News

Intercept IP partners with Digicall to transform South African insurance telematics market

06-13-2019 | 08:32:00

Digicall is to be the official distributor and reseller of Intercept IP’s technology in the Southern African region, following an agreement between the two parties.

[South Africa] AlphaCode Incubate makes R16m available for financial services startups

06-13-2019 | 07:12:24

AlphaCode Incubate invites startups with game-changing business ideas in financial services to become part of AlphaCode.

Siemens to acquire ESTEQ to accelerate digitization for customers in Southern Africa

06-13-2019 | 05:02:00

Siemens Digital Industries Software has signed an agreement to acquire assets of ESTEQ, a distributor of product lifecycle management.

WorldRemit launches business payment platform for SMEs in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa

06-13-2019 | 05:00:00

WorldRemit has launched WorldRemit for Business, a new service that enables SMEs to quickly pay their employees and contractors in Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa.

General Electric Healthcare advancing universal health coverage in Ghana

06-13-2019 | 03:23:21

General Electric (GE) Healthcare has kicked-off a two-day “Healthcare Dialogues” event in Ghana, to drive conversations around innovative sustainable healthcare solutions.

WorldRemit launches new product for business payments to Kenya

06-13-2019 | 02:43:11

Kenyan entrepreneurs and contractors selling goods and services to SMEs in the U.K. can now receive payments faster and more conveniently following the launch of WorldRemit for Business.

Siemens to acquire ESTEQ to accelerate digitalization for customers in Southern Africa

06-13-2019 | 02:38:09

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire assets of ESTEQ.

[South Africa] IBM expands its Quantum Computing Program to Africa with Wits University

06-12-2019 | 13:11:21

IBM today announced the expansion of its quantum computing efforts to Africa in a new collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in South Africa

Iveda partners with AXIOM for safe city projects in South Africa

06-12-2019 | 13:05:00

Iveda and AI-based video analytics through its Sentir® and IvedaAI™ platforms, have partnered with AXIOM to launch its entry into South Africa.

SEACOM launches direct-to-corporate connectivity and cloud services in Uganda

06-12-2019 | 11:23:00

SEACOM under its SEACOM Business brand has launched its Internet connectivity and cloud services directly to corporate customers in Uganda.

Visa Launches Corporate Cross-Border payments processing solution

06-12-2019 | 11:16:20

Visa today announced the commercial launch of the Visa B2B Connect network, giving financial institutions an ability to quickly and securely process high-value corporate cross-border payments globally.

China Literature teams up with Transsion Holdings to develop online reading market in Africa

06-12-2019 | 11:00:00

China Literature Limited has partnered with Transsion Holdings to jointly expand into and develop the online reading market in Africa.

[Kenya] Nokia and UNICEF launch partnership to boost digital literacy in primary schools

06-12-2019 | 08:10:02

Nokia and the Finnish National Committee UNICEF and UNICEF Kenya have launched a partnership to increase equitable access to digital literacy for some of the most disadvantaged children in Kenya.

[South Africa] PoolSense partners with SqwidNet to create IoT-powered solution for swimming pools

06-12-2019 | 07:56:00

SqwidNet has partnered with PoolSense to create a ground-breaking solution to managing water and chemical qualities in commercial and private swimming pools

[Nigeria] SMEs confident Jumia will help them grow their businesses

06-12-2019 | 06:12:41

A group of small and micro business owners in Nigeria has said they are confident that Jumia will continue helping their businesses achieve significant growth.

COLUMNS.

[Column] Hans van Linschoten: AfCFTA and what it means for cloud in Africa

What opportunities does AfCFTA present for African tech, especially when it comes to adoption of cloud services? The continent is seeing a huge population growth which has led to the increased consumer spending ...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] Karien Bornheim: Every person should think like a hacker

Relevant cybersecurity isn’t perpetuated exclusively through investment and systems, it is reliant on people and their understanding of the cyber threat ...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