How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

Sports apps set to hit 3bn downloads, $4bn in revenue

Over the last five years, sports apps like ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, and Yahoo Fantasy Football have gained millions of new users as more fans turn to their phones for live sports updates and fun features. Sports betting and mobile games have made them even more...

AMD debuts gaming products at CES

At CES 2025, AMD has announced new gaming products to expand its leadership in desktop, mobile and handheld gaming, and deliver incredible performance for the most demanding games. AMD unveiled new Ryzen 9900X3D and 9950X3D Series desktop processors, offering better...

Dell expands generative AI initiatives

Dell Technologies has introduced new offerings to help customers quickly and securely build generative AI (GenAI) models on-premises to accelerate improved outcomes and drive new levels of intelligence. New Dell Generative AI Solutions, expanding upon our May's...

Wireless LAN market set to hit record $10bn this year

The wireless LAN market is expected to grow another 11% this year as newfound supply floods into the market, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group, which adds that manufacturers based in China have leapfrogged to WiFi 7, already testing the new APs with their...

Users want to customise their metaverse experience

Thirty five percent of US adults are now seeking out new ways to personalise their metaverse experience, says new research from BitcoinCasino.com. "The metaverse is quickly emerging as the next big tech platform and with it comes some exciting opportunities," says...

Hubble sees evaporating planet getting the hiccups

A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit. It is so close to its parent star that it experiences a consistent, torrential blast of energy, which evaporates its hydrogen atmosphere – causing it to puff off...

PMI sees July decline

After what looks to have been a decent second quarter, at least in terms of quarterly growth momentum, the manufacturing sector had a setback at the start of the third quarter. This is the message from the latest seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index...

Conversational AI capabilities drive contact centre market

Worldwide contact centre (CC) and CC conversational AI and virtual assistant end user spending is projected to total $18,6-billion in 2023, an increase of 16,2% from 2022, says Gartner. "Near-term investment growth rates for CC and CC conversational AI and virtual...

Global fintech funding falls … but it’s not all bad news

The first six months of 2023 have proven difficult for the global fintech market with both total funding and the number of deals dropping - from $63,2-billion across 2 885 deals in H2 2022 to $52,4-billion across 2 153 deals in the first half of 2023, according to...

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Common Criteria Certification boosts Kaspersky product

The Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows application - a core part of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business - has officially been certified for passing the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CC), an international standard for...

Zebra unveils card printing solution

Zebra Technologies has announced a new generation of intelligent card printers and card design software designed to bring high-quality card printing solutions to the security, retail and hospitality industries as well as education and finance institutions. Zebra also...

Software AG leads in full Life cycle API management

Gartner has named Software AG a Leader in its 2018 Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management. Software AG’s webMethods API Management platform plays a significant role in digital transformation - facilitating the use of valuable backend functionality and data...

Logicalis to acquire Coasin Chile

Datatec has announced that a subsidiary of Logicalis Group has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of Coasin Chile, a Chilean ICT services and solutions provider, which also has operations in Peru. The acquisition, which is expected to...

CA leads in full lifecycle API management

CA Technologies has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2018 Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management for the sixth consecutive time. The report evaluated CA Technologies for its ability to execute and completeness of vision, which included evaluation of the...

Three months to multi-tenant open access cloud

When Routed, a neutral cloud provider, looked to develop the backbone of its cloud business, the company turned to VMware and its vCloud Director to help build a multi-tenancy environment that could provide its customers access to a high performance, highly available...

We are all winners with AfCFTA, says Ethiopian PM

The transformational opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area together with the measures needed to unlock them has been the focus of a high-level ministerial dialogue convened by the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa. During the...

Kaspersky moves core infrastructure from Russia to Switzerland

As part of its Global Transparency Initiative, Kaspersky Lab is adapting its infrastructure to move a number of core processes from Russia to Switzerland. This includes customer data storage and processing for most regions, as well as software assembly, including...

BBD adds robotic process automation

BBD Group has acquired a 30% equity stake in Xpertek Contact, offering IT services ranging from robotic process automation to business intelligence (BI) and location-based marketing. Gus Pringle, financial director at BBD, believes it's the entrepreneurial mindset of...

SA-made Sxuirrel available on Android

Sxuirrel, the free mobile app is now available for Android as well as iOS devices. Available on in the South African market, Sxuirrel helps connect people who need space with people who have space to offer through a simple-to-use app. Sxuirrel's developers have...

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Project Manager (Software) (Contract) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a dynamic IT company delivering innovative, value-driven solutions. Their culture is built on pride in their work, respect for colleagues, partners, and communities, and a commitment to collaborative decision-making. They also believe in...

Intermediate Backend Developer

Our client is seeking a developer with AWS or related Cloud experience that enjoys working with IaC (Infrastructure as Code), CI/CD Pipelines, Serverless (Lambdas, EventBridge etc), NodeJS, REST APIs, PostgreSQL etc. Key Requirements Relevant bachelor's degree (B.SC...

Intermediate Backend Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is seeking a developer with AWS or related Cloud experience that enjoys working with IaC (Infrastructure as Code), CI/CD Pipelines, Serverless (Lambdas, EventBridge etc), NodeJS, REST APIs, PostgreSQL etc. Key Requirements Relevant bachelor's degree (B.SC...

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IT Business Analyst: Digital Transformation

Our client in Pretoria is urgently seeking a skilled IT Business Analyst with a strong background in digital transformation (preferably within the telecommunications industry or background). The ideal candidate brings expertise in business and systems analysis and...

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