Africa enables growing Internet economy

Many African countries have made significant progress towards creating an Internet sector, with broad reforms that focus on increasing broadband availability. There have also been successes within countries in developing online platforms, fostering growth of local...

Tshimologong Precinct selects winners

The Mine.D: Zero Harm hackathon, hosted by the Tshimologong Precinct and the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS), has announced the three overall winners of the digitally-inspired hackathon. Focused on mixed reality (MR) and Internet of Things...

SA losing ground as a destination of choice

In the race between Mauritius and South Africa for the most investor-friendly regime, South Africa’s island rival is gaining ground. For five years, South Africa and Mauritius have been actively vying to be positioned as the gateway to Africa, but political...

Peer learning community goes online

Nation Builder has launched a new online social investment peer learning community. The collaborative resource platform is a first for the South African social investment community. The Nation Builder Peer Learning platform includes an interactive online community to...
Strate adds blockchain e-voting

Strate adds blockchain e-voting

Nasdaq will deliver a new blockchain solution to South African central securities depository (CSD) Strate that would bring electronic voting to the South African capital markets. The solution will allow Strate, in conjunction with key stakeholders in the market, to...

The most coveted devices this Xmas …

Black Friday deals are rolling in from all the major device manufacturers, with many of them available in the countries — like South Africa — where the discount shopping day on the fourth Friday of November is beocing a popular phenomenon. Annette...