Panasonic, McAfee to start building vehicle SOC

Panasonic and McAfee have agreed to jointly start building a vehicle security operation centre (SOC) to commercialise vehicle security monitoring services. To protect connected vehicles around the world against cyber-attacks, the companies will build vehicle SOCs that...

Huawei reports slower growth, increased revenue

Huawei has reported slower growth for the 2020 financial year, although the company’s business performance was largely in line with forecast. Huawei’s sales revenue in 2020 rounded off at CNY891,4-billion, up 3,8% year-on-year, and its net profit reached...

Justice Accelerator calls on innovative southern African startups

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) is calling on all game-changing justice startups that want to grow their social impact and business to participate in this year’s HiiL Innovating Justice Challenge. Successful applicants will earn a place in the...

Netflix market cap jumped by $85bn in 2020

Netflix has seen its revenue and subscriber numbers surge in the last year, as the lockdowns left millions in need of daily entertainment in the comfort of their homes. After the company’s Q4 2020 earnings revealed the streaming giant hit over 200 million...

Sandile Ntsele is new CFO for Liquid Intelligent Technologies SA

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the appointment of Sandile Ntsele as chief financial officer (CFO) for its South Africa operations, effective 15 April 2021. Ntsele’s most recent job was as CFO for MTN South Africa. He will oversee Liquid South...

Another step forward for Access Bank agreement with GroCapital

Building on its strategy of delivering a robust banking operation which connects key African markets, Access Bank Plc entered into a definitive agreement with GroCapital Holdings in October 2020 to invest into Grobank Limited over two tranches. Access Bank has...