IT News Africa: Top Stories Of The Week
IT News Africa: top stories of the week. Another week has passed where technology news has made headlines across Africa, and the world. In South Africa, Vodacom's rebranding into a digital company...
View ArticleOrion Hotels and Resorts wins Sabre Top Destination Technology Award 2017
Orion Hotels have been awarded the Top Destination Technology Award Orion Hotels & Resorts have been awarded the Sabre Top Destination Technology Award, the newest category created to include all...
View ArticleInterview: how autonomous vehicles will impact Africa
Riaan Graham, sales director at Ruckus sub-Saharan Africa. In a recent interview, IT News Africa spoke to Riaan Graham, Sales Director at Ruckus Sub-Saharan Africa, who eloquently unpacked how...
View ArticleSouth Africans lead the way in Mobile Banking
South Africans lead the way in Mobile Banking. Consumers in South Africa prefer a digital-first approach to resolving their basic banking issues, only talking to a human being if they have to,...
View ArticleLenovo launches limited edition ThinkPad
The Limited-Edition ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25. Celebrating 25 years of the ThinkPad, Lenovo has announced the launch of a limited-edition model, the ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25. The laptop...
View ArticleEnterprise resource planning is going mobile
Stuart Scanlon, Managing Director of epic ERP. In an increasingly connected world, companies are embracing mobile as an effective platform to communicate, manage employees and reach customers or...
View ArticleMachine learning: No longer reserved for short-term gains
Lorraine Steyn, co-Founder and CEO of Khanyisa Real Systems (KRS). While, the jury is still out on whether or not Facebook really shut down an artificial intelligence (AI) experiment which, saw two...
View ArticleTwitter backlash at latest Dove advert
Twitter backlash at "racist" Dove ad. International cosmetics giants, Dove, last week, Wednesday 4 October 2017, released a new campaign on the company's US Facebook Page showing a short video clip of...
View ArticleDHL and MallforAfrica to sell African goods to US customers
DHL and MallforAfrica partnership to sell goods to US customers. International express services provider, DHL Express and global e-commerce company, MallforAfrica will - according to both firms - now...
View ArticleEnterprise Resource Planning bringing about behaviour change
Stuart Scanlon, Managing Director of epic ERP.l Despite the focus on digital transformation, the value traditional approaches bring to the organisation cannot be underestimated. By having a solid...
View ArticleLegitng launches Nigeria's first free online legal consultation service
Enyioma Madubuike, Legitng team lead. Legitng, an online legal content and referral platform, after their launch, on 1 October 2017, has become the first free 24 hour online legal consultation service...
View ArticleUNESCO to launch Global Education Report at Innovation Africa 2017
UNESCO to launch Global Education Report at Innovation Africa 2017. The Government of Mozambique is gearing up for the Innovation Africa Summit that will take place at the Gloria Hotel, Maputo 23 to...
View ArticleSocial media usage intensifies in South Africa
Facebook has increased by 14% since 2016, from 14-million to 16-million in South Africa A study conducted by Brand Intelligence organisation Ornico, as well as high-tech market research consultancy...
View Article4 ways for companies to become more cyber-resilient
Stephen Cobb, Senior Security Researcher at ESET. This year, we have seen some of the most high-profile victims of cybercrime across the world, including the NHS in the UK, and the attack of Equifax...
View ArticleNew mobile workplace app launched in South Africa
New digital workplace app launched in South Africa. Regus, a company that provides flexible workspace solutions, has launched an app that aims to make it possible for businesses to find a location...
View ArticleThe binary art of selling in a digital world
Dr Yudhvir Seetharam, Head of Analytics at FNB. We often mention that we live in the digital age, where information flows at faster speeds, is more complex and is more accessible. As much as this...
View ArticleImprove your mobile typing skills with these 7 Android apps
Improve your mobile typing skills with these 7 Android apps. If you’re like most Android users, the keyboard probably isn’t top of mind when you think about apps you can download to improve your...
View ArticleBCX announces the sale of Netcampus
Ian Russell, CEO of BCX. BCX, an African end-to-end digital solutions partner, announced on Tuesday 10 October 2017 that the company has sold its wholly-owned subsidiary, Netcampus. According to BCX,...
View ArticlePlatform economy of the future to drive growth and jobs across Africa
William Mzimba, Chief Executive of Accenture South Africa and Chairman of Accenture Africa. Many companies, whether they realise it or not, have already taken steps to embed themselves into the...
View ArticleHow to harness IoT to protect and track your assets
Reinhardt van Rooyen, Innovation Strategist at Jasco As more devices, assets and ‘things’ become connected, businesses are exploring the opportunity to harness the Internet of Things (IoT) to protect...
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