EOH outlines the effect of Microsoft termination

Microsoft’s termination of EOH Mthombo’s contract has become effective, and EOH is no longer a reseller of Microsoft software licences. The group today issued a SENS announcement that, on 12 March 2019, a number of EOH group companies also received a...
Say hello to fully-automated DNA storage

Say hello to fully-automated DNA storage

Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington have demonstrated the first fully-automated system to store and retrieve data in manufactured DNA – a key step in moving the technology out of the research lab and into commercial data centres. In a...

The five pathways to the digital enterprise

Digital transformation isn’t a buzz word because it sounds nice and looks good on the business CV. It is fundamental to long-term business success. IDC anticipates that 75% of enterprises will be on the path to digital transformation by 2027. However, digital...

Double-digit growth needed to meet Africa’s SDGs

Africa must digitise its economies, broaden its tax base, prevent further deterioration of fiscal and debt positions, and aim for double-digit growth to achieve the UN 2030 global goals (SDGs) and the AU Agenda 2063. This is according to the 2019 Economic Report on...

Naspers to list Internet assets in Amsterdam

Naspers today announced its intention to list a new global consumer Internet group, NewCo, on Euronext Amsterdam. NewCo will also have a secondary, inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). NewCo will comprise all of Naspers’ Internet interests...

What Facebook content oversight means for Africa

Strengthening safety and encouraging free expression are among Facebook’s goals for a new content oversight board, writes Ime Archibong, vice-president: product partnerships at Facebook With more than 1-billion people, and tens of thousands of languages and...