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Robin Olivier, Managing Director at Digicape. “Cape Town set to become the first major city in the world to run out of water” is just one of the statements to make headlines amidst the severe drought...
View ArticleUsing blockchain to stamp out development aid fraud
Using Blockchain to stamp out development aid fraud. A modular MBA student at the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), Rufaro Masiiwa and her team have developed a Blockchain solution that aims to...
View ArticleCloud computing evolves, becomes enterprise cloud-as-a-service
Anton Jacobsz, MD at Networks Unlimited. Over the past two decades or so, the concept of cloud computing has evolved dramatically, as new data centre and networking technologies came to the fore, and...
View ArticleDigital transformation driving new business models
Dr. Gilbert Saggia, new Managing Director in East Africa, SAP Africa. From the time the first state-run courier was established by Roman Emperor Augustus in the first century AD, global postal...
View ArticleMaking Blockchain the foundation of your digital transformation
Making Blockchain the foundation of your digital transformation. Blockchain is best known as the enabling technology behind the digital asset and payment network Bitcoin. This technology is enabling...
View ArticleVaal University of Technology students receive IT bursaries
Vaal University of Technology students receive much needed IT bursaries. The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Liquid Telecom South Africa and the Vaal University of Technology...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence drives disruption in the analytics space
Artificial Intelligence drives disruption in the analytics space. Advancements in analytics technologies and convergence of technologies have led to transformational breakthroughs in the business...
View ArticleTechnology will continue to drive ways we make payments in 2018
David Noel Lardin, Vice-President Digital Payment for the CISMEA region at Gemalto. Technology developments will continue to revolutionise payment in both the real and virtual worlds across the globe....
View ArticleCathy Smith appointed as Managing Director of SAP Africa
Cathy Smith, newly appointed Managing Director of SAP Africa. SAP Africa announced on Monday, 12 March 2018, the appointment of Cathy Smith as Managing Director. Cathy brings more than 25 years of...
View ArticleWomen urged to seize the opportunities of STEM careers
Women urged to seize the opportunities of STEM careers. (image: shutterstock) Sasol is urging female learners in Grade 12 to seize the opportunity to be at the forefront of economic growth and...
View ArticleUganda to implement online mining licensing system
Uganda to implement online mining licensing system. The Directorate of Geological Surveys and Mines (DGSM) in Uganda has recently contracted Spatial Dimension, a Trimble Company, to upgrade its mining...
View ArticleAfrica's smartphone market declines despite strong performance
Africa's smartphone market declines despite strong performance. Africa's smartphone market experienced a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline of 6.4% during Q4 2017, according to the latest insights...
View ArticleKaspersky Lab researchers uncover Slingshot Malware
Kaspersky Lab researchers uncover 100 victims of Slingshot across Africa. (image source: Flickr/ perspec_photo88) Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered a sophisticated threat used for...
View ArticleThe future of coaching in a world of Artificial Intelligence
The future of coaching in a world of Artificial Intelligence. Every year, the breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI), the intelligence displayed by machines, become more and more astounding....
View ArticleThe dangers of introducing tech in the classroom
The dangers of introducing tech in the classroom. (image source: Microsoft 4Afrika) Technology has taken the world by storm and its use now pervades arguably all fields. The education sector is also...
View ArticleBenefiting from an Information Landscape Audit
Benefiting from an Information Landscape Audit. The explosive growth of big data means companies can gain greater insights across the entire organisation. Thanks to the real-time nature of the digital...
View ArticleHow small businesses can use emerging technologies to cut down admin
Pieter Bensch Executive Vice President, Africa & Middle East at Sage. In addition to giving businesses time and money back, think about what an injection of productivity could do for the African...
View ArticleNew traces of Hacking Team in the wild
New traces of Hacking Team in the wild Previously unreported samples of Hacking Team’s infamous surveillance tool - the Remote Control System (RCS) – are in the wild, and have been detected by ESET...
View ArticleBuilding a cyber-secure organisation
Building a cyber-secure organisation. Although the vast majority of businesses today are aware of the dangers of cyber crime, too many acknowledge that they are not really effective at preventing...
View ArticleActivate Group and SqwidNet sign IoT partnership agreement
Reshaad Sha, CEO SqwidNet. Activate Group, an end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT), mobile solutions and IoT-as-a-service provider, has signed a partnership with SqwidNet, the licensed Sigfox IoT...
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