Joburg becomes data centre hub for Africa

Operators seek sites in well-located nodes with power supply to the north and east of the...

Google restarts Hustle Academy across Africa

An AI focus is intended to empower small and medium enterprises in South Africa, Kenya and...

Goodbye malaria, if all work together 

On World Malaria Day, a call is made to key players to come together to tackle...

NBA launches African start-up accelerator

National Basketball Association will support Africa’s tech ecosystem by providing access to mentorship and capital.

Canal+ set for Multichoice takeover

A dramatically improved second offer sets the scene for the French broadcaster to buy Africa's biggest...

Global music industry booms, led by South Africa

The surge in interest in South African music has gone beyond the previous year’s growth driver,...

R1bn VC fund ‘to shape future of African tech’

Two veteran tech and venture capital founders have joined forces, among aiming to increase diversity.

Oracle to open cloud
region in Kenya

The cloud database giant will invest in a new data centre in Nairobi, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

Africa’s green power
opportunity beckons

A study by researchers in Germany and Rwanda has found that 80% of Africa's energy supply could...

Diversity is Africa’s superpower

The BPO sector gives individuals with varied educational backgrounds an opportunity to enter the workforce. writes...

Ethiopia: Africa’s sleeping fintech giant

The country's tech sector has been quietly putting its house in order with strong policy and...

Africa returns to social media roots

Fascinating trends are reshaping social networks across the continent, Aleph country head STEPHEN NEWTON tells ARTHUR...

Africa Engineering Prize names 16 to shortlist

For the first time, an engineer from Botswana makes it onto the list of innovators protecting...

Delta Scan wins Africa leg of Start-Up World Cup

Africa Tech Festival’s pitch competition selects a developer of drone-based inspection technology.

Africa Tech: Liquid brings Google Cloud to continent

The application of the latest AI technologies is a key component of the agreement, in order...

Africa Tech: High JINX for Equinix in Joburg

Service providers are lining up to enter the new US$160m Johannesburg data centre.

African Online Safety Fund awards 22 grants

The AOSF supports innovative approaches to addressing the complex safety issues the Internet presents across the...

Kenya, Nigeria, shine in Wikimedia knowledge awards

The Wikimedia Foundation has announced recipients of the Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards, with a journalist...

Use strategy to avoid digital payment fraud

Nine out of ten consumers are at significant risk of falling prey to a scam –...

Top 10 named for
Start-Up World Cup

Africa Tech Festival has announced the start-ups who will pitch for a place at the World...