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TECNO becomes top smartphone brand in Africa

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TECNO, has toppled Samsung to become the top smartphone brand in Africa for 2020, following its successful launches of devices in the...
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eCommerce

Clickatell unveils Chat Flow, a Chat Commerce workflow builder

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Clickatell, a mobile communications and chat commerce services provider has unveiled a new product called Chat Flow, which enables businesses to manage...
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Tech firms form alliance in fight against mobile fraud

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Telecoming and Evina, have signed an agreement to fight mobile fraud through promoting the Direct carrier billing (DCB) payment technology, which is...

Banking apps now available on AppGallery in Kenya

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Huawei, has announced that banking apps in Kenya are now available on AppGallery, as the company continues to build its own ecosystem...

Mara Phones becomes SA government’s preferred smartphone brand

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Mara Phones, South Africa’s only mobile devices manufacturer is upbeat after they were recently awarded the RT15-2021 contract to supply smartphones to...

LG to shut down mobile division

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LG Electronics Inc., one of the pioneers of the Android operating system has confirmed that it will shut down its loss making...

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TELECOMS

Telecoms

Millicom sells Tigo, exits African market

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Millicom International Cellular, which trades as Tigo, has announced its complete exit from the African market, following the sale of its operations in...
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Telecoms

Africell, Aviat sign multi-million dollar 5G deal

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Mobile operator Africell, has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Aviat Networks for a 5G-ready end-to-end disaggregated transmission network across multiple African...
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MTN Rwanda to list on Stock Exchange in May

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MTN Rwanda, has announced it will list on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) on 4 May, following approval by the Capital Market...

Vodacom’s data price cut, was it enough?

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Will the telco’s latest price reductions be enough to change SA consumers’ perceptions?South Africa’s largest mobile network operator, Vodacom, recently cut the...

Angola’s Unitel and Ericsson sign network expansion deal

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Angolan Mobile operator Unitel S.A. has signed a three year network expansion deal with Ericsson for the supply of Ericsson Radio System...

Airtel Kenya upgrades network to avoid regulatory fine

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Telecoms firm, Airtel Kenya, has ramped up network upgrades across the country, after failing to meet the regulatory minimum threshold of 80%...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial Intelligence

Zambian agritech startup leverages AI to detect plant and animal disease

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Zambia based agritech startup, Agripredict, is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) as risk management tools to enable farmers in...
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Artificial Intelligence

Tintri drives intelligent infrastructure so you can get ready to ‘let go of the wheel’

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The concept of self-driving cars is controversial and tends to polarise opinion. At the heart of it is the idea that a...
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Artificial Intelligence

How close are we from Artificial General Intelligence, the holy grail of AI?

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While it does not seem likely at current progress, human-level AI by 2025 is not as far-fetched as some may believe and...
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Artificial Intelligence

10% of workers will attempt to trick AI-Driven tracking systems – Gartner

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COVID-19 Drives Use of AI-Enabled Remote Worker Productivity Tracking Tools By 2023, it is predicted that more than one-in-ten...
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Artificial Intelligence

How AI steps in to save COVID-affected retailers

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Eskom's load shedding, alongside an enduring pandemic, have proven a devastating combination, repeatedly destroying historical data and demanding an artificial intelligence solution to...
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Artificial Intelligence

How AI is changing dynamics of healthcare

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Globally, healthcare organisations have accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) with the ones still implementing frameworks planning to go live within 24...
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IT Security

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Digital Transformation

The impact of data protection challenges on digital transformation

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Veeam, has released its Data Protection Report 2021 which highlighted that data protection challenges, COVID-19 and economic uncertainty are undermining organizations’ abilities...
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Digital Transformation

Digital adoption in Africa supersedes other regions

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Digital adoption and infrastructure development in Africa is happening at a faster pace when compared to other regions across the world, although...
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Digital Transformation

Liquid rebrands to Liquid Intelligent Technologies

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Liquid Telecom, has announced the complete repositioning of its brand to pan- African technology firm Liquid Intelligent Technologies, integrating its extensive business...
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Digital Transformation

Less than 30% of Telcos in MEA have a digital transformation strategy

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A new report released by the Technology Innovation Council has revealed that less than three in 10 telecommunications operators in Africa and...
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Digital Transformation

Nigeria to complete digital switch over in 2022

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Nigeria will complete its Digital Switch Over (DSO) project by the middle of 2022, which will signal an end to analogue technology...
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Digital Transformation

How Digitalization benefits emerging gas producers like Mozambique

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The benefits of digital investment in the oil and gas sector are multi-fold. Increased productivity, cost savings and improved performance all tend...
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Millicom sells Tigo, exits African market

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Millicom International Cellular, which trades as Tigo, has announced its complete exit from the African market, following the sale of its operations in...
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South Africa’s Altron acquires Lawtrust for $17.2 million

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South African listed company Altron Group, has announced its acquisition of cyber security firm Lawtrust, from Etion, for R245 million ($17.2 million),...
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Africell, Aviat sign multi-million dollar 5G deal

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Mobile operator Africell, has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Aviat Networks for a 5G-ready end-to-end disaggregated transmission network across multiple African...
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MTN Rwanda to list on Stock Exchange in May

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MTN Rwanda, has announced it will list on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) on 4 May, following approval by the Capital Market...
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Mobile and Apps

TECNO becomes top smartphone brand in Africa

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TECNO, has toppled Samsung to become the top smartphone brand in Africa for 2020, following its successful launches of devices in the...
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Social

Showmax cuts price on its mobile platform across Africa

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Showmax, an online subscription video on demand service, has announced a price reduction on its mobile platform starting today, that will see...
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Healthcare

SA IoT firm partners UNICEF to support COVID-19 vaccine roll-out

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Beyond, a South African Internet of things (IoT) solution provider, recently entered into a partnership with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), to...
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IT Security

inq. partners Elastic to expand cyber security solutions in Africa

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Inq., a pan-African cloud-based digital service provider has partnered Elastic to boost cyber security solutions in Africa as demand increases.
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East Africa

Safaricom pilots mobile health records system

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Safaricom, has announced it will conduct a mobile health pilot program in collaboration with Nakuru County, to improve access to healthcare records...
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Finance & Banking

Airtel Money added to Zambia’s e-government services platform

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Zambia’s e-government services platform (ZAMPORTAL), has added Airtel Money to its services to enable an easy and convenient payment method for government...
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Opinion & Analysis

Data centre modernisation is key to innovation for the modern enterprise

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Companies are increasingly considering data centre modernisation as a means to implement digital transformation. The purpose is to move away from a...
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How to respond to bullying in online games

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As people around the world have had to endure multiple lockdowns, many have turned to gaming as a source of entertainment and...
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Why flash storage is important for the cloud

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As cynicism about the benefits of the cloud give way to rapidly embracing digital transformation, companies are finding themselves in a position...
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ICT has the potential to help solve unemployment in Africa

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The socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is especially hard-hitting for younger generations in Africa. The youth are faced with multiple challenges...
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Protecting the IT landscape in a borderless world

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The evolution of technology has pushed the perimeter of organisations further towards the edge, and we no longer have the monolithic structures...
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Global IT Spending to total $3.8 Trillion in 2021- Report

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Global Information Technology (IT) spending is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2021, an increase of 4% from 2020.
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Business Continuity

South Africa’s Vumatel adds Industry veteran to leadership team

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South African fibre network operator, Vuma has appointed Francois Swart as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The company believes...
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Company News

Canon continues dominance for 17th consecutive year

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Canon has announced that the company’s interchangeable-lens digital cameras (DSLR and Mirrorless) continues to maintain the number one share of the global market for...
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Cyber security hygiene best practices for businesses

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Organisations in the COVID-19 pandemic era have been forced to look at their cyber security hygiene best practices in order to minimise...
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Mozambique rolls out rural internet connectivity project

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The Mozambique government has launched a rural connectivity project which will provide free internet access to 27 remote districts of the Southern Africa...
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VMware, VeloCloud SD-WAN transforms Bidfood infrastructure

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Bidfood, a South African food services distributor has implemented VMware SD-WAN powered by VeloCloud and transformed its network infrastructure for high availability,...
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Gadgets and Hardware

Gadgets and Hardware

Microsoft adds Surface Book 3 to its range in South Africa

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Microsoft, has announced the introduction of the Surface Book 3 in South Africa, adding to its Surface device range in the country.
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Huawei unveils upgraded MateBook D 14

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Huawei has launched an upgraded version of the Huawei MateBook D 14 i5 suitable for young people who are learning or working...

MediaTek unveils Helio G95 gaming chip in South Africa

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MediaTek, the fourth largest global fabless semiconductor company has announced the launch of its premium gaming chip, MediaTek Helio G95, to enable...

HP unveils new ProBook, a convertible laptop for limitless learning

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Computer manufacturer HP is launching the HP ProBook x360 11 G7 EE, an education-focused convertible laptop that embraces the different ways learning...

Company News

Company News

Your data has left the building: don’t let it take you on a bumpy ride

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“Ladies and gentlemen: Michael Jackson has left the stadium.” These are the dramatic words spoken just after Michael Jackson,...
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Africa Data Centres advances with 10MW Lagos hub construction

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Africa’s largest data centre network, Africa Data Centres, has confirmed the progression of construction of its 10MW data centre in Lagos, Nigeria,...

Westcon-Comstor scoops the 2020 Check Point African Distributor award

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Distribution company, Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa, has won the Check Point African Distributor of the year award for 2020. The...

Acronis acquires South African distributor Synapsys

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Cybersecurity solutions provider, Acronis, has acquired South African distribution company Synapsys as part of the company’s growth strategy.

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Healthcare

Health tech start-ups geared to meet surging demand in Egypt

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The healthcare industry in Egypt is poised for major disruption as the country is experiencing a wave of emerging health tech startups.
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Zambian agritech startup leverages AI to detect plant and animal disease

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Zambia based agritech startup, Agripredict, is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) as risk management tools to enable farmers in...

Kenya’s Tanda fintech startup gets funding boost for regional expansion

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Tanda, a Kenya based fintech startup has announced that it secured funding from African tech investor HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab and...

South African security startup AURA expands into Kenya

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AURA, a South African security and medical response platform has announced its expansion into Kenya, through a partnership with KK Security, that...

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Millicom sells Tigo, exits African market

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Millicom International Cellular, which trades as Tigo, has announced its complete exit from the African market, following the sale of its operations in...
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South African listed company Altron Group, has announced its acquisition of cyber security firm Lawtrust, from Etion, for R245 million ($17.2 million),...
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Africell, Aviat sign multi-million dollar 5G deal

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German tech startup CloudRadar is launching its cloud-based IT-monitoring service in South Africa, ahead of further global expansion, to help ensure IT stability for...
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