Seychelles floating solar project a first for Africa

The first independent floating solar panels in Africa aim to increase renewable power supply and decrease...

Facebook uses AI to create density maps of Africa

Facebook is working closely with key non-profit and research partners to use artificial intelligence (AI) and...

Trend Micro unveils security suite for Azure in Africa

Cybersecurity leader Trend Micro Incorporated has announced highly optimised security solutions for Microsoft Azure workloads for customers in sub-Saharan Africa. The Trend Micro Deep...

Fujifilm brings PrintLife Exhibition to South Africa

Fujifilm’s PrintLife Exhibition is one of the world’s largest photo exhibitions and it is making its...

Lucifer brings South African flair to US TV

South African actress Lesley-Ann Brandt showed the Netflix series, Lucifer, a little South African when she...

Africa gets broadband boost

ITU and Nexpedience, a supplier of proprietary point-to-multipoint broadband infrastructure, are partnering to bring broadband access...

Nokia backs tech hubs for developing world

Nokia, AppCampus and infoDev are collaborating with mobile innovation hubs across Africa, Asia and Latin America...

SAP CEO heralds Skills for Africa

Coinciding with Co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe’s visit to Johannesburg, SAP announced the launch of a formal...

GSMA opens in Nairobi

The GSMA has opened a permanent office in Nairobi, Kenya, and will enable the GSMA to...

MasterCard to power Nigerian IDs

The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard announced the rollout of 13 million MasterCard-branded...

40 start-ups for DEMO Africa

The DEMO Africa event will be held on 24-25 October 2013 in Nairobi and will launch...

MTN launches LTE in Uganda

MTN has become the first mobile operator in Uganda and one of the very first in...

E-learning comes to Zim

Acer Africa, together with CreAtive Credit and Axiz Workgroup have brought the first technology driven classroom...

Tanzania’s Tigo gets Facebook kudos

Tigo Tanzania was named among the top global socially devoted brands on Facebook in a report...

East Africa ripe with e-commerce opportunities

There is huge demand for e-commerce facilities in East Africa but the market is still in...

Open data platform for Africa

The African Development Bank has launched Open Data Platforms for 20 African countries. The platforms offers...

Africa’s women get mobile boost

Women farmers in the East and Horn of Africa region are set to benefit from practical...

Jasco extends Namibian links to WACS undersea cable

Telecom Namibia has entered into an agreement with NewTelco South Africa to establish a total of...

M-Pesa takes to the skies

Consumers in Kenya and Tanzania can now use M-Pesa to pay for a range of online...

Wi-Fi boosts education

Ruckus Wireless is providing Smart Wi-Fi to students across Africa. Its Smart Wi-Fi technology eliminates many...