Almost 100Tb downloaded on rAge broadband

Internet Solutions (IS) provided a record breaking 5.2Gbps Internet service to gamers attending Africa’s largest consumer gaming and technology expo, rAge, last weekend – a faster broadband connection than in previous years. “This year we have seen record breaking...

UCT seeks special minds for innovation degree

University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (GSB), is looking for a special kind of person to join its 2015 intake of the Master of Philosophy specialising in Inclusive Innovation (MPhil). Now in its third year, the MPhil is an interdisciplinary,...

MTN to roll out FTTH nationally

Following the successful deployment of Fibre To The Home (FTTH) at the gated estate of Monaghan Farm in Johannesburg, MTN South Africa now plans to deploy the network nationally with a range of competitive pricing.

Fund managers key in African investment

Africa may be the flavour of the month in terms of investment, but in relative terms still attracts a small percentage of private equity (PE) and international investment capital. In a plenary at the Africa Development Forum in Marrakech focusing on private equity,...

Partnering opportunity for VMware resellers

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2014 in Barcelona – Channel partners will be able to offer VMware’s new vCloud Air hybrid cloud service in a number of ways. Richard Munro, chief technologies: vCloud Air at VMware, explains that partners can have the services...
African development must come from within

African development must come from within

Africa is growing at a steady rate and is on the path to long-term sustainable growth, but the resources required for this must come from generating financial resources within its own economies and not aid. Speakers at the ECA’s Ninth African Development Forum agreed...