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...

Back to the future as China outperforms western economies

Industrial production in China is set to post robust growth this year thanks to state-driven investment, supply-side stimulus, and a boost in "green" manufacturing. Its performance will outstrip the US and Europe, and raises the prospect of a renewed tensions between...

Turkey, Thailand, Argentina tops for crypto ownership rates

Cryptocurrency adoption continues growing on a global scale. In 2024, around 160-million people are expected to flock to crypto, causing the total number of users in the market to jump over 830-million. And, while most crypto users come from some of the biggest crypto...

Digital transformation takes off in higher education

A survey of more than 450 higher education professionals in South Africa has revealed an increase in digital transformation across the sector. The survey found that 55% of respondents are motivated by the need to enhance the student experience, 51% are driven by the...

Cyberthreats go mainstream in Africa

The increase in cyberthreats recorded by Kaspersky in the first half of this year across South Africa amounted to 31,5-million. Comparatively, Kenya experienced a similar situation with 32,8-million cyberthreats recorded, while these numbers are almost double the...

Is there a safe way to save banking details on your phone?

The latest survey by NordVPN has shown that 33% of users save banking details on their devices to use them on shopping apps and websites later. While many customers go for this option out of convenience, cybersecurity experts warn to be careful, especially during the...

Entrepreneurship hackathon takes place this weekend

The Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is the largest celebration of entrepreneurs and innovators who bring ideas to life and empowers nascent entrepreneurs, startups and those who face systemic barriers to starting and scaling their own company. The Global...

SA sim-racers finish second in Team Fordzilla Nations Cup

As the chequered flag brought a close to the inaugural Team Fordzilla Nations Cup international sim-racing event this past weekend, it was the team from Iberia who scored the most points to emerge victorious, ahead of South Africa in second, with Turkey completing the...

JWO Grant goes to microplastics researcher

After a continentwide search, with entries from 27 countries across Africa, award-winning Dr Gideon Idowu from the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria, has become the third recipient of the annual Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant of...

Amazon’s e-commerce sales set for $16bn jump

As the world's largest e-commerce retailer by revenue and market capitalisation, Amazon has witnessed explosive growth over the past two years. In 2021, the e-commerce net sales of the retail giant are expected to hit over $146-billion, or $60-billion more than in...

Installed base of connected tanks to reach 22,2m

The global installed base of active remote tank monitoring (RTM) solutions reached 4,8-million units at the end of 2020, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35,5%, the active...

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Data breach lessons learned from the NPA

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HP 350 Notebook available from DCC

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Big data drives CIO, CMO convergence

Data within organisations has grown dramatically – in volume, in velocity and in variety. It is data that can be used to increase profits, says Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. In fact, big data, Big Impact, a 2012 World Economic Forum report, declares...

ITSM principles can benefit SMEs

IT service management (ITSM) is a concept that is generally thought to apply only to large enterprises. It is typically associated with acronyms such as ITIL, CoBIT and ISO 20000, as well as expensive software solutions that are well outside of the budget of the...

Focusing on the impact of Agile in Africa

Ahead of the first Wits Fak’ugesi Digital Arts Festival, the Jo'burg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) at Wits University has launched the new Web site and logo for its much-anticipated Agile Africa Conference.Professor Barry Dwolatzky, director of the JCSE and...

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