Rwanda: Mobile penetration one the decline
According to RURA stats the mobile telephone subscriptions in Rwanda decreased.(image: Whiteafrican) According to the most recent statistics from Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA), the...
View ArticleNigerians warned of imminent Cyber Attack
NITDA’S New DG/CEO, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami warns of cyber attacks in Nigeria (Image credit: NITDA) Companies across Nigeria have been warned about the reality that the global wave of ransomeware...
View ArticleiWayAfrica Uganda gets new boss
Godfrey Sserwamukoko has been appointed as new MD and board member of iWayAfrica Uganda. Converged ICT solutions provider, iWayAfrica Uganda, has appointed Godfrey Sserwamukoko as Managing Director...
View ArticleAfter receiving $2.1m in funding, Nigerian startup set to upend ISP market
Tizeti Co-founder, Kendall Ananyi. Founder of Tizeti Network Services, Kendall Ananyi, a Masters Graduate in Computer Engineering from the University of Victoria, Canada, has over 15 years experience...
View ArticleNamibian banks embrace digital transformation
Veeam rolled out its availability solutions to Bank Windhoek, Bank Gaborone and Cavmont Bank in Zambia. (Image Credit: time.co.bw) One of the biggest challenges facing financial services organisations...
View ArticleRemote working on the rise in SA
Mobile Technologies are changing the way South Africans do business. A third of South African employees are currently working outside of their company offices, this proves that remote working is on...
View ArticlePetya-like wormable malware: The “Who” and the “Why”
Cyber-attacks continue to increase worldwide. (image credit: inspireinsurance.co.uk) On 27 June, the New York Times reported that a number of Ukrainian banks and Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian state power...
View ArticleWestcon-Comstor named Ruckus Wireless’ Africa Distributor of the year FY16
Kevin Norton, Director Mobility Solutions Southern Africa at Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa. Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa the value-added technology distributor of category-leading solutions in...
View ArticleReady, Set, Go! dotAfrica domain registration open to public
dotAfrica opens registration to the general public. Today, 04 July 2017, marks a landmark day for geographic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in Africa as registration for the .africa (dotAfrica) domain has...
View ArticleBiometrics: the next frontier in digital payments
Biometrics payment technologies may soon make it possible for transactions using nothing but fingerprints. Imagine a world where you never have to worry about having your bank card with you or...
View ArticleNetshield South Africa provides local availability of 40GB QSFP’s
Inus Dreckmeyr, Netshield South Africa CEO. Netshield South Africa, a WestconGroup company, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of its new range of 40GB QSFP (Quad Small Form-Factor...
View ArticleSafaricom solution measures Kenya's digital economy
Safaricom partners with mSurvey to measure Kenya's cash and digital economy.(Image Source: Nairobi Sun) Safaricom, in partnership with mSurvey, has announced the launch of Customer Wallet, a mobile...
View ArticleKenya: Online banking forces 7 Barclays branches to shutdown
Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK) has announced plans to close seven of its branches in Kenya. Barclays has announced plans to shut down seven Bank of Kenya (BBK) branches due to an uptake in mobile,...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Blockchain startup to service R50 billion Township economy
Ekasi-bucks, a blockchain based South African startup. Ekasi-bucks, a blockchain startup company based in South Africa, will be looking to make an impact on South Africa's Townships by providing...
View ArticleThe $40 billion IoT arms race
Sigfox Vs LoRaWAN Vs NB-IoT Vs… More than 10 billion devices will be connected to low power IoT networks over the next decade. Emerging Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs) are being deployed around...
View Article5 must-have ingredients for eCommerce success
The most successful retail e-commerce organisations share five key leadership characteristics that positively impact their businesses. (image: Pexel.com) New research from Forrester, The Five Key...
View ArticleWestcon-Comstor Southern Africa awarded Zebra Distributor of the Year FY16
Westcon-Comstor's win Zebra Distributor award. Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa, a value-added technology distributor of category-leading solutions in Security, Collaboration, Networking, Cloud and...
View ArticleMadagascar's ICT infrastructure to expand
Internet Solutions deploys first Point of Presence in Madagascar and is set to further expand expanded with second PoP commissioned in Zambia. Pan-African telecommunications service provider, Internet...
View ArticleHow to survive and thrive in today’s business world
Mike Rees, Territory Account Manager for SA at Commvault. Technology is evolving at an ever-accelerating pace, driving new business models, and even disruptive new businesses that could not have...
View ArticleThis is how you get hacked
Cyber-safe tips for end users to avoid falling victim to attacks.(image: Shutterstock) Did you know that 56% of all data breaches in 2016 began with a user clicking on a phishing email, giving hackers...
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