Massive investment into African fintechs

Close to $100-million of fundraising has been injected already in 2018 into Africa’s bourgeoning fintech and mobile payments sector, with a significant amount of capital still to be deployed this year, and prospects for the sector looking bullish, according to...

Robotics, drones spending to reach $201,3bn

A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Robotics and Drones Spending Guide forecasts worldwide spending on robotics and drones solutions will reach $201,3-billion in 2022 and achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19,6%...

Vodacom claims to be SA’s fastest

Vodacom is claiming the title of South Africa’s fastest 4G network and overall fastest network, based on test results from two independent analyst groups. Ookla, a global Internet testing, data and analysis firm, has confirmed results from the second quarter...

3D printer shipments dip for the first time

Shipments of Personal/Desktop 3D printers saw their first ever year-on-year drop in Q1 2018 with 3% fewer printers shipping globally than in Q1 2017. Conversely, the Industrial/Professional segment saw its third consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth with printer...

How to unlock the magic in digital transformation

Kathy Gibson is at Software AG Innovation Day in Illovo – Talking about digitalisation is all very well, but organisations have to be able to unlock value. “I believe magic happens when you take things that are previously disparate and put them together to they make...

Van Coller takes the reins at EOH Holdings

Stephen van Coller has been appointed as the new CEO of EOH Holdings. This follows the announcement of 27 June, where EOH Holdings outlined a new strategy centred on reconfiguring the group into two distinct and independent businesses, EOH and Nextec. The two entities...