FarmCoin aims to finance unbanked farmers

A new alliance will see the creation of investment opportunity via the listing of FarmCoin Venture, an asset-backed investment coin, to help develop a pan-African financial and commodities ecosystem. Block Commodities and Financial & Commodities Ecosystem...

Smartphone fatigue sets in …

Smartphone fatigue hit Europe in Q1 2018, as shipments fell 6,3% year on year, the biggest ever drop in a single quarter. Western Europe bore the brunt, down 13,9% with 30,1-million units shipped. Central and Eastern Europe, though a smaller market, remained a growth...
African prospects bright for SA’s retailers

African prospects bright for SA’s retailers

South Africa’s retail sector is well-developed compared to the rest of the continent, and still has the edge over international competitors when it comes to expansion into Africa. The Euromonitor International report, “Shifting Market Frontiers: Africa...

Vulnerabilities uncovered in industrial protocol

Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT discovered 17 zero-day vulnerabilities in the implementation of the OPC UA (Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control Unified Automation) protocol, which is designed to secure data transfer between servers and clients in industrial...

Free trade deal set down for Parliament

Cabinet has approved the agreement establishing the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) between the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, East African Community and Southern African Development Community be tabled in Parliament for ratification. The acting...

Broadband high on Africa’s agenda

The African broadband agenda has got new targets in place to connect the continent. Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Dr Siyabonga Cwele has concluded successful engagements at the 2018 United Nations’ Broadband Commission for Sustainable...