News

mSurvey, Safaricom partner to collect M-Pesa customer feedback

08-02-2018 | 10:00:00

Kenyan Mobile Consumer Feedback Company mSurvey has announced a new partnership with Safaricom’s M-Pesa.

[South Africa] CMC Networks adopts 128 Technology network platform

08-02-2018 | 09:10:44

Network and software company 128 Technology, has announced a commercial deployment of its 128T Session Smart Networking Platform with CMC Networks in South Africa.

Kenya Pipeline Company migrates to new e-procurement platform

08-02-2018 | 06:43:00

The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has completed the migration of its manual procurement to the new Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) platform.

Liquid Telecom delivers first Microsoft ExpressRoute within Africa

08-02-2018 | 06:42:00

Liquid Telecom has delivered the first Microsoft ExpressRoute service peering in Africa – offering customers better performance, tighter security and lower latency.

[Kenya] Pandya Hospital automates operations with Sap Business One

08-01-2018 | 13:07:00

Hospitals across the continent are confronted with challenges brought by technological disruption and increased demands.

KT builds digital system for national identification in Tanzania

08-01-2018 | 06:51:56

South Korea's largest telecommunications company, completed a new digital system for national identification in Tanzania, marking major progress for the company in Africa as KT continues to tap into new business opportunities throughout the continent.

[South Africa] Mastercard, Nedbank partner to launch payment service

08-01-2018 | 06:44:00

Mastercard and Entersekt have collaborated to enable Nedbank’s customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan, and Zapper merchants and billers through the Nedbank Money app.

AlphaCode incubator seeks financial services entrepreneurs in SA

07-30-2018 | 10:02:00

AlphaCode, an incubation, acceleration and investment vehicle for early-stage financial services businesses powered by Rand Merchant Investment Holdings is looking for businesses or ideas that could change the face of financial services.

Google's free public Wi-Fi initiative expanded to Nigeria

07-30-2018 | 09:53:00

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, will be the first on the continent to receive Google's free public Wi-Fi service, the company has announced.

[Rwanda] Andela launches tech hub for software developers in Africa

07-25-2018 | 06:08:23

Andela, the company building high-performing engineering teams with Africa's most talented software developers, has launched a pan-African technology hub in its fourth African market: Kigali, Rwanda.

[Tanzania] Puma Energy introduces Masterpass QR payment solution

07-24-2018 | 09:57:37

Mastercard has partnered with Selcom to enable local businesses and merchants to accept interoperable digital payments, many for the first time.

[South Africa] TransUnion and FirstCheck launch vehicle checking app

07-24-2018 | 06:51:58

Credit protection company TransUnion and South Africa's first vehicle valuation & verification app FirstCheck have partnered to launch South Africa’s first consumer-focused vehicle checking app.

Liquid Telecom appoints Stephane Duproz to head Africa Data Centres

07-24-2018 | 06:16:04

Africa Data Centres (ADC) has named Stephane Duproz as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately.

UAE Exchange rebrands its Uganda operations as Unimoni

07-20-2018 | 06:44:45

UAE Exchange, a global money transfer, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, has announced the rebranding of its Uganda operations as “Unimoni”.

Vodacom is South Africa’s fastest network, Ookla and ATIO results

07-20-2018 | 06:40:49

Two leading independent analyst groups have confirmed that Vodacom has South Africa’s fastest 4G network and overall fastest network, respectively.

COLUMNS.

[Column] Rodney Taylor: Focus on the challenges, not the technology

Digital transformation and the Internet of Things (IoT) are widely discussed topics in business today. That said, many organisations are still slow in getting their transformation initiatives underway...... Read full column here

[Column] Phathizwe Malinga: IoT is as simple as ABC and D!

There is no doubt that the Internet of Things (IoT) can solve everyday challenges using technology, and with IDC predicting there being over 20 billion connected devices by 2020..... read full column here

[Column] Mukhisa Kituyi: Digital divide is impeding development

By the end of the next decade, growth, productivity gains, and human development will be determined by levels of integration into the digital economy.... read the full column here

INTERVIEWS.

[Startup Interview] George Karimi, Founder and CEO, SwiftAide, Kenya

George Karimi is the Founder and CEO of SwiftAide, a Kenyan mobile marketplace startup that matches freelance labour with local demand.... Read full interview here

[Interview] Prins Mhlanga, Founder, Ocean on 76, South Africa

Prins Mhlanga is South African entrepreneur with a long career in the Technology and Telecommunications field. He is currently CEO of his own company, Ocean on 76........... Read the full interview here

[Startup Interview] Ian Mutua, Managing Director, Vigil CyberSec Inc, Kenya

Ian Wambua Mutua is the MD the CEO and & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Vigil CyberSec Inc, a Kenyan based startup providing cybersecurity and consulting services across the region......Read the full interview here

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Sustainable Development Goals: Redefining context, risk and opportunity across Africa

Africa’s business and finance industries have a critical role to play alongside in helping governments deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals... read more