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Nigeria takes lead with online shopping via mobile devices
Nigerian consumers are increasingly comfortable with online shopping – both from local retailers and foreign online stores — and are some of the world’s most prolific users of mobile devices to do this shopping. And forecast say they are going…
Top 10 Strategic Technologies for Government in 2016
After nearly a decade of “doing more with less,” government CIOs remain under pressure to further optimise IT and business costs while leading digital innovation in the public sector, according to Gartner, Inc. Government CIOs face organisational and cultural challenges…
Xbox Games with Gold July 2016 Lineup Revealed
The July 2016 Games with Gold roster will see 4 titles grace the Xbox One and Xbox 360 console. Much like last month, the Xbox One will get two dedicated titles, and two Xbox 360 titles through Xbox One Backward…
South Africa: Disabled students join Canon’s First Swing golf competition
Children with varying disabilities from four Gauteng schools got the opportunity to participate in the inaugural Canon First Swing Gauteng Inter Schools golf tournament hosted by the South African Disabled Golf Association’s (SADGA) First Swing Programme and Canon South Africa…
Liquid Telecom to acquire Neotel for USD $430 million
Liquid Telecom has revealed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire South African communications network operator, Neotel. The shareholders of Neotel – Tata Communications of India and minority shareholders led by Nexus Connexion (Nexus) – have agreed for…
Nigeria: Delta State tackles land ownership bane with SA tech
New, South African developed digital signature technology sits behind a major breakthrough for Nigeria’s Delta State government, which kicks off its “Fast Track 90” scheme – a new digital system for the acquisition of legal titles for landed property. Historically…
Seedstars set to find Angola’s best startup
Seedstars World is returning to Angola on July 27th. In line with its mission to place the spotlight on entrepreneurs from emerging markets, Seedstars World is travelling to more than 65 countries globally and 20+ in Africa this year to…
Connected living: A long road for mobile operators towards 2025
Technology will play a central role in almost everything we do by the year 2025. And, as it continues to develop, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) will need to find new ways to compete and capture market share in the next…
GrowthHub to help African entrepreneurs help themselves
GrowthHub, a new initiative to support entrepreneurs, is hosting its first event at the OneChadwick cowork space in Sandton, Johannesburg in July 2016 with Rich Mulholland serving up a talk on How to Pitch for Funding. “At GrowthHub, we are…
South Africa: Seedstars finalists revealed
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup ecosystems has brought its pre-selection rounds to an end. In partnership with Standard Bank, Seedstars World hosted the pre-selections in Cape Town, Durban and Soweto and is…
Vulnerability found in popular energy equipment
While performing a security assessment for one of its clients in the critical infrastructure sector, the Kaspersky Lab Security Services team discovered an important vulnerability. The CVE-2016-4785 vulnerability could allow an attacker to remotely obtain a limited amount of device…
Top 5 common misconceptions about CX
While some South African companies have opened themselves to the opportunities offered by Customer Experience (CX), many either do not fully understand it or simply see it as a bolt-on to existing systems. Qaalfa Dibeehi, Forrester’s VP and principle consultant…
Top predictions for DevOps in 2016
To say that we’re living in a digital revolution has become a cliché at this point. But with every day that passes, it becomes more true. We can order taxi service, deposit checks, and lock our front door via apps…
Brexit: Britain leaves European Union Twitter reacts
According to a report via aljazeera.com, Britain has voted to leave the European Union. The official results were announced on 24 June 2016 with the leave campaign receiving 52 percent in the historic referendum. According to the report, during the vote, the UK’s…
Telkom Business Connexion & Cisco reveal SA’s First End-to-End HCS
Telkom Business Connexion and Cisco announce the official launch of one of South Africa’s first end-to-end Hosted Collaboration Solutions (HCS) offerings. This best-in-class solution harnesses powerful communication and collaboration tools to provide customers with bespoke, scalable and anywhere-access to the…
Top tips to keep your financial data safe on the internet
With the rise of e-commerce in Africa, it is almost unavoidable to buy products online or give your personal information to websites. While this development has made buying and selling so much easier, it has also increased the risk of…
