Rise aims to unlock African innovation

Africa’s innovators and start-ups will have the ability to scale their ideas in new markets following the launch today of Rise, a physical and virtual global community that facilitates collaboration and fintech innovation. Funded by the Barclays, Rise is ideally...

Nigeria’s Jumia partners MTN on free Internet

To reduce data costs and boost e-commerce in Nigeria, online shopping destination Jumia has launched its free internet service with MTN. The move means it won’t charge users of its mobile network for the data they consume while using the Jumia app....

WiFi market in SA set for take-off

Things are really fizzing in the global WiFi market, with projections that it will grow from $14,8-billion in 2015 to $33,6-billion by 2020 – and it will be at an estimated CAGR of 17,8% from 2015 to 2020.

‘Millennial myth’ laid to rest

‘Millennial myth’ laid to rest

New research debunks the “millennial myth”, revealing that employees across the organisation – of all ages – have significant influence within businesses to drive digital transformation, as they realise the importance of digital skills in...

Fewer black CEOs feature in SA’s Top 40

While the executive teams of South Africa’s Top 40 companies are slowly becoming more representative, very few of these top black leaders are destined to make it to the pinnacle position in their companies, a study has revealed.

Africa could quadruple renewable energy

The African continent could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). “Africa 2030”, a comprehensive roadmap...