Amazon Connect comes to Cape Town

Omnichannel cloud contact centre promises businesses 80% saving over traditional contact centre solutions

Africa’s game developers unlock the next level

Leti Arts and Usiku Games are among local studios advancing the gaming industry on the continent,...

Google to invest $1-billion in African businesses

Google has pledged $6.5-million worth of grants to SMEs and skills development in South Africa. It...

Calling African
movie-makers!

The Realness African Screenwriters’ Residency offers an opportunity to develop scripts in South Africa, Nigeria and...

Oracle backs start-ups across Africa

Data centre giant Oracle has pledged $1-million to African tech startups to help accelerate their digital...

Data centre demand growing across Africa

Despite Covid-19’s effect on the overall economy, Turner & Townsend found 70% of businesses found data...

Africa AI startup raises $100m

From Covid to food security, AI disruptor InstaDeep tackles complex problems on the continent.

Why technology has a key role across Africa

By CATHY SMITH, Managing Director at SAP Africa

Nas, Google, invest $20m in African games publisher

Andreessen Horowitz and Avenir lead Series A funding for mobile games publisher Carry1st

Netflix puts $1m into Africa scholarships

Netflix, the world’s leading entertainment streaming service, has announced a commitment of US$1 million towards the...

Oracle opens first data centre in Africa

Oracle has announced a new cloud region in Johannesburg, which promises strong performance, built-in security, and...

Digital talent in Africa ready to change jobs

A report from Boston Consulting Group and The Network discusses how to retain sought-after digital talent...

MultiChoice shortlists six SA SMMEs for global pitch

MultiChoice Group has shortlisted six start-up and scaling businesses that will be progressing to the next...

Samsung reveals S21 FE 5G

The latest Fan Edition Samsung handset is here. It has most of the premium features of...

Google makes debut Africa Investment Fund entry

The fund launched by CEO Sundar Pichai in October has selected SafeBoda, a Uganda- and Nigeria-based...

Africa smartphone market hit by component shortages

Healthy growth in African smartphone shipments turned into decline as supply shortages held back the market...

In this arena, Africa has become a connected continent

Africa is leading the way in mobile money, and it will change banking as we know...

Nigeria, Kenya, make top 3 in digital democracy challenge

Entries from Nigeria and Kenya took second and third place in the Digital Democracy Challenge, a...

SAP aims to “change the world with superpowers”

Africa’s biggest digital skills initiative, SAP Africa Code Week (ACW), launched this week with a strong...

Google to invest $1bn in Africa

During an event addressed by both Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google in Africa MD Nitin...