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Technology On the 2024 model Range Rover Evoque revealed
The technology on the Range Rover Evoque 2024 model year has finally been unveiled, and the car now available to order from the price of R1.25 million. The interior of the latest Range Rover has a design philosophy that is amplified with a new 11.4-inch curved glass touchscreen, which seems to be floating within the
Three SA Start-ups selected for Google’s $4 Million Black Founders Fund
Well known as GfS, Google for Startups has chosen three South African start-up companies to be part of its $4 million (R73.6 million) Black Founders Fund for innovators in the continent. Aiming to fight the systemic racial inequality in venture capital (VC) funding by providing equity-free grants and guidance to early stage Black-led high-growth businesses
Old Mutual shifts IT infrastructure to AWS Cloud Platform
Pan-African financial services group Old Mutual has shifted its IT infrastructure to the AWS cloud and closed its on-premises data centre facilities, becoming one of the first South African companies of its size to do so. This move to Amazon Web Services is expected to allow Old Mutual to “accelerate innovation, reduce IT infrastructure costs
Vodacom has launched eSim support for smartphones
Vodacom SA has officially come up with an offer for all customers with supported devices which will give them the ability to use embedded Sims (eSims), which expands the support for a technology that obviates the need for physical Sim cards. The company has revealed that it will now offer eSim support for smartphones across
Canal+ purchases a stake in Viu for $300-million
The French broadcaster owned by billionaire Vincent Bollore’s Vivendi, Canal+ has decided to buy a significant minority stake in Hong Kong-listed PCCW’s Viu unit as part of a partnership agreement between the two media groups. According to a statement on Wednesday, the European firm paid $200-million for a 26.1% stake in Viu, which is an
MultiChoice set to launch Showmax 2.0 this year
The MultiChoice Group is set to launch a significantly overhauled and upgraded version of its streaming platform, Showmax, before the end of the year. The CEO, Calvo Mawela revealed that the “version 2” of Showmax will include strategic and technical input from new partner and co-investor NBCUniversal. The company had made an announcement in March
Spotify to add a new premium tier with high-fidelity audio
Spotify Technology has revealed that it has plans in place for a more expensive subscription tier that is set expected to include high-fidelity audio in an effort to drive more revenue and placate investors who’ve been saying the company should raise its prices. According to the sources familiar with the strategy, the new tier called
Smart meters have a possibility of ending load shedding
The South African electricity public utility, Eskom has come up with plans to combat load shedding in a sustainable way. The company announced that it is set to install smart meters in homes nationwide as it grapples with ways to reduce energy demand. The idea behind the smart meters is to allow for remote monitoring
Suzuki plans to build ‘flying cars’ with SkyDrive
The Japanese car manufacturer, Suzuki Motor Corporation, together with SkyDrive Inc. which is a Japanese manufacturer for ‘flying cars’, has revealed that it has come to an agreement to build eVTOL aircraft “SKYDRIVE.” The aircraft is a three-seat, electric-powered lightweight aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capabilities, and it is set to be built at
Meng Wei of ZTE now chairman of governing board of Linux Foundation AI and Data
ZTE Corporation, the company that positions itself as a global leading provider of ICT solutions, recently announced that Meng Wei, who is currently the Director of Standards and Open Source Strategy of ZTE, was elected as the new Chairman of the Governing Board of the Linux Foundation Artificial Intelligence and Data (LF AI & Data).
Telkom searching for a ‘strategic investor’ for BCX
Telkom Group is currently searching for a “strategic equity partner” to invest in its BCX IT services unit, as that will help it unlock cash-flow to scale the business. CEO of the Telkom group, Serame Taukobong told ITWeb that the company is continuing with its “value unlock strategy”, where it is looking for partners to
France agrees to assist South Africa fight cybercrime
South Africa and France have come to an agreement for a cooperation protocol to improve the Special Investigating Unit’s cyber forensic capabilities. This agreement is meant to help yield the establishment of an anti-corruption academy in Tshwane, which is set to serve the SIU as well as other law enforcement agencies and anti-corruption agencies within
Google earned over $10 million from ads for fake abortion clinics
Google has earned more than $10 million over the last two years from advertisements misdirecting users who were seeking abortion services to “pregnancy crisis centres” that do not actually provide care, according to a new study. The study revealed through enterprise analytics tool Semrush that a new report from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate
New Amazon CloudFront Edge location set up by AWS in Nigeria
Also known as AWS, Amazon Web Services, Inc. has launched its first Amazon CloudFront edge location in Lagos, Nigeria. The launch of the new AWS edge location allows users in Lagos with access to the comprehensive benefits offered by Amazon CloudFront, which is a highly secure content delivery network (CDN) that optimizes the delivery of
South Africa lagging behind other African countries economically
South Africa has unfortunately been the second slowest-growing economy in Africa over the last decade, and it has been consistently underperforming the continent’s average economic growth rate. According to a report from McKinsey’s Global Institute titled Reimagining Economic Growth in Africa recently released, only the Central African Republic has grown slower than South Africa over
Ronald Wayne: Apple co-founder who sold his 10% share for $800
The Cleveland, Ohio born Ronald Wayne who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in 1976, sold his 10% stake in the company for a mere $800. On the 1st of April in 1976, Ronald Wayne partnered with Wozniak and Jobs and provided administrative oversight and documentation for the new venture. Jobs owned 65.4%
Crime affecting Eskom’s performance
The Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan has spoken about how even though Eskom is putting in efforts to fight crime at the utility, more needs to be done to remove criminal activity at the state-owned enterprise. Gordhan told Parliament recently that the situation at Eskom has improved. Talking about the interventions that they have
13 Top Tech Companies to look out for in Africa
Africa has finally caught up to the world of technology and it is rapidly growing. As the western countries were creating services that would later become ground-breaking such as Amazon, Facebook, and Google, Africa waited to relegate itself to the consumer status while they shaped the future of tech. Though Africa took long to join
The Future of Edtech Africa and AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast growing and changing how the world operates, and of course, education is now implementing the technology as well. Africa is one of the continents where unfortunately access to quality education is often limited, and now AI has the potential to revolutionize learning and make it more accessible to everyone. With
Ghana establishes a cybersecurity hub its financial sector
With the cyberattacks getting worse by the day, a number of African countries are working hard to put in measures of protection against online hackers and scammers. With 82,000 accounts leaked in Q1 2023 in Nigeria, Techloy said the country has been suffering from a large rise in data breaches. Working to protect Ghana’s financial