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UNESCO to launch Global Education Report at Innovation Africa 2017
The Government of Mozambique is gearing up for the Innovation Africa Summit that will take place at the Gloria Hotel, Maputo 23 to 25 October 2017. In an important development, it has now been confirmed that UNESCO has officially partnered…
Legitng launches Nigeria’s first free online legal consultation service
Legitng, an online legal content and referral platform, after their launch, on 1 October 2017, has become the first free 24 hour online legal consultation service in Nigeria. According to the site, they are committed to providing access to legal…
Enterprise Resource Planning bringing about behaviour change
Despite the focus on digital transformation, the value traditional approaches bring to the organisation cannot be underestimated. By having a solid foundation underpinned by proven business best practices, the organisation is in a much better position to roll out more…
DHL and MallforAfrica to sell African goods to US customers
International express services provider, DHL Express and global e-commerce company, MallforAfrica will – according to both firms – now enable customers in the United States to purchase locally manufactured products online. US customers will buy the products via the eBay platform…
Twitter backlash at latest Dove advert
International cosmetics giants, Dove, last week, Wednesday 4 October 2017, released a new campaign on the company’s US Facebook Page showing a short video clip of an African woman taking off her brown T-shirt and turning into a white woman…
Machine learning: No longer reserved for short-term gains
While, the jury is still out on whether or not Facebook really shut down an artificial intelligence (AI) experiment which, saw two robots invent their own language to communicate with each other, the signs are clear: machine learning is no…
Enterprise resource planning is going mobile
In an increasingly connected world, companies are embracing mobile as an effective platform to communicate, manage employees and reach customers or suppliers. This is seeing traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions evolving to be more cognisant of an active user…
Lenovo launches limited edition ThinkPad
Celebrating 25 years of the ThinkPad, Lenovo has announced the launch of a limited-edition model, the ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25. The laptop features a backlit 7-row ThinkPad Classic keyboard, dedicated volume buttons, multiple status LEDs and a multicolour logo. The…
MTN Rwanda introduces new prepaid internet package
MTN Rwanda has announced the introduction of MTN Internet Irekure, a tailored internet prepaid pack that gives users data to stream videos longer on YouTube and other sites. The package is aimed at increasing access to mobile internet, said the…
Top 5 tips for backup and recovery success
In a world where data is the lifeblood of the enterprise, backup and recovery are no longer ‘nice to have’ solutions, but essential to business continuity. However, while the need for effective recovery in the event of a disaster is…
South Africans lead the way in Mobile Banking
Consumers in South Africa prefer a digital-first approach to resolving their basic banking issues, only talking to a human being if they have to, according to a new survey from Avaya. Out of nine countries surveyed, South Africans were the…
Interview: how autonomous vehicles will impact Africa
In a recent interview, IT News Africa spoke to Riaan Graham, Sales Director at Ruckus Sub-Saharan Africa, who eloquently unpacked how autonomous vehicles (AV) will impact Africa. Riaan Graham assumed his role in 2015. He has a strong focus on…
Orion Hotels and Resorts wins Sabre Top Destination Technology Award 2017
Orion Hotels & Resorts have been awarded the Sabre Top Destination Technology Award, the newest category created to include all establishments that have selected Sabre technology and its SynXis Central Reservation System to power up their activity. The proudly South…
IT News Africa: Top Stories Of The Week
Another week has passed where technology news has made headlines across Africa, and the world. In South Africa, Vodacom’s rebranding into a digital company captured headline news while in Kenya, it was confirmed that six staff members from Safaricom will…
2nd IoT Forum Africa to address the transformational power of IoT
The second edition of what has been billed as Africa’s leading Internet of Things (IoT) conference, Internet of Things Forum Africa 2018 (#IOTFA2018) will tackle transformational IoT trends and explore the benefits of IoT in different industries. The conference will host…
Top 5 steps to achieving business IT alignment
Digital transformation continues to transform the businesses landscape, affecting business strategies, operations and the development of products and services. Emmanuel Tita Sama, Global Account Director, West & Central Africa, Orange Business services, explains the importance of aligning IT strategies with…
