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...

In Africa, the time for talking is over

Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom – Too often, African leaders and policy makers talk about the opportunities we could grasp – but fail to take the action needed to make those opportunities a reality. The importance of broadband connectivity in today’s economy...

Collaboration key for African connectivity

Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom – Africa is a land of opportunity, gifted with young people with great passion. Mohamed Madkour, vice-president: ICT strategy and marketing at Huawei, shares that Africa’s development in terms of connectivity has been impressive,...

Look beyond passwords to protect data

Tomorrow (Thursday 4 May) is World Password Day, an annual initiative that promotes better password habits. Duane Nicol, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast, says passwords are often a weak link in security. An increase in regular security awareness training has made...

AMD debuts Ryzen Z1 Series for handheld game consoles

AMD has introduced the new Ryzen Z1 Series processors for handheld PC gaming consoles1. The Ryzen Z1 Series features two high performance processors, the Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme, featuring AMD RDNA 3 architecture-based graphics. AMD is partnering with Asus to...

Key Africa appointments at Microsoft

Microsoft has made two key leadership appointments to its African operations. Lillian Barnard has been named President for Microsoft Africa, while Kalane Rampai will succeed her as MD of South Africa. The new appointments are an important milestone in Microsoft’s...

Get ready for massive shifts as jobs change

Almost a quarter (23%) of jobs are expected to change by 2027, with 69-million (10,2%) new jobs created and 83-million (12,3%) eliminated. The Future of Jobs Report 2023 suggests that the jobs market will see a net decrease of 14-million jobs, or 2% of current...

Economists divided on recovery

The continuing uncertainty of the global economic outlook is reflected in the striking spread of responses to the latest Chief Economists Outlook, released this week. In a survey featured in the report, experts are evenly divided on the prospects for the global...

Absa PMI increases to 49.8 in April

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 49.8 index points in April 2023 from 48.1 in March. Despite the improvement, the index failed to edge back above the neutral 50-point mark as business activity and new sales orders worsened relative...

Digital transformation revolutionises patient care

The healthcare industry has transformed beyond conventional tools, embracing innovative technologies to enhance patient safety and care. With the seamless integration of technologies like AI, genomics, and robotics, patients can receive precise diagnoses and...

Advanced techniques, broader horizons, new targets drive APTs

Kaspersky's latest Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) trends report reveals bustling APT activity in the first quarter of 2023, with a mix of new and established actors spotted engaging in a range of campaigns. The report shows that, during this time, APT actors have...

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1Life launches Chat Bot for Facebook

1Life has launched its 1Life Chat Bot, named Emily -- a first of its kind for the long-term insurance industry. Emily will offer consumers the convenience of sourcing instant life insurance quotes using popular social media platform -- Facebook -- through an engaging...

Qualcomm, Nokia collaborate on wide-scale mobile 5G NR

Qualcomm Technologies and Nokia have announced plans to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on the 5G New Radio (NR) Release-15 specifications being developed by 3GPP. The testing and trials intend to drive the mobile ecosystem toward...

What is your car really worth?

One of the biggest challenges for any car owner is to determine a realistic value for their car when trying to sell it. getWorth director Mark Ridgway provides some insights and tips to help buyers and sellers. The industry provides various price predictions, the most...

Xperien raises funds for children in road safety

At this year's Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge, Xperien aims to raise R100 000 with its much-needed children in road safety 'Pedal for a Purpose' initiative. Moe than 30 000 cyclists will participate in this year's 21st edition of Joburg's biggest cycling event that will...

Jasco DataVoice product adds to Tetra experience

Voice and data recording has become a requirement for most industries today, for quality control, internal audit processes and security. The same applies to typical radio networks, such as those used by emergency services, airports, large security companies, police...

Metacom unveils advanced enterprise router

Commercial and industrial communications provider, Metacom has unveiled the MC6000 Enterprise Router. Custom developed using 15 years of experience in the retail industry, the MC6000 is a single hardware device capable of managing multiple services on a single...

Assistance services go digital

Europ Assistance South Africa today announced the official launch of its fully digitalized service provider network across all its business lines, made possible via its access to global technological innovations of the Europ Assistance Group. The enhanced solution is...

Itec SA introduces Hanwha Techwin products

Itec SA has introduced the Hanwha Techwin (formerly known as Samsung Techwin) range of Wisenet security cameras to its client base. As part of the launch, Itec SA has focused specifically on giving local businesses access to the recently developed WisenetQ and Wisenet...

Confusion over UIF contributions persists

On 1 April this year, a new Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) scale of benefits came into effect as announced by the Minister of Labour in Government Gazette Notice No. 588. The limit for those claiming benefits was increased from R178 464 per annum to R212 539 per...

Oracle’s SPARC systems deliver better performance

Oracle has announced its eighth generation SPARC platform, delivering new levels of security capabilities, performance, and availability for critical customer workloads. Powered by the new SPARC M8 microprocessor, new Oracle systems and IaaS deliver a modern...

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General Project Manager at Innovative Staffing Solutions

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Develop robust, scalable services using Python, Flask, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, jQuery, AJAX, React, and AWS cloud services. Participate in system architecture design and solve complex tech stack problems. Guide junior developersSoftware development security...

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