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...

Smart strategies to manage debt and interest rates

South Africans are learning to live and thrive in a financially uncertain world, according to the latest TransUnion Consumer Pulse Study, which shows that while 39% of households expect they may miss at least one bill or loan payment, many are actively reshaping their...

Gold near record highs on Fed rate cut bets

Gold traded just $23 short of its all-time high this week as investors positioned for fresh US rate cuts and a weaker dollar, prompting the financial advisory deVere Group to predict that it could climb to $5 000 per ounce before the end of the first quarter of 2026....

Microsoft leverages AI to fast-track African start-ups

Microsoft, through the company’s Africa Transformation Office (ATO), has unveiled an initiative that will accelerate advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and foster collaboration between startups and industry leaders. The initiative will also mark the launch...

Insolvencies, geopolitical tension and AI washing key risks for 2025

Directors and Officers (D&Os) have been operating in a highly complex environment throughout 2024, and further volatility can be expected during 2025. Executives face multiple exposures in an increasingly interconnected business world, confronted with risks...

AI, privacy shape consumer cybersecurity landscape

According to Kaspersky's latest report, artificial intelligence (AI) will become an integral part of daily life, while privacy concerns around biometric data and advanced technologies will take center stage in 2025. These forecasts are part of the annual Kaspersky...

AI, security, infrastructure to drive reseller revenue

IT partners around the world are anticipating a transformative wave of AI technology demand that will drive the majority of revenue over the next four to five years. This is among the findings from the new Cisco Global AI Partners Study, titled Bridging the Customer...

Financial services an enduring DDoS target

Financial services organisations in Africa are continuing to fall victim to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, according to Netscout’s 1H2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report (TIR). The report highlights Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa in particular as being...

Humanoids, AI agents expected in 2025

Nvidia experts across accelerated computing, data science and research predict multimodal models will speed industry innovation and efficiency. From boardroom to break room, generative AI took this year by storm, stirring discussion across industries about how to best...

Get ready for bigger, bolder attacks in 2025

While threat actors continue to rely on many "classic" tactics that have existed for decades, our threat predictions for the coming year largely focus on cybercriminals embracing bigger, bolder, and - from their perspectives - better attacks. From...

Nokia, du in first MEA commercial 5G standalone cloud RAN deployment

Nokia and du have deployed the first commercial 5G Cloud RAN solution in the Middle East and Africa region, in Abu Dhabi, supporting the UAE’s evolving digital requirements and advanced use cases, including AI, machine learning, and industry-specific applications in...

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Compliance is not a compromise

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How to keep the lights on if load shedding returns

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Customer self-service is the next great digital divide

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Parenting control software can help manage Internet time

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New landscape for the imaging industry

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New CEO for BBD

Kevin Staples has been appointed to take over as group CEO of BBD as of 1 March 2022. Peter Searle, outgoing CEO of BBD Holding, explains that he has made the decision to retire from the role to focus on the next stage of his personal life and on future aspirations....

Analytics trends to watch in 2022

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