SqwidNet’s IoT Entrepreneurship Program (IoT)e Serves Up Smart Solutions To South African Challenges
SqwidNet, the licensed Sigfox IoT network operator in South Africa, recently hosted its second IoT Entrepreneurship Program (IoT)E pitch day on Friday 19 July 2019. Seven finalist groups, selected from a group of 60 prospective entrepreneurs and ICT business owners over the course of a year, presented their ideas to a panel of potential investors with […]
Nexign Partners With Giza Systems To Accelerate African Telcos’ Digital Transformation
Global leader in business support systems (BSS) solutions joins forces with one of the leading systems integrators in the African region, to equip regional operators with the tools they need to satisfy fluctuating subscriber demands. Nexign, (а part of LLC ICS Holding) a leading Business Support Systems (BSS) and Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider, today […]
Using Technology To Put CFOS In The Driver’s Seat Of Their Organisations
New innovations in financial IT solutions are opening several opportunities for finance decision-makers in Africa. But realising the full value of these innovations will require leadership and vision. Earlier this year, the financial platform service M-Pesa announced that it has more than 20.5 million active users and over 27 million subscribers across Africa. This represents […]
Kenya Vs. Tanzania – What Is The Best Place To Go On Safari
Kenya Vs. Tanzania – What is the Best Place to Go on Safari? A safari adventure. Everyone has some idea of what it might involve — plush tented camp set in a remote wilderness, vast rolling grasslands, lush valleys, towering mountain peaks, sprawling lakes, and of course, an assortment of wild animals roaming diverse terrains. […]
F5 Networks Champions Kenya’s Digital Transformation And Multi-Cloud Credentials At Inaugural East Africa Solution Day
Multi-cloud, data and applications pegged as key drivers for economic growth, differentiation, value creation and innovation F5 Networks hosted its inaugural East Africa Solution Day in Nairobi today to highlight how application services in multi-cloud environments are enabling digital transformation and growth in Kenya. The company also shared insight on its latest solution offerings and […]
The End Fund – Making Everyday A Mandela Day
2018 was a true landmark year for the END Fund. We saw more treatments delivered than any year prior and surpassed US $1 billion worth of treatments across Africa since our founding in 2012. In South Africa, we helped elevate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) to the global stage in celebration of Nelson Mandela’s legacy at […]
DHL Partners With Teach For Uganda To Create Greater Employability Among Youth
This marks the logistics group’s first partnership in Africa with the Teach For All network· DHL volunteers will equip students with skills and experiences needed to enter the working world DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Supply Chain, part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group), launched a partnership today with Teach For […]
The Art Project – Making Dance Permanent
More than 40 artists are collaborating in a group exhibition which opens at the Agog Gallery in Maboneng on Thursday 25 July. The exhibition, The Art Project #EST.1978, is being held in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the professional dance company and training academy, Moving Into Dance. Each work on the exhibition has been inspired by images from the dance company photographic archive, which has trained generations of talented youth and produced award-winning […]
Africa’s Megacities A Magnet For Investors
Megacities, cities with a population of at least 10 million, are sprouting everywhere in Africa. Cairo in Egypt, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Lagos in Nigeria are already megacities, while Luanda in Angola, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Johannesburg in South Africa will attain the status by 2030, according […]
How China’s Africa Alliance is Shifting World Order
When the United Nations General Assembly met in 2007 to vote on North Korea’s human rights record, only 10 of the 56 African countries voted with the U.S.-led western coalition. The overwhelming majority followed China – either by voting against or abstaining from the resolution. This has not always been the case. Just three decades […]
