Africa prepares for 5.5G
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom – While much of Africa is battling to connect with 5G technology, 5.5G is already on the horizon. The digital and intelligent future is here, with technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) key to driving it forward. But...
Google invests in local startups
Google has unveiled the 2024 cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Black Founders programme with each of them set to receive up to R1-million in non-dilutive funding, as well as up to R3,6-million in Google Cloud credits. “We are acutely aware of the...
New 100-day goal set for faster, equitable pandemic response
Six years after its founding and three years after Covid-19 broke out in China, leading members of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI) and world leaders gathered at the 53rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss what key...
AI helps to fight wildfires
A dramatic rise in the frequency and severity of wildfires is undermining efforts to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in combating climate change. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 30% of the world's population is exposed to deadly...
With Earth at a tipping point, action is needed
The Greenland icesheet is warming four times faster than the planet as a whole, triggering a domino effect of interconnected disasters that threaten the viability of Earth's life-support systems on which human civilization depends, participants were told at a session...
Urgent action needed as world faces ‘category 5 storm’
In a wide-ranging address that touched on the most critical issues of our time, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum meeting to take urgent action. Taking note of a range of critical threats facing the world,...
Satya Nadella says AI golden age has arrived
The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT is capturing the world's imagination, having amassed 1-million users in just five days after its recent launch. It is one of a dozen AI-driven so-called "killer apps" that will transform human productivity and the...
Interoperability key to realise metaverse value
The Defining and Building the Metaverse initiative, launched by the World Economic Forum in May 2022, has released initial findings in two briefing papers - the first research of its kind on the metaverse. The initiative combines the expertise of more than 150...
Plan to unlock Africa Free Trade Area potential
African heads of state and global CEOs at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting backed the launch of the first of its kind report on how public-private partnerships can support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). AfCFTA: A New Era...
Global IT spend forecast to grow 2,4% in 2023
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,5-trillion in 2023, an increase of 2,4% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. This is down from the previous quarter's forecast of 5,1% growth. While inflation continues to erode consumer purchasing...
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Internet Technologies Angola deploys Radwin network
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Digital Gaming League to stream live in cinemas
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Securing Smart Cities grows three-fold in year one
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MTN appoints new chief HR officer
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Technology helps to deliver water, sanitation
Collaborative skills training and advanced technology help Diepsloot plumbers build and maintain communal toilet and washing facilities. The up-skilling of artisans and plumbers is high on the national agenda in South Africa. Townships, such as Diepsloot, with poor...
New solution to beat identity theft
Some experts call biometrics the answer to identity theft. Biometric verification is a process of identity authentication that is used to confirm identity through uniquely detectable biological traits and may be an effective tool in the war on crime. With the drastic...
Business Analyst at Reverside
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Project Manager at Reverside
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Business Analyst at Reverside – Gauteng Gauteng
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Project Manager at Reverside – Gauteng Gauteng
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