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Rwanda: Think Incubator takes on 4 new tech start-ups
In Rwanda, technology incubator Think has taken on four new start-ups as part of a new Think accelerated program. According to the incubator, each team joining the program will receive financing, strategic consulting services, and a tailored growth-training curriculum, as…
Video Interview: Software defines quality of service – Paul Muller VP HP Software
Paul Muller serves as vice president of strategic marketing for software products within the Software business at HP. Muller has responsibility for aligning marketing activities with those of the sales channel so customers receive focused, consistent and coherent messages. Prior…
Nigeria: 200 Metrotaxis in Lagos get free Wi-Fi
Smile Communications Nigeria and auto service firm Metro-taxi have activated free Wi-Fi in over 200 MetroTaxis in Lagos. At the official announcement of the partnership, Alero Ladipo, chief marketing officer, Smile Communications Nigeria, described the feat as a partnership designed to redefine…
Mobile money transfer revenues to reach USD 4 bln by 2018
Revenues from mobile money transfer services are expected at USD 2 billion this year and USD 4 billion in 2018, this is according to a study conducted by Juniper Research. According to the Juniper Research Study, published by CommsMEA, Africa…
Nigerian-born scientist wins award for cancer-seeing glasses
Nigerian-born scientist, Samuel Achilefu, has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Louis Award for creating cancer-seeing glasses. This is according to premiumtimesng.com. According to the report, Dr. Achilefu, a professor of radiology and biomedical engineering, and his team developed the imaging technology…
Angola to receive improved internet experience
Angola is improving the experience for all internet users by launching Angonix, which is a neutral Internet traffic exchange platform situated in Luanda, the capital of the country, in West Africa. Angonix interconnects global networks, content providers and network operators…
The era of multiple devices is here to stay
There is a school of thought that the future will see us using only one digital device to meet all our needs. However, this is counterintuitive given the ubiquity of these devices and the many and varied roles they play.…
South Africa: Johannesburg Smart City gets boost from Microsoft
The City of Johannesburg’s transformation drive into a Smart City received a boost on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, when the metropolitan signed a collaboration deal with Microsoft South Africa. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement between the two organisations was signed…
Business Connexion CEO discusses harnessing technology to leverage IoT
The internet of things is driving the need for organisations to transform into digital businesses and this is disrupting business operations like never before. Being globally competitive means being able to make rapid business decisions. For companies this means digitisation of process,…
Kenya: Safaricom plagued by Airtel’s aggressive advertising
Kenya operator Safaricom has obtained temporary orders against its rival’s aggressive advertising on mobile money transfers, this is according Standard Digital News. According to the report, Safaricom feels resentment towards Airtel’s move to display the M-Pesa logo on its advertorial…
Internet users in SA still think branches are safer than online banking
Almost half (43%) of Internet users in South Africa believe traditional over-the-counter banking is safer than banking online, according to a survey carried out by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. Despite these fears most people still make some payments online…
Is Augmented Reality the key to a new digital future?
The concept of Augmented Reality (AR) has existed for many years now – and commentators have remained rigidly sceptical about whether it will truly materialise in our everyday lives. However, exponential advances in the processing power of smartphones, and the…
The world of software is evolving from applications to platforms
The consumerisation of IT and the rise of social media and mobile apps are changing employees’ expectations of the software that they must use to do their jobs every day. That means that payroll and HR software vendors and the…
MTN staff round off community projects in Africa
MTN has rounded off its annual 21 Days of Y’ello Care employee volunteer programme, which saw employees from Afghanistan to South Africa, give back to their communities, under the theme of “Investing in Education for All”. “We are hopeful that…
Video Interview: Ebi Atawodi discusses Uber in Nigeria
Mondato Summit 2015, which was held between 2nd & 3rd 2015 – at Summer Place in Johannesburg, South Africa – had a packed line-up of great speakers and intriguing panel discussions. C-level executives and thought leaders from right across the…
Organisations need to support the BYOD trend
Organisations in Africa and globally are faced with the challenge of dealing with a highly mobile, tech-savvy workforce that demands to use devices of their choice. While this can potentially help organisations to improve productivity significantly by empowering employees to…
