News

Angola Cables launches cloud service

07-15-2019 | 11:32:02

Angola Cables, an Angolan multinational telecommunications company has launched Angola Cables Cloud Service to the African market.

Tata Communications and Smart Africa Alliance launch project to bridge digital divide in Africa

07-15-2019 | 11:29:15

Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) has announced the launch of its pioneering Skill Africa Program, in association with the Smart Africa Alliance.

[South Africa] Stangen contracts SilverBridge for cloud migration

07-15-2019 | 07:53:26

South African insurer, Stangen, has contracted SilverBridge to assist it in migrating the Exergy policy administration platform to the Microsoft Azure cloud environment following the recent arrival of the multinational data centres in the country.

Triciabiz launches online business school for entrepreneurs in Africa

07-15-2019 | 06:08:54

Business coach and trainer, TriciaBiz has launched an online business school, Business Lab Africa with the aim of helping entrepreneurs in Africa succeed in business.

Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr sign four agreements to provide virtual fixed voice and bitstream services

07-15-2019 | 06:03:26

Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr have signed four agreements to maximize their customers’ interest and provide them with the best services available in the Egyptian market.

African ICT Foundation seeks end to illegal online surveillance of citizens

07-12-2019 | 13:30:51

The African ICT Foundation has called on state and non-state actors to end the Illegal surveillance, control, and interception of online user communications.

Sparkle selects Djibouti Data Center as its IP Hub in Africa

07-12-2019 | 11:06:00

Sparkle has announced that it has moved its Djibouti Point of Presence (PoP) into the Djibouti Data Center (DDC) selecting it as Sparkle’s IP hub for its expansion to East and South Africa.

Subex and Rhino Niger Networks sign partnership to offer telecom analytics solutions in Africa

07-12-2019 | 11:02:00

Subex, a leading telecom analytics solution provider, announced a strategic partnership with Rhino Niger Networks to cater to the digital transformation demands within the African markets.

[South Africa] MTN Zakhele-Futhi Scheme inconsistent with B-BBEE Act objectives, Commission

07-12-2019 | 09:25:00

Investigations by the B-BBEE Commission initiated in 2017 against MTN Group Limited has found the MTN Zakhele-Futhi Scheme that was announced by MTN on 12 September 2016 to be contrary to the objectives of the B-BBEE Act.

[Nigeria] Inlaks to launch innovation lab targeting young tech entrepreneurs

07-12-2019 | 08:30:00

Inlaks is set to birth an innovation lab called thehatch. The launch of thehatch supports the vision of Inlaks to expand into a new phase termed “Inlaks 2.0”.

Cloud-based services keep global sourcing market on growth trajectory

07-12-2019 | 08:21:43

The global sourcing market maintained its growth trajectory in the second quarter, boosted by growing demand for cloud-based as-a-service solutions, according to a report by ISG.

[Kenya] MK-Africa, Safaricom, partners #MyLittleBigThing Innovation Challenge announces winners

07-12-2019 | 07:24:00

Three students from Kenyatta University (KU) and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) universities are the winners of this year’s #MyLittleBigThing SDG’s Innovation Challenge.

Revenue authorities in Uganda and DR Congo bet on digital infrastructure to enhance trade

07-12-2019 | 06:39:00

Uganda and DR Congo tax institutions have signed the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS) standards operating procedures, marking the launch of the RECTs control centre extension to DRC cargo.

Schneider Electric releases white paper to solve edge computing challenges

07-12-2019 | 06:34:00

To support IT professionals in developing a strategy to deploy IT at the edge, Schneider Electric, has released a new white paper entitled 'Solving Edge Computing Infrastructure Challenges'.

NEC XON provides Africa’s first AI-driven wireless LAN

07-12-2019 | 06:27:16

Southern Africa IT company NEC XON has announced that it is providing the first AI-powered wireless LAN (WLAN) solution in Africa.

COLUMNS.

[Column] Hans van Linschoten: Data sovereignty in Africa, why you should care

African businesses are currently making massive investments in things like machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and are using cloud and virtualized infrastructure to enhance service delivery ...read full column here

[Column] Dirk-Jan (DJ) Koeman: Rural Internet needs a technology rethink

Kenya is one of the leading countries in Africa with regards to Internet penetration. The exact penetration may vary, based on your source ...read full column here

[Column] Mark Bannerman: Passing the Torch to the Millennial Generation (tech perspective)

There was a time during the tumultuous 60s and 70s that the younger generation was admonished to “never trust anyone over thirty” ...read full column here

INTERVIEWS.

[Startup Interview] Benjamin Manirafasha, CEO, Iris Hub, Rwanda

Benjamin Manirafasha is the founder of Iris Hub, an incubation and innovation center that is using technology to address youth unemployment in Rwanda... read full interview here

[Startup Interview] Elizabeth Eweka, CEO, IDHS, Nigeria

Elizabeth Eweka-Adeshina is the founder and CEO of IDHS, a Nigeria health startup that has been birthed by the realization that digital technology can promote the ease and speed of access to quality healthcare ...read full interview here

[Startup Interview] Joe Maina, CEO, Matrixoft Data Solutions, Kenya

For the last six years, Joe Maina has built Matrixoft Data Solutions to address clients’ pain points by leveraging on technology ... read full interview here