Innovative IP Transit Gaming Solution Significantly Reduces Lag Between International Gaming Nodes
By observing and analysing the most used data traffic routings of gamers and other internet users during the widespread Covid-19 global lockdown, multinational IT solutions provider, Angola Cables has engineered and developed a dedicated IP transit solution offering significant latency reductions on international IP routings. Through dedicated or premium connections between the major gaming servers […]
Re-Imagining The Nexus Between Leadership And Gender In Africa
In conversation with ONE’s Serah Makka-Ugbabe A gendered power imbalance has existed in our societies since time immemorial. Globally, and in Africa especially, there is a paucity of women in leadership roles. But COVID has shown us that women are more than equipped to be the leaders that the world needs and longs for. Research […]
The Future Of Payments In Africa
By Murray Gardiner, MD, Bluecode Africa By 2050 the population of Africa is expected to grow to 2 billion, while the rest of the world experiences flat or declining population curves. Globally, about 1.7 billion adults (31% of adults) remain unbanked — without an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider. […]
Queens Of SA Music Deliver High-Energy Performance At The First Live-stream Nubian Music Festival
The Nubian Music Festival Women’s Month Celebration live-stream event, held at The Palace of the Lost City at Sun City on Saturday, featured the Queens of SA Music across all genres. Sho Madjozi’s high-energy act featured wow live performances of “Turn It Up” and “Wakanda Forever” amongst others while Aus Tebza’s powerful vocals were heard down to the Valley […]
Africa’s Cybersecurity Leaders Virtually Connect To Build A More Secure Digital Ecosystem For The Continent At World Cyber Security Summit
Trescon’s World Cyber Security Summit – Africa succeeded in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas and awareness on key areas such as cyber threat intelligence, data governance, data privacy and cyber regulations in the African region. On Friday, Africa played host to the most content-rich virtual conference on Cybersecurity by convening over 200 online participants […]
Meet the Somali Footballer Breaking Barriers
Football has never been just a hobby for Jawahir Roble; it’s her passion. Born in Somalia, the 25-year-old grew up playing football with friends. They would spend almost every waking minute kicking a ball around the beaches until their parents called them in for dinner. She loved it. She loved her “beautiful” country. But civil […]
Togolese Transport Firm Switches Up
West African startup Gozem, which started out in the ride-hailing business but has been adding product lines, has transitioned into an African “super app” with the rollout of a new interface. Launched in Togo in November of 2018 on the back of raising US$900,000 in funding, ride-hailing app Gozem swiftly expanded to Benin and added […]
Windhoek Eases Lockdown Restrictions
Namibia will lift lockdown restrictions, allowing international travel, schools to reopen and on-site alcohol consumption from September, President Hage Geingob has announced, but he extended an overnight curfew as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. The country of 2-million now has 6,906 confirmed Covid-19 cases and the disease is not yet contained — of its 65 […]
What Chadwick Boseman’s Passing Means for Africans
If you’re not a comics fan, you may have been surprised at the extent of the heartfelt grief expressed following the death of actor Chadwick Boseman. One explanation lies in the extraordinary power of the 2018 movie Black Panther, in which Boseman starred as T’Challa/Black Panther, to address racist stereotypes about Africa and Africans. Boseman’s […]
Kenya’s Plastic Ban Under Threat By New US Deal
Major oil companies are lobbying the United States to pressure Kenya to change its world-leading stance against plastic waste, according to environmentalists who fear the continent will be used as a dumping ground. The request from the American Chemistry Council to the Office of the United States Trade Representative came as the US and Kenya […]
