News

Data management, security driving global healthcare cloud market, report

03-11-2020 | 12:02:43

Global healthcare cloud market revenue is expected to surge at a compound annual growth rate of 25.1 per cent from 2018 to 2023 according to a recent report by Research and Markets.

Dimension Data to implement SAP Solutions on Microsoft Azure in MEA

03-11-2020 | 12:00:15

NTT Ltd. has announced it has earned the SAP on Microsoft Azure advanced specialization, a validation of a solution partner’s capability to deliver high-quality services in a specific solution area.

M-learning app to strengthen health workforce training launched in Kenya

03-11-2020 | 11:11:20

A new mobile App to facilitate and advance digital training of health workers in Africa has been launched by Amref Health Africa’s Institute of Capacity Development in collaboration with the Elsevier and Dioraphte Foundations.

MTN reports commercial momentum, announces stepping down of CEO

03-11-2020 | 09:52:00

MTN Group has announced an encouraging set of results for the year ended 31 December 2019 and that group president and CEO would be stepping down from his role at the end of his contract in March 2021.

Vembu announces partnership with MBUZZ technologies in Middle East and North Africa

03-11-2020 | 09:50:00

Vembu, a backup and disaster recovery solution vendor, has announced a partnership with MBUZZ technologies, a Value-Added Reseller in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe region.

[south Africa] Communications, Digital Technologies welcomes Vodacom, Competition Commission agreement to reduce data prices

03-11-2020 | 09:40:00

Communications & Digital Technologies Ministry and ICASA welcomes steps taken by the Competition Commission to facilitate data prices reduction at the retail level of the market.

[Kenya] ICT stakeholders join the world in celebrating Open Data Day

03-11-2020 | 09:16:38

Government and other stakeholders in the ICT sector last week converged at Strathmore University to join the world in celebrating the International Open Data Day.

SWVL names former Uber Kenya Country Manager its new General Manager

03-11-2020 | 09:04:00

Egyptian shuttle-hailing company SWVL has today announced the appointment of Dip Patel as its General Manager in Kenya.

[South Africa] Blue Label Telecoms launches new non-profit organisation

03-11-2020 | 09:03:31

Blue Label Telecoms has launched a new non-profit organisation (NPO) that aims to partner with social entrepreneurs and other NPOs to drive large-scale socioeconomic development across South Africa.

Global AI software market to reach $126 billion by 2025, report

03-11-2020 | 08:51:17

One in five workers in a non-routine job will rely on artificial intelligence (AI) for at least part of their role, according to forecasts.

Orange Digital Ventures Africa invests $1.5 million in Youverify Nigeria

03-11-2020 | 08:07:57

Orange Digital Ventures Africa has announces its latest investment on the African continent by leading the $1.5m seed investment round in Youverify.

Hughes and OneWeb announce global distribution partnership for low earth orbit satellite service

03-11-2020 | 08:03:00

Hughes Network Systems, LLC and services and OneWeb have announced that Hughes has become a worldwide distribution partner for OneWeb.

[South Africa] Fintech firm e4 realigns to create digital value segments

03-11-2020 | 06:01:31

South Africa's fintech firm e4, has announced an organisational redesign to create vertically focused value segments for its expanding client base.

Kenyan agritech platform Selina Wamucii opens to Groups and Cooperatives across Africa

03-11-2020 | 05:49:00

Selina Wamucii, the Kenyan agritech platform has announced that it is opening up its platform to organized farmers groups and cooperatives to sell or export directly to markets worldwide

[South Africa] Cloud platform builder Jini Guru partners with Azilen to build advanced payment and banking solutions

03-11-2020 | 05:29:43

Local cloud platform builder, Jini Guru, has partnered with Azilen Technologies, a product engineering company, to build innovative fintech solutions for emerging markets.

COLUMNS.

[Column] Garsen Naidu: Reskilling workforce to embrace the fourth industrial revolution

While automation and digital technologies are disrupting the workplace as we traditionally know it, it has become imperative for organizations to start reskilling their workforce... read full column here.

[Column] Soromfe Uzomah: Tech making it easier for SMEs to do business in Africa

Small businesses in Africa continue to battle with unreliable electricity, registering property, paying taxes and managing debt... read full column here

[Column] John Woollam: Remote working in the wake of coronavirus pandemic

With the coronavirus pandemic, businesses need to consider how they are going to maintain normal operations if employees are quarantined, or asked to stay home for whatever reason... read full column here

INTERVIEWS.

[Startup Interview] Cyrus Mulinge, CEO, Trots Technologies, Kenya

Africa Business Communities interviews the Cyrus Mulinge, the CEO of Trots Technologies, a Kenyan based mobile commerce platform... read full interview here

[Startup Interview] Nathaniel Ndegwa, Managing Director, Tipping Point Media, Kenya

Nathaniel Ndegwa is the Managing Director of Tipping Point Media, a Kenyan digital marketing startup that has now grown its clientele to 15 countries... read full interview here

[Startup Interview] Adeniyi Atiba, Director, Dr.3pleA Company, Nigeria

Dr.3pleA Company is a tech startup domiciled in Nigeria that offers a host of services among them HR Management consulting, e-learning and provision of information on investment in real estate... read full interview here.