G7 approves fund to empower African women

French President Emmanuel Macron and G7 leaders on Sunday approved a package totaling $251-million in support of the African Development Bank’s AFAWA initiative to support women entrepreneurs in Africa. “I am particularly proud, as the current G7...

Motor industry must gear up for digitalisation

The motor industry needs to come to grips with the fact that new competitors are the likes of Google, Netflix, Airbnb, Amazon, Uber Eats and Mr D Food. This is according to Ghana Msibi, CEO of WesBank Motor Division, speaking at the 2019 NAAMSA Automotive Conference,...

Joburg, Fak’ugesi explore digital creativity

From 30 August to 8 September 2019 the Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival will return to Johannesburg to explore and celebrate technology and creativity by Africans for Africa. This year, the 2019 Fak’ugesi Festival has also partnered with the...

iWeek live-streamed in Soweto

The annual iWeek Internet industry conference and exhibition kicked off yesterday (26 August) live at Joburg’s landmark Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre and via streaming video in Soweto. iWeek represents an opportunity for the Internet Service...

WEF initiative aims to grow Africa’s SMEs

A new World Economic Forum initiative, the Africa Growth Platform, has been launched with the goal of helping Africa’s community of start-up enterprises grow and compete in international markets. The Africa Growth Platform will do this in three ways. First, it...

Why your number port could be rejected

Port requests can be rejected, says ICTGlobe.com, while offering consumers advice for ensuring their number porting requests are always actioned by their telecoms providers. The independent telco explains that South Africa launched number portability in 2006 with the...