Tag: Africa
The African Middle Class Matters: But Not for the Reasons Commonly...
By Henning MelberThese days the African middle class is widely discussed as a phenomenon considered indicative of social change.But a great deal of the debate...
Vula Telematix Wants to be a Catalyst for Developers to Create...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer the stuff of science fiction but an essential part of the reality of our everyday lives.It...
African Women use Mobile Internet More Heavily Than Men
By Staff WriterOpera and digital reading non-profit Worldreader have joined forces to understand how women in Africa use mobile internet.Two studies undertaken by the...
M&A Deals in Africa Hit by Political Uncertainty
South Africa’s political uncertainty is slowing down mergers & acquisitions activity in the rest of the continent after inbound deal volumes in the first...
Strong Data-Enabled Device Sales Boost Vodacom Revenue
Vodacom, a South African-based mobile phone operator, reported a 3.9% revenue growth to R20.7 billion in the first quarter to end-June 2017, buoyed by...
Entersekt Appoints Mutambiranwa to Spearhead Growth in Africa, Middle East
By Staff WriterStellenbosch-headquartered FinTech company Entersekt announced on Wednesday that it has appointed ICT industry veteran Pattison Mutambiranwa as new senior vice president for...
SqwidNet Poised to Unleash IoT Platform to Deal With South Africa’s...
South Africa’s SqwidNet is fast-tracking the deployment of its open-access Internet of Things (IoT) network infrastructure to enable developers to provide intelligent solutions to...
IoT In Africa: SqwidNet Keen to Build Africa’s IoT Network
SqwidNet is keen to expand its network to the rest of Africa, its CEO, Reshaad Sha, said on Tuesday.The company is a subsidiary of Dark...
The Rise of Innovation Accelerators in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Mervin Miemoukanda, senior research analyst: Software and Market Intelligence in Africa at International Data Corporation While businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa have steadily been adopting 3rd...
Are Data Prices a Barrier to Financial Inclusion in Africa?
By Brian Richardson, CEO and Co-Founder, WIZZIT InternationalIn Africa, banking the unbanked remains a pressing need. Roughly 700 million people in Africa are financially...
