Finance app usage, revenue on the rise
There is a growing trend in finance app installs in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting the region’s strides toward economic recovery following a general rise in inflation and macroeconomic instability. This is among the findings a new report from AppsFlyer and Google....
DFA invests close to R1bn to upgrade network
DFA has invested over R800-million to upgrade and future-proof its national fibre network to address the growing demand for reliable, high-speed internet. DFA is part of the Maziv group, and DFA’s national network delivers connectivity and backhaul for mobile...
DeepSeek set to drive changes in AI and energy
It’s not just tech stocks that have been impacted by the popularity of the new DeepSeek AI model, energy stocks are tumbling because the new tool requires a fraction of the computing power of competitors. But Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group says this isn’t a sign of...
Discovery Bank analyses festive spending
Discovery Bank has released an analysis of its client transaction data during December 2024, highlighting interesting festive spend behaviours. Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, comments: “The December holiday period is known as a time of increased spending. So...
Hackers shut down SA Weather Service
The South African Weather Services (SAWS) web site (weathersa.co.za) is still down following a cyberattack on the weekend. The agency says its systems went down on Sunday evening (26 January 2025) following a security breach. This was the second attempt in two days,...
Global data centre energy consumption to rocket
By 2035, IDTechEx forecasts that the continued growth of artificial intelligence will result in over 2000 TWh of energy being consumed by data centres. By Eve Pope, technology analyst at IDTechEx The expected increase in CO2 emissions from powering these new data...
NTT Data launches Smart AI Agent
NTT Data has announced the international launch of its next-generation Smart AI Agent, which it anticipates could drive up to $2-billion in AI business by 2027. The AI tool is part of the compay’s strategy to accelerate the adoption of generative AI (GenAI). The Smart...
Tarsus partners with Darktrace on AI-powered security
Tarsus Distribution has joined forces with Darktrace, a leader in AI for cybersecurity, making Darktrace’s self-learning AI technology more accessible to Africa’s enterprises. The collaboration will empower Tarsus’s reseller network across Africa to combat the growing...
New VP and CEO of for In2IT in southern Africa
In2IT Technologies has appointed CG Selva Ganesh as vice-president and CEO for southern Africa. Ganesh has worked for companies including BPL, Siemens,and Prodapt, and has spent the past eight years at In2IT Technologies. “I believe in empowering teams through trust...
I3 calls for healthtech innovators
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support African healthtech startups to commercialise and scale their offerings, is calling for leading innovators to join its third cohort. Funded by the Gates Foundation, MSD, Cencora, Endless...
Halo Dot achieves PCI MPoC certification
Halo Dot has achieved the Mobile Payments on Commercial Off-The-Shelf (MPoC) certification, awarded by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) – the irst African-founded SoftPOS vendor to do so. Halo Dot’s SoftPOS solution transforms any...
Steering through the logistics of change
Rapidly evolving customer expectations are putting the logistics and transport sector under pressure to enhance customer engagement by focusing on providing real-time updates and rapid responses across multiple channels. By Pia Knežević, squad lead for mid-market at...