Browsing: Africa

Convergence Partners, owned by ICT industry veteran Andile Ngcaba, has raised $296 million or R5.1 billion, surpassing its initial target by…

China has rapidly become Africa’s most important infrastructure builder, and the footprint of Chinese construction companies is seen in cities,…

The Africa Blockchain Centre, the premier center of excellence for blockchain development in Africa, has today announced the graduation of…

The opportunities for banking in Africa are immense. The region is a ‘sleeping giant’ when it comes to accessing traditional…

Clean technology startup ScarabTech has announced today the successful raise of seed funding from the GIIG Africa Fund. The investment…

While e-commerce drove payments in LatAm, digital payments will drive African e-commerce  Like in LatAm, alternative payment methods in Africa…

Global tech company Zoho announced today that it will be opening a new office in Johannesburg to accommodate its growing…

Smart urbanism is about using digital technologies to address urban problems. Across the continent, digital technologies and smart initiatives have…

Africa’s youth prefer using local innovations and believe that the next tech billionaire could come from the continent, according to…

To address Africa’s digital skills gap, MTN Group, through some of its operating companies, is partnering with SAS Training, Courses…

Around the developing world, informal retail continues to be a powerful social force, employing millions of people who might otherwise…

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the time has come for the African continent to integrate and work more closely together. The…

The African Telecommunications Union (ATU), African Union (AU) and Huawei jointly released the “Africa IPv6 Development White Paper” today. This…

Mobile network operators are transforming their networks, sunsetting legacy 2G and 3G networks and adopting the latest technology and mobile…

There are very few people in the world who are not interested, at least tangentially, in the trading business. After…

Africa is on the cusp of a broadband explosion but must address significant challenges to ensure that the continent and…

Teraco: A Digital Realty Company, Africa’s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider, announced that construction has commenced on…

MTN GlobalConnect, a digital wholesale and infrastructure services company and an operating company in the MTN Group, announced today that…

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, today announced the opening of its first office in Lagos, Nigeria.…

With the global Fourth Industrial Revolution in full swing, companies are investing billions of dollars on advanced analytics and artificial…

Tanzania, one of the most beautiful countries in Africa, is the perfect spot for a safari holiday. It is famous…

The EXPLORE Data Science Academy (EDSA), which started out training young data scientists in South Africa in 2018, has grown…

Infobip, a global cloud communications company and a leader in omnichannel engagement, recently hosted a webinar on how digital transformation…

Vodacom Business Africa is committed to supporting the internationalisation of multinational businesses into Africa. Testament to this is continuous development…

Hydrogen is used mainly to make chemicals such as fertiliser, and in oil refineries. Most hydrogen in the world today…