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Asteroid and NAPAfrica sign MoU to cooperate in Africa
Asteroid and NAPAfrica have announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the friendship and cooperation between the two organisations, and to collaborate on developing African Internet interconnection. The cooperation focuses on promoting peering and…
Is it employees or tech slowing down business?
When it comes to IT within a large business environment, it’s important to look at it in a multi-dimensional way, taking all the various facets into account. It’s not just about an organisation’s devices or the software that is installed,…
Former Director of SKA-SA wins NRF Lifetime Award
Today, Dr. Bernard Fanaroff who led the effort for South Africa to win the bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope ‘which will be world’s largest telescope’ and the design and construction MeerKAT radio telescope, was honoured with…
US unveils new consumer data protection rules
The United States has begun implementing new consumer privacy rules. On Tuesday, September 25, the US administration recently called for public comments on a “new approach to consumer data privacy” that could trigger fresh regulations of internet companies. The Commerce…
People power needed to win the online security war
It’s estimated that two-thirds of people online – more than 2 billion individuals – have had their personal information stolen or compromised, and a business falls victim to a ransomware attack every 40 seconds. The threats are changing constantly, and there’s an acceleration…
South Africa: Mastercard and EasyPay take the friction out of bill payments
South Africans can now buy prepaid utility services or pay their accounts from approximately 600 bill issuers with the new EasyPay Mobile app using Masterpass, the global digital payment service from Mastercard. Announced today at the Mastercard Connecting Tomorrow Forum…
Digital transformation is the key to next generation healthcare in Africa
The benefits of the digital revolution to the healthcare sector in Africa are enormous, yet many angles must be considered if it is to prove successful. There are many people around the world who fall through the cracks in the…
Destiny 2: Forsaken Review
Let’s face the facts, Bungie hit the nail on the head when it came to Destiny. Not only did the developer deliver a fantastic game, but it also listened to the community and made a vast number of improvements to…
Why is data protection so important?
A lot has been said and written about the GDPR from a multitude of perspectives: analysis of its many articles, projections into the potential impact of the regulation and more than a fair share of dire predictions and claims about…
Post-GDPR era: What you need to know
So far, for most of us the most visible sign of the GDPR taking effect is the number of emails requesting that you either review the organization’s revised data privacy policy and/or explicitly opt-in in to continue to receive information…
Better life decisions with AI
When you think about artificial intelligence and how it will impact our daily life, what are the images you conjure up? Intelligent robot companions that clean and cook and keep you company? A disembodied voice that controls your car, home,…
Airtel launches 4G in Delta
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria has announced the launch of its 4G – LTE (Fourth Generation – Long Term Evolution) service in Delta State, covering major cities and towns including Warri, Effurun, Asaba, Kwale, Ughelli, Sapele, Okpanam, and Agbor, amongst others.…
SACS cable goes live
The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) is now on-stream and open for commercial traffic. The new digital information highway is the first and fastest link between Africa and the Americas with the lowest latency and will provide a more direct…
MTN Business partners with Digital Twin Mine to develop IoT mining solution
South African miners operates some of the world’s deepest and most dangerous mines. According to the Department of Minerals Resources, 22 miners died while on duty this year, while 2017 recorded the highest rate of fatalities in a decade, with…
Instagram co-founders call it quits
Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have officially resigned from their positions and will be exiting the company, which had been purchased by Facebook in 2012. The news was confirmed via Kevin Systrom’s blog which was updated with the…
Comviva unveils foray into banking CVM with machine learning & AI platform
Comviva announced its foray into banking customer value management (CVM) by entering into a new partnership with Number Theory, an Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Data Management firm. The partnership allows Comviva to enhance its MobiLytix Real Time marketing solution with new machine…
