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| Economic recovery in Nigeria and South Africa, two of Africa's biggest markets for smartphones, is expected to have a positive impact on consumer confidence and sales...read |
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Claude Schuck When I was a child, the prospect of going to a theme park was a wild and exhilarating experience, however now it doesn't quite stir up the same feelings! Similarly, the ownership of cryptocurrency isn't the rollercoaster ride it used to be even though it is still perilous.read | 
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has launched a mobile app that will provide commuters with real-time public transit information, timetables and fares for Gauteng-based public transport operators...read |
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 | SUSE, Axiz and CTU Training Solutions are launching a joint graduate programme designed to fill the rare open source skills gap that lies within digital and technology sectors... read |
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 | Egypt launches digital forensic lab to improve Intellectual Property Rights' (IPR) protection and enforcement, including training for journalists and other stakeholders... read |
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 | Issued By Pula Capital Partners Innovative B-BBEE investment firm Pula Capital (the investment arm of LRMG) has acquired a majority stake in business improvement consulting company BizWize Consulting (BizWize)... read |
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 | Creating new ways of generating revenue, advancements in analytics technologies and convergence of technologies have led to transformational breakthroughs in the business landscape... read |
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 | Louise Kelly and Kate Letheren We're all used to targeted advertisements on the internet. But the introduction of voice assistants like Apple's Siri and Google Assistant mean that companies are capturing all new kinds of data on us... read |
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 | Tom Jackson Entrepreneurs, investors, students and public sector officials are meeting in Lagos and Abuja next week for Nigeria's first public policy hackathon to brainstorm ways in which the regulatory environment for innovation and entrepreneurship can be improved across Nigeria. read |
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 | Andy Walker The streaming music world's worst kept secret is finally confirmed to be true: Spotify will today launch in South Africa, the company's representatives confirmed in an email to Memeburn... read |
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 | Nigeria's mobile trends are highlighted in a report on key industry patterns, ahead of the start of Mobile Week... read |
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 | FAO has launched the Fall Armyworm Monitoring and Early Warning System mobile app, which provides valuable insights on its behaviour in Africa and guide best response... read |
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 | Tom Jackson The Moroccan city of Casablanca will host its first Afrikonnect event from 22-23 March 2018, bringing together startups, investors, and corporates... read |
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 | The Seda NMB ICT Incubator has been relaunched as the Nelson Mandela Bay I-Hub in Kwantu Towers in Govan Mbeki, Port Elizabeth... read |
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 | Tom Jackson Urbantech hub KMT House has opened its doors in Cairo's Maadi district, through the collaboration between Drosos Foundation, District Spaces, and Progrss... read |
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 | Tom Jackson Somalian online delivery startup Gulivery has already expanded to the capital Mogadishu after its launch in Hargeisa last year, and is planning expansion across East Africa over the next few years... read |
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 | Patricia Baum Salgado There is a lot of fear among men in the tech industry about speaking out and trying to overcome declining female participation and sexual harassment, according to my ongoing research... read |
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 | Maroefah Smith Artificial intelligence doesn't have to induce a Hollywood sci-fi dystopian nightmare in which robots take over the world. It may instead offer an exciting opportunity to connect consumers to your brand... read |
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 | Simon Holt Over the next five years, digital technologies will dramatically disrupt how consumers will engage with retail brands well into the future... read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach Interoperability is the key to achieving blockchain adoption at scale, even though this creates competition between currencies... read |
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 | David Noel Lardin Technology developments will continue to revolutionise payment in both the real and virtual worlds across the globe. As always, though, local conditions will dictate exactly how global trends affect local markets... read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach Last year, blockchain and its proponents were described as the "lunatic fringe". This year, the Blockchain Africa conference reflected just how far and how quickly this technology how come in such a short space of time... read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach Globally 2.2-billion people don't have access to financial services, mostly in the emerging market. By harnessing the best of blockchain, cryptocurrency and tokenisation, these technologies will empower the underbanked and the unbanked, solving the financial inclusion problem and creating a more equal society... read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach Bitcoin is just the opening act of blockchain disruption. "It's the gateway drug to the Ethereum blockchain," said Andrew Keys, head of global business development at ConsenSys and co-founder of ConsenSys Capital... read |
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 | M&A activity in the technology and telecommunication sectors in Africa and the Middle East will more than quadruple in 2018, from 2017... read |
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 | WASHINGTON, US - The unusual move by President Donald Trump blocking a proposed takeover of Qualcomm by Singapore-based chip rival Broadcom highlights growing concerns about the rise of Chinese competitors in the telecom sector and related national security issues... read |
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 | Tshepo T. Gwatiwa, Michael Noel Sam Tourism in the Seychelles increased by 7% annually between 2009 and 2014 when the country abolished visas for African nationals. By 2015, thanks to increased revenues, it had become a high-income country with thriving real estate, aviation and service industries... read |
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 | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Zweli Mkhize has declared the drought and water crisis affecting parts of the country as a national state of disaster... read |
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 | "Promises of policy certainty and consistency seem to have had a further positive effect on confidence and the strength of the economy thus far. These factors combined make for a more positive backdrop for employment in the country..." read |
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| Jetweb is looking for a passionate web developer to join their dynamic team. At least three to five years' experience and a strong understanding of back-end development. Read more >> |
Join SA's largest social impact tech platform. We're looking for a Programme Director to handle strategic projects, grow, run the team that runs 13 corporate employee volunteering programmes. Read more >> |
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 The complete lifecycle of Data Warehouse project covered. After completing this comprehensive course, practitioners will have sufficient knowledge to guide them through the process of designing BI/Data Warehousing solutions. Read more >> |
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