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How African Women are Redefining Entrepreneurship and Building a Brighter Future
The statistics are compelling: Africa has the highest proportion of female entrepreneurs globally, and the numbers in South Africa are a testament to this dynamic change. The entrepreneurship rate for women on the continent has increased to 25.9%, with 1 in 4 women running their own businesses. Africa's high number of women entrepreneurs is deeply rooted in economic necessity,
Breaking News today – 20 August 2024
Business & Tech News Central Bank Reopens: Libya's central bank has resumed operations following the release of a bank official who had been abducted from his home on Sunday. CBL confirmed the release of Musaab Muslamm, head of the bank's information technology department, who was taken by an "unidentified party." It said Mr Msallem had
Business School – The Power of Inversion Thinking:
First of all, what is inversion thinking? It’s a problem-solving technique where you tackle problems backward. Instead of focusing on success, you identify what leads to failure and avoid those actions. This leads to a faster & easier decision-making process. The Stoics had an exercise called “premeditatio malorum” that applied this model The goal was
Waza Wins Expansion Funding
Waza CEO Maxwell Obi & CTO Emmanuel Igbodudu Waza, is a payment and liquidity service Fin-tech platform that has recently raised $8 million in seed money, claims to make it easier for African businesses and traders to manage and pay their suppliers globally. The company is targeting a large $7 trillion payment market that has the potential of
MTN South Africa Boosts MoMo Cashback for Airtime and Bundle Purchases
In response to the increasing financial pressure faced by consumers, MTN South Africa is providing its customers with a significant enhancement to its Mobile Money (MoMo) cashback offer. From 1 August 2024 until January 31, 2025, registered MoMo self-service channel users will receive ten times the usual cashback on the purchase of any of the
Are your data and applications safer in the cloud than on-premise?
Cloud computing is now the standard by which every enterprise IT infrastructure is judged. According to the Africa Cloud Business Survey 2023 from PwC, 50% of companies have already adopted cloud technologies, with 61% planning to migrate all their operations to the cloud within the next two years. Interestingly, 40% of companies are focusing on
Veeam Software Positioned as a Leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup
Veeam® Software, a prominent leader in Data Resilience, has once again been recognized by Gartner, Inc., securing a spot in the Leaders quadrant of the 2024 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Veeam has earned this distinguished recognition, and the fifth straight year that the company
Six Questions When Buying a Business Laptop
Time to buy a new business laptop? Options can be overwhelming, and you might be tempted to purchase the first good deal you see. But that's not a guarantee you'll get what works best to be productive, efficient, and enjoy years of reliable performance. A typical laptop can handle many day-to-day business tasks, but there
Breaking News Today – 19th August 2024
Tech & Business News Highlights: Senegal Satellite Success: Senegal has marked an historic milestone with the successful launch of its first satellite from California on Friday evening.It has become one of just 12 African nations with their own space surveillance and telecommunications satellites in space. a historic milestone with the successful launch of its first
Chenosis and Finch Technologies: The power of collaborative ecosystems in tech
In an era of rapid technological advancement Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are at the forefront of Africa's digital transformation, driving innovation and digital inclusivity across the continent. “We’re living through an acceleration of the 4th industrial revolution and are seeing an ensuing explosion in the tech ecosystem. APIs are the digital connectors and behind-the-scenes building blocks,
Top Three Laptops of 2024:
Best overall – MacBook Pro – Rating: 18/20 (Price R40 000 – iStore) Advanced chips : M3 Chip: 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, Up to 24GB unified memory M3 Pro Chip: Up to 12-core CPU, Up to 18-core GPU, Up to 36GB unified memory M3 Max Chip:Up to 16-core CPU, Up to 40-core GPU, Up to 128GB unified memory
Nairobi’s Robot Café Introduces Robotic Servers
A first in Africa, Robot Café has recently introduced robotic servers that are creating quite a stir in the East African city of Nairobi. Located at Lana Plaza complex along Oloitoktok Road in Nairobi. Guests are greeted with a warm welcome and a digital smile. The robotic servers have built-in serving trays ready to receive
City of Cape Town Solar Project Success
As part of its ongoing, ground-breaking small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) programme, the city is installing solar PV systems at various municipal facilities to offset dependence on traditional Eskom- and City-power supply. The City of Cape Town has plans to invest more than R4 billion in electricity grid upgrades and maintenance over the next three years
Breaking News Today – 16th August 2024
Tech & Business News Highlights: Citrus Exports from SA Down: The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa has cut its export volume estimate for 2024 due to adversely hot weather conditions affecting the citrus crops this season. The latest estimate is for 162.3 million, 15kg cartons to be packed and shipped this year compared with
New Low Earth Orbit Satellite Service For Africa
Bayobab, a subsidiary of MTN Group, and Eutelsat have entered into a partnership agreement to provide Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite capacity via Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation. The new venture is likely to be a game changer as it is targeting connectivity efficiencies across Africa, with a focus on enterprise solutions and cellular backhaul, aimed at
New Brain-Computer Interface Revealed
Postdoctoral scholar Nicholas Card getting the BCI system ready for ALS patient Casey Harrell A new brain-computer interface (BCI) developed at UC Davis Health translates brain signals into speech with up to 97% accuracy — the most accurate system of its kind. Researchers implanted sensors in the brain of a man, Casey Harrell, a 45-year-old
Has Eskom Turned the Power Outage Corner?
South Africa’s energy producer Eskom has of today (15 August 2024) had zero national planned power outages, locally known as Load-shedding, for a period of 141 days. More good news is that this has resulted in 9.59 billion rand ($532 million) saving in diesel expenditure, previously used in the generation of emergency power via Eskom’s
TCL's Revolutionary Air Conditioning System
In today’s fast-paced world, comfort and convenience are no longer luxuries—they’re essentials. TCL, a global leader in technology, understands this need and has redefined the air conditioning experience with its latest range of high-tech air conditioners, designed to deliver unparalleled comfort, energy efficiency, and ease of use. TCL’s air conditioners, engineered for rooms up to
Breaking News Today – 15th August 2024
Tech & Business News Highlights: Octotel Purchase approved: In March 2024, global investor Actis, a UK-based investment firm, announced it would sell Octotel, a South African fiber network operator, to a consortium, with the deal only requiring awaiting regulatory approval. The South African Competition Commission has now granted conditional approval for the acquisition by a
Figuring Out Robotics:
OpenAI-backed Figure, the start-up robotics tech company who are developing AI-powered robots for household and factory work, has revealed its next generation of humanoid robot, called Figure 02. At 1,67m tall and weighing 60 kg, the Figure 02 marks a significant improvement on their Figure 01 model, and features an exoskeleton-based structure that enables it to