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IT News Africa: Top stories of the week
This week in tech saw a number of developments across the African continent and the world. In South Africa, two fintech companies have joined forces and according to them, will be looking to change the fintech payment space. In Nigeria,…
The benefits of cloud accounting software
If you’re running an ambitious accounting business, then our advice is straightforward: move your business to the cloud. Xero research reveals that cloud-based accounting firms have five times more clients on their books than traditional firms. On average, these cloud-based…
Samsung’s low-cost Z4 launches in South Africa
Samsung is continuing its roll-out of the Samsung Z4 smartphone in South Africa for R1,499 – powered by its very own Operating System (OS), Tizen. Tizen is made by Samsung, for Samsung, with the intention of making smartphones less complicated…
Affordable Freetel Ice 2 smartphone launched in Nigeria
MTN and TD Mobile have launched an all new Android smartphone, which has been dubbed the Freetel Ice 2 in Lagos, Nigeria. According to the company, the new device is designed for the Nigerian market and it is just one…
Is it the end of “one-size-fits-all” banking?
With Capitec’s latest trading update making a case for what consumers in emerging markets want – and need – the time for “one-size-fits-all” banking looks set to be over. As the bank continues attracting up to 150 000 new customers each…
Call of Duty: WWII Multiplayer Beta comes to PC
PC players will have the opportunity to test out the Call of Duty: WWII multiplayer beta ahead of the game’s November 2017 launch. Sledgehammer Games confirmed the news via a blog post that the Call of Duty: WWII Open Multiplayer Beta on PC…
EmptyTrips to compete for $1 million at Startup World Cup
South African startup, EmptyTrips, was named the winner of the Chivas Regal Venture Pitching Den that took place on the 8th of September 2017 at the Cape Town Stadium. EmptyTrips, an online transport marketplace that matches transporters, agents and shippers…
Mellanox InfiniBand central to the growth of South Africa’s CHPC
Nearly two years have passed since The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) chose Mellanox FDR InfiniBand to assist it in its goal of providing high-end computing resources to the South…
Nigeria: NCC seizes pirated works worth N926 million in Lagos
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) revealed on Thursday 14 September 2017 that the organisation has seized pirated materials worth an estimated N926 million ($2.572 million) in the last eight months in the Lagos metropolis alone. This is according to a report…
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider launch trailer revealed
Take on the role of Billie Lurk, once one of Dunwall’s most notorious killers-for-hire. Reunited with your old mentor, the legendary assassin Daud, you undertake the greatest assassination ever conceived: killing the Outsider, a god-like figure whom Daud sees as…
How retailers can make use of cloud technologies
According to the PWC 2017 Total Retail Consumer survey, retailers are facing one of the most competitive environments in decades. It’s easy to think that this wave of competition is driven by flighty consumers who easily jump from brand to…
Top 5 reasons why Africans prefer Android devices
With Apple launching their new range of devices earlier this week it has brought up the age old debate, iOS or Android? It is a decision that is often made out of preference and once the decision has been made…
The steps in plotting the customer journey to the cloud
According to market research firm Gartner, in its Predicts 2017: Cloud Computing Enters Its Second Decade report, published in December 2016, organisations are increasingly moving beyond just experimenting with cloud, to now seeking strategic relationships with providers based on the…
Interview: No better time to join the African digital race
IT News Africa recently spoke to Hendri Lategan, CEO of Swipe Interactive, in an interview which looks to unpack how mobile apps are changing the face of business on the African continent. Swipe Interactive is a specialist digital solutions agency…
Safaricom upgrades M-PESA platform
Safaricom’s M-PESA platform has been upgraded. The company completed the upgrades on Sunday 10th September 2017. Mobile money transactions were interrupted for 13 hours. The upgraded platform will allow the gradual introduction of new features to the service in coming months.…
Twitter Reacts: Apple launch iPhone 8 and iPhone X
On the 12th of September 2017, Apple released their new range of devices at an event at their newly opened California headquarters. Among the new devices revealed was the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X. According to the…
