Teraco has started construction on a new hyperscale data centre facility with 30 megawatts (MW) of critical power load at its Isando Campus. The facility, known as JB5, is scheduled for completion in 2024 and will incorporate the latest environmentally sustainable...

The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held a ministerial forum on Day 0 of AfricaCom 2022, bringing together participants from Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, and Zambia. The session focused on methods to engineer a new sense of hope for Africa’s digital economy...

A new study of mid-size businesses and consumers reveals that many are confused and lack trust when it comes to the privacy and security of their online data and behaviour. The research, which covered six countries in Europe and North America, found that people worry...

Hackers could have accessed sensitive information about drone users if a security flaw wasn't discovered and patched in time. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies and DJI, a leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, have shared details of a...

Net 1 UEPS Technologies has released its first quarter ended 30 September 2018 and simultaneously withdrawn its year-end financials for the previous financial year. For the first quarter, the company reported revenue of $126-million and fundamental EPS of $0.01, which...

African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has called for investors to join the partnership platform offered by the Africa Investment Forum and "grab the chance to fast track the continent's investment and development agenda". His message was a call to...

For the third straight quarter, Lenovo achieved strong double-digit growth in revenue year-over-year. Group revenue for the second fiscal quarter ended 30 September 2018 reached $13,4-billion, up 14% year-over-year (18% YOY excluding currency impact) - reporting its...

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum 2018 in Munich – Blockchain is by no means a new technology, but it is poised to underpin new and innovative applications that will have a profound effect on how we interact with systems and one another. An everyday example would be a...

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum 2018 in Munich – Digital disruption is real, and often even embracing the latest technologies isn’t enough to keep companies competitive. The development of technology could be seen to level the playing fields in many industries – but...

Greenpeace Africa has blown the whistle on the Republic of Congo's most recent "greenwashing" campaign by exposing its plans to tender three oil blocks in the heart of newly-discovered peatlands that Environment Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault has vowed to protect....