Despite significant strides in the telecom industry, which have been made in terms of technology and reach, the spread of network connection in rural areas around the world, remain the last frontier for the telecom…
Vertiv Ranked as one of the leading suppliers…
Research conducted by Omdia reveals that the global market for prefabricated modular data centres, from the edge to the core, increased by more than 65% Vertiv , a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity…
The Future of Cloud Computing: Moving at the…
By Patrick Ndegwa There's been a definite shift around the discussion about the cloud in Africa. Businesses now accept that the future of organising, processing and presenting their data is in the cloud. And with services…
Seed stage investing and why it matters for…
In Africa, the maturity of a startup raising seed funds is arguably higher than in other continents due to the scarcity of capital Startup entrepreneurs are working to harness Africa's potential. Together they represent a…
Phishing goes targeted and diversifies during COVID-19 outbreak…
Kaspersky analysis has revealed that phishing attacks are becoming increasingly more targeted. A number of new tricks have also been found - from HR dismissal emails to attacks disguised as delivery notifications. As a result…
Empowering Smart Grids through ICT
Electric power companies around the world are looking to improve quality and efficiency by deploying data centres and reconstructing management platforms • Recently held online, the Seventh Huawei Global Power Summit themed "Bits Drive Watts,…
Building resiliency in times of uncertainty
By George Ferreira Business resilience remains one of the most important and relevant ways for organisations to bypass legacy challenges and to explore new opportunities • The recent months have likely been the biggest challenge…
Phone app to scan and pay for your…
Swedish IT company Datema AB has developed an app that enables consumers to scan their items and pay all through their smartphone. The app named EasyShop, is a next generation mobile self-scanning solution that is…
Connecting African start-ups with Business Angels
Team RM is launching a major entrepreneurial program entitled African Program for Investment in Entrepreneurship (Team RM- PAIE) • The think & do tank Team RM (www.TeamRM.org), keeps its word! As announced at the end…
Ecobank Nigeria extends Zero charge for digital money…
Ecobank has extended its zero-charge fee for digital money transfers below N5,000 till the end of September this year. In addition to the free USSD session fee currently enjoyed by Ecobank customers, users of Ecobank…
Promoting financial literacy skills among Africa’s youth
Ecobank Group and JA Africa partner to promote financial literacy skills among Africa's youth • The partnership will undertake a campaign which will tap into JA's vast online community, comprising over one million young social…
How Rwanda is spurring a generation of women…
Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality • In 2020, it was the only African country ranked in the top 10 of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report It ranked in…
2020 ‘Venture Showcase Series A’
VC4A is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K and $10M. In proud collaboration with technical partner AWS Activate, VC4A will be hosting the exclusive 'Venture Showcase - Series A' in October…
Connections for Start-ups in Francophone Africa
Suguba —in partnership Mercy Corps and the French Development Agency (AFD) and Mercy Corps— is organizing their second 6-month investment readiness program in West Africa to support the 8 most promising startups in the digital…
Business continuity demands a supply chain with end-to-end…
By Baljeet Nagi For many enterprises, their siloed, traditional Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems are proving to be their Achilles' heel when trying to operate in unprecedented circumstances, preventing business continuity and resilience. Consider this in the…