Jun 3, 2015
Top global and African CEOs have launched a Continental Business Network (CBN) to fast-track high-level private sector investment into Africa’s regional infrastructure. The launch of the CBN on the side-lines of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, is the...
Jun 3, 2015
In order to better understand what African nations need to do to reap the full benefits of the Internet, the Internet Society has released the study Internet Development and Governance in Africa. The report, issued at the Africa Internet Summit 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia,...
Jun 3, 2015
Africa’s share of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects fell 8,4% in 2014, but remained well above pre-2008 levels. However, foreign direct capital investment into the continent surged to $128-billion, up 136% in 2014.This is a five-year high, with the number of...
Jun 3, 2015
According to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC), the number of third-party applications designed to run on smart wearable devices is expected to grow from 2 500 at the end of 2014 to 349 000 in 2019. While the majority of these applications will...
Jun 3, 2015
SAP Africa has announced the launch of the inaugural Africa Code Week (ACW) with the go-live scheduled for October 2015. The initiative will see an estimated 20 000 children across the continent ranging in age from eight to 24 years, participating in software coding...
Jun 3, 2015
Microsoft South Africa, in partnership with Mentec Foundation and Afrika Tikkun, has celebrated the graduation of more than 300 students from the Get Online project. The Get Online project, sponsored by Microsoft South Africa, was launched in September 2014. The...
