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Google To Grant SA and Nigerian Startups $2.5 Million
Google have commited to provide Africa with $20 million in NPO funding. Google reaffirmed its commitment to their non-profit arm, Google.org, on Thursday by announcing that the company will provide...
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Kaspersky Lab To Improve Online Safety For Children
Kaspersky Lab to answer parents questions on their children's online safety. Kaspersky Lab has announced that for the month of August the security company will be opening an email address that parents...
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Hangman, online reality show aims to uncover South Africa's greatest innovator
The new reality show also gives wings to the aspirations of entrepreneurs. A unique fast-paced online reality show which aims to uncover South Africa’s greatest innovator, Hangman, will start...
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Google to Launch $40 Smartphone in Nigeria
Google to launch $40 smartphone in Nigeria. (Image Source: Techpoint.ng) Google is set to launch an affordable mobile device for the Nigerian market- the ICE 2 smartphone. Sundar Pitchai, Google‘s...
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Inbound technology deals stagnate in Africa this quarter
Baker McKenzie’s Cross-border M&A Index showed that there were no inbound technology deals in Africa. (Image Source: pwc.com) Baker McKenzie’s latest quarterly Cross-border M&A Index showed...
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Analytics is critical, but data is being left out
Managing Director of Avaya South Africa. The digitisation of business has spread the ‘customer experience’ (CX) right across organisations. Managing and understanding customers is no longer confined...
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Cisco Appoints David Meads Vice President for MEA
David Meads, The newly appointed, Vice President Middle East and Africa Cisco Cisco today announced that David Meads has been appointed Vice President for its Middle East and Africa operations. In...
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The likelihood of being hacked is at an all time high - it’s time to up your...
WanaCry affected over 200 000 people in over 150 countries. Two significant events happened recently. One positive, the other, cripplingly negative. First the good: The International Labour...
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Digitisation: Changing the game for manufacturers
Dereshin (Dees) Pillay, Head of Manufacturing & Automotive at T-Systems South Africa. Digital transformation, as we’ve come to realise, means something different in every industry. In...
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Tanzania: Tigo to further expand network infrastructure
Tigo Tanzania has announced an upgrade of their internet infrastructure. Tigo Tanzania has announced plans to upgrade its network infrastructure. The telecom operator aims to increase coverage,...
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Radio 702's Aki Anastasiou To Host HISA2017
Aki Anastasiou to host HISA2017 at Vodaworld on the 29-30 August. Aki Anastasiou, the host of Technobyte on Radio 702 and Tech Busters on CNBC Africa, has been confirmed as the host of the 3rd edition...
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90% of Nigerian ISPs Are Dead
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta is the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Office (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that...
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Infrastructure sharing and open access networks key to delivering Internet...
Eckart Zollner, Head of Business Development at New Telco SA. Access to the Internet is often seen as the last hurdle in bridging the ever-present digital divide. While the technology itself has...
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Kenya: Elections official found dead a week before elections
Chris Msando, the election board's head of information, communication and technology, was tortured before he died. (Image source: eruditiononline.co.uk/) An ICT manager at the Kenyan Independent...
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Vox adds WiFi router options to FTTH
Vox now offers WiFi routers to customers who are selecting FTTH packages. While a growing number of South Africans in urban areas are turning to fibre to the home (FTTH) for higher bandwidth speeds,...
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The power of Digital will dissolve traditional business borders
Pierre Aurel, Special Projects manager at e4. Digital technology has already significantly transformed business operations and processes. Its effects are being felt in virtually every industry, in...
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New Bitcoin Exchange launched in Kenya
Belfrics Global launches a Bitcoin Exchange in Kenya. Belfrics Global, a Malaysia based, bitcoin technology provider has launched its Bitcoin Exchange in Kenya to allow traders and Bitcoin users to...
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Get More Social Media Likes Using These 8 Photography Apps
Use these 8 photography apps to get more social media likes. From selfies to group photos, pictures have become an obsession to millions around the world who post theses photos on Social Media sites...
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NIPOST Gears Up For Nigerian e-Commerce Surge
Nigeria's postal service, NIPOST, announced today the adoption of the innovative global addressing system- what3words. The move has seen Nigeria become the seventh country globally to adopt...
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Connecting an unconnected Africa with wireless technology
Kamal Mokrani, Global Vice President, InfiNet Wireless. Africa’s diversity encompasses more than its landscape, it includes the political, economic, social, technological and environmental outlook,...
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