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e4 internship to unlock the potential of South African technology graduates
Internships provide a vital link between academic learning and professional employment, and with strategic partnerships, these internships can be effective for business and the youth. With this in mind, e4 partnered with the EOH Youth Job Creation Initiative and the…
Top 3 myths about using Netflix
From the very beginning, Netflix has been one of the most doubtful and mysterious websites in the world. The site, for a small subscription fee, allows clients to watch their favourite movies, TV programs and series off of a connected…
The importance of Wi-Fi in the hospitality industry
Businesses in the Hospitality industry have to adapt from just providing hotel and guest-based services, to ensuring that they offer customers access to technology solutions that keep them connected at all times. Working with Meraki, Westcon-Comstor is delivering hospitality clients…
Jumia Nigeria offers N1 Million in Super Startup Campaign
Jumia Nigeria has revealed that it has launched a “Super Startup campaign,” which will run from the 20th of September 2017 to the 30th of September 2017 and will have an N1 million (USD $2802) prize. This is according to a report by…
Youtap launches payment processing platform as a cloud-based service
Youtap, a global provider of contactless mobile payments and financial services software, announced on Monday 25 September 2017 that the company has launched Youtap Cloud, a payment processing platform which is delivered as a cloud service for mobile money and…
Building an ROI for the Internet of Things
South African businesses are increasingly moving towards investing in the Internet of Things (IoT) because it can streamline work processes, reduce manpower requirements, and improve customer service. According to Vodafone’s IoT barometer results, 90 percent of South African companies felt…
Afrilabs welcomes 7 new hubs into it’s Pan-African network
Afrilabs, a network of over 60 technology and innovation hubs across 27 African countries, has expanded by 7 new hub members, also extending its membership base to 3 new African countries – Sierra Leone, Somalia and Djibouti. Since its inception…
SAP Provides update on investigation into South Africa Business
SAP has revealed that it will provide an update on the allegations of wrongdoing in its South African business during the last week of October 2017. The investigation follows a report published on the Daily Maverick and News24 in which…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
This week in tech has been a busy one at that. Not only did we cover the 2017 Gartner Symposium in Cape Town, South Africa – which was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre – but we also…
Increased focus on pricing needed in the telco sector in Africa
Moves to ensure fair competition and to examine pricing in the telecommunications sector is increasing in key mobile phone jurisdictions on the African continent. The issue of high data costs has recently been under the spotlight in South Africa and that…
Destiny 2 Review
Developed by Bungie and published by Activision, Destiny 2 has officially launched on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. For PC players, Destiny 2 will be launched on 24 October 2017. While Destiny 2 features many single-player elements, the game does…
Gartner Symposium 2017: Keith Fenner talks IoT in Africa
IT News Africa caught up with Keith Fenner, Vice-President: Sage Enterprise Africa and Middle East, at the 2017 Gartner Symposium held at the Cape Town International Conference Center in South Africa. Fenner, at the Symposium, delivered a presentation about the…
How digital transformation will impact the future of insurance
The insurance industry is facing its very own Kodak moment. 40 years after the once heart-warming 1970s ad slogan became part of popular culture, it now reminds one more of the company’s spectacular failure to act in the face of…
South African companies should view data governance regulations as an opportunity
When Tim Berners-Lee declared data to be the “new raw material of the 21st century” back in 2011, he was perfectly describing the direction many economies were heading in – from industry to insights and intelligence. But in the six…
How analytics can unlock the true value of IoT
With analysts estimating that up to 80 billion devices and sensors will be in the market by 2020, the need for real-time processing and analytics has escalated as companies work to realise the up to $8.9 trillion in additional revenue…
South Africa: Biometrics firm aims to curb identity theft
Ideco, a South African biometrics company, has unveiled its identity assurance ecosystem – which according to the company – aims to deliver fraud-proof trusted identity authentication, confirmed with a digital certificate of authenticity in seconds. Ideco’s new Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) ecosystem…
