (Internet Protocol) address management platform, Switch, will help automate a time-consuming manual process saving companies and government organisations critical time and money when managing their complex IP portfolios. Heficed’s innovative service…
Nigeria: OneFi secures $5 mln debt facility
One Finance Limited has announced that it has secured a $5 million debt facility for its consumer-facing platform, Paylater. The facility comes from New York and Nairobi-based Lendable, a technology-enabled funding provider to African consumer and SME lenders. The debt…
Kenya: Google launches women’s initiative to celebrate International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Google has today announced the launch of its’ Women Will initiative in Kenya. The program is designed to create economic opportunities for women by connecting them to digital skills and mentorship. International Women’s Day…
The fight against vaccine misinformation is on
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate has been somewhat of a controversial topic in recent years. An anti-vaccination or “anti-vax” rhetoric has been slowly gaining traction across the globe and is leading to outbreaks of easily preventable diseases. Something that…
Make sure the lights don’t go out – with a smart power solution from Netshield
Based on the state of our current power grid system, loadshedding has become a necessary evil as it reduces the risk of a national blackout that could take the country a week to recover from. But that doesn’t reduce the…
Cloud evolution does not mean demise of IaaS
The evolution of cloud technology has awakened a desire by businesses to fast-track the development of platforms in order to capitalise on Customer Experience (CX). There is widespread opportunity to up the level of traditional customer engagement and many companies…
Women in tech who are redefining the industry
As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2019 under the theme “#BalanceForBetter”, let’s not forget to applaud the amazing work done by extraordinary women who are disrupting and revolutionising the technology industry on the African continent. These women have gone beyond…
Visa Everywhere Initiative celebrates women entrepreneurs
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Visa has announced the launch of the first Visa Everywhere Initiative: Women’s Global Edition. The global program invites women entrepreneurs from around the world to tackle FinTech and Social Impact challenges for a chance…
Turning our Information Highways into Intelligent Information Superhighways
Wow, is it 1991 already? Yes, on this 28th anniversary of Al Gore popularising the phrase “information superhighway”, Internet Solutions (IS) brings you an even better phrase: “the intelligent information superhighway” for a fully connected supply chain. How about that?…
Access to electricity key for Africa’s development
Nearly 600 million, or 48% of Africa’s population, still lack access to electricity, with the majority living in rural areas Africa will not fully develop if hundreds of millions of its people continue to live without electricity, Economic Commission for…
Nedbank incorporates virtual assistant into its banking app
Nedbank has incorporated a lifestyle enhancing virtual assistant into its banking app. With the exciting addition of two new features in the Nedbank Money app, these life-enhancing digital solutions are set to catapult the highly rated, award-winning MoneyApp beyond the…
Taxify rebrands to ‘Bolt’
Taxify, the ride-hailing platform has announced on Thursday, 07 March 2019 that it is changing its name to Bolt and introducing a new logo. “Taxify launched five years ago with a mission to make urban transportation more convenient and affordable,”…
New app empowers HIV-positive children and healthcare workers
Keep A Child Alive and Zoë-Life, in collaboration with the Qualcomm Wireless Reach Initiative, launched the KidzAlive Talk Tool App, an innovative mobile health solution that equips healthcare workers to provide age-appropriate HIV education to children and adolescents, as well…
