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...

AI-based supply chain forecasting will predict future demand by 2030

Seventy percent of large-scale organisations will adopt AI-based forecasting to predict future demand by 2030, according to Gartner. Achieving touchless forecasting that eliminates the need for frequent manual inputs and regular human interventions provides a unique...

Green steel and hydrogen key to decarbonisation

Sustainable technologies are generating a record amount of interest across many sectors. With the rising adoption of low-carbon hydrogen and its use for applications like green steel, as well as the development of other clean energy forms, new technologies are...

Is this the start of a ‘crypto arms race’?

The Trump administration’s exploration of the creation of a national Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) could signal the dawn of a global “crypto arms race”. The prediction from the deVere Group CEO Nigel Green comes after President Donald Trump announced that his...

Meta ups the infrastructure stakes with $65bn investment

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company plans to spend up invest in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to the tune of $65 billion this year. Part of this investment will include more AI hires and a new 2-Gigawatt data centre....

DTI attempts to allay Empowerment Fund fears

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) says the new R100-billion Transformation Fund is not a new tax, but rather a way of facilitating existing broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) commitments. In a statement, the DTI says the...

World leaders outline bold visions for the future

US President Donald Trump outlined his strategy to bolster the US economy and “unleash” investment in a wide-ranging speech via live video link to around 3 000 global leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. The newly inaugurated president pledged...

Icasa approves transfer of Cell C licences

Cell C has obtained Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) approval to transfer control of the relevant telecommunications licences that it holds to Blue Label subsidiary The Prepaid Company. Although the licences will continue to be held by Cell...

UP hosts new Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The World Economic Forum is set to launch four new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), including C4IR South Africa at the University of Pretoria (UP). The newly-announced Centres in Pretoria, Muscat (Oman), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Uttar Pradesh...

How AI is enabling ROI for financial services

Kathy Gibson reports from the Microsoft AI Tour – The financial sector is one of the world’s biggest technology users and has been among the leaders in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). But, before they can reap the benefits of AI, financial organisations...

How to make practical and useful AI

Kathy Gibson reports from the Microsoft AI Tour – Artificial intelligence (AI) is not some magic wand that will take over the world of work – and it’s certainly not smarter than people. That is word from Scott Hanselmann, vice-president: developer community at...

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DVT appoints Kenya country manager, opens Kenya office

DVT has announced the official opening of its Kenyan office, located at Eaton Place along United Nations Crescent in Gigiri, Nairobi. DVT has been developing relationships and presence in Kenya since 2020, serving as an additional operational base of remote technical...

Distributed Power Africa and EDF extend partnership to SA

Distributed Power Africa (DPA), a business of Cassava Technologies, and Électricité de France (EDF) have entered into a partnership to develop hybrid energy solutions for businesses in South Africa. Through a 50% shareholding in DPA operations in South Africa, EDF...

Warehouses see positive workplace changes amid labour shortages

Zebra Technologies recently conducted a new global Warehousing Vision Study to explore the trends and sentiments driving operational decisions and spend in warehouses. The findings deliver encouraging news: warehouse operators are making significant investments to...

Enjoy the cloud but beware the thunderstorm

The power of the cloud has made for exciting reading for years, and rightly so because the cloud has fundamentally changed how businesses can - and should - evolve to become more efficient, more competitive and serve their customers better. By James Hickman, head of...

Best practices for social media security and privacy

Social media provides a world of opportunities for an organization or individual to promote and expand a brand. A powerful form of communication that uses the internet, social media can provide any organization with a strong global presence. By Jonas Walker, security...

The high walls of data security

Privacy, data security, digital identity - walled security gardens are becoming increasingly important tools for organisations looking to embed robust security, writes Aaron Thornton, chief service officer of Turrito Networks. Gartner has long discussed the importance...

How to deliver an actionable data strategy

Recent research shows that approximately 90% of organisations rely on data to drive predictive decision making, yet these same organisations overwhelmingly agree that a backlog of data debt negatively affects their ability to deliver new advanced analytics...

Nigeria’s Military Pensions Board deploys chatbot over WhatsApp

In need of a system that could handle high-volume engagement with its end users, Nigeria's Military Pensions Board has implemented Infobip's Answers chatbot solution over WhatsApp to effectively communicate with thousands of military veterans who rely on the...

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Project Manager (Contract) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:DELIVER strategic and regulatory change across the operating platform of a global Asset Manager seeking its next Project Manager. The team operates in a decentralised model, partnering with business leads to shape, coordinate, and implement change across...

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