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This August, in South Africa, Huawei will showcase its new lineup of devices, including the flagship foldable smartphone...
16/08/2022

This August, in South Africa, Huawei will showcase its new lineup of devices, including the flagship foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate Xs 2, flagship MateBook, and the Huawei MateBook X Pro laptop amongst others.



This August, in South Africa, the Huawei is coming hot with a new lineup of devices, including their flagship foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate Xs 2,

African technology infrastructure company Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has announced the finalisation of its 100% ac...
16/08/2022

African technology infrastructure company Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has announced the finalisation of its 100% acquisition and de-listing of Israeli-based technology company Telrad Networks.



Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has announced the finalisation of its 100% acquisition and delisting of Israeli-based technology company Telrad.

Digging into the telco challenge in South Africa and what this could mean for the consumer and the business.
08/08/2022

Digging into the telco challenge in South Africa and what this could mean for the consumer and the business.

South Africa’s current telco landscape will see a slide down to two operators in the market, a risk that would impact the consumers directly. Already,

South Africa’s fourth largest mobile network operator Cell C has announced that it will reimburse some of the data that ...
08/08/2022

South Africa’s fourth largest mobile network operator Cell C has announced that it will reimburse some of the data that its customers may have lost during loadshedding.

mobile network operator Cell C has announced that it will reimburse some of the data that its customers may have lost during loadshedding.

Tech companies from all across the world have been setting up and launching themselves into markets across the continent...
08/08/2022

Tech companies from all across the world have been setting up and launching themselves into markets across the continent. In addition to growing their customer bases, these companies are also committing to making a change in Africa.



Africa has long been touted as the continent with the most growth potential when it comes to tech and innovation. Many African countries are building

Global digital operator VEON, has announced the completion of the sale of its stake in Algerian mobile network operator ...
08/08/2022

Global digital operator VEON, has announced the completion of the sale of its stake in Algerian mobile network operator Djezzy, after receiving a payment of $682 million.

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Global digital operator VEON, has announced the completion of the sale of its stake in Algerian mobile network operator Djezzy, after receiving

Google’s Equiano submarine cable has finally arrived at Melkbosstrand, South Africa.
08/08/2022

Google’s Equiano submarine cable has finally arrived at Melkbosstrand, South Africa.



Google selected Telkom as its Equiano landing partner in South Africa. The Melkbosstrand landing station is operated by Openserve, Telkom’s wholesale and

88% of consumers in Egypt have used at least one emerging payment method in the last year, with usage expected to furthe...
03/08/2022

88% of consumers in Egypt have used at least one emerging payment method in the last year, with usage expected to further increase.



Mastercard Payments Index 2022 found that 88% of people in Egypt have used at least one emerging payment method in the last year. They include 35% who used

South Africa’s fastest growing digital bank TymeBank, is set to acquire award-winning fintech company Retail Capital, as...
03/08/2022

South Africa’s fastest growing digital bank TymeBank, is set to acquire award-winning fintech company Retail Capital, as one of its key initiatives to bolster its business banking offering.

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digital bank TymeBank, is set to acquire award-winning fintech company Retail Capital, as one of its key initiatives to bolster its business banking offer

South African small businesses are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks. This is because business owners are not taki...
03/08/2022

South African small businesses are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks. This is because business owners are not taking the necessary precautions to protect their digital assets, often with dire financial consequences.



small businesses are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks. This is because business owners are not taking the necessary precautions to protect their digi

Ghana's National Communications Authority has blocked an application by Vodafone Group to transfer 70% of the shares in ...
03/08/2022

Ghana's National Communications Authority has blocked an application by Vodafone Group to transfer 70% of the shares in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group.

Vodafone Group had agreed the sale of its operations in Ghana to Africa-focused Telecel Group as part of its strategy to refocus on key markets.

South African state-owned Telkom Group will officially separate from network infrastructure provider Openserve effectiv...
03/08/2022

South African state-owned Telkom Group will officially separate from network infrastructure provider Openserve effective 1st of September 2022.


Telkom Group announced in its Q1 SENS that it had approved the legal and structural separation of Openserve, South Africa’s largest wholesale network

Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission, has given Meta’s Facebook a seven day ultimatum to tackle hate spe...
01/08/2022

Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission, has given Meta’s Facebook a seven day ultimatum to tackle hate speech and incitement on its platform relating to next month’s election, failing which its operations will be suspended.



The warning from NCIC comes weeks after Meta had outlined its Kenya election plan to tackle hate speech and incitement on its platform Facebook, which it

British telecommunications giant Vodafone, has agreed to sell its majority stake in Vodafone Ghana to Africa-focused Te...
01/08/2022

British telecommunications giant Vodafone, has agreed to sell its majority stake in Vodafone Ghana to Africa-focused Telecel Group, as it looks to refocus on key markets.



Vodafone, has agreed to sell its majority stake in Vodafone Ghana to Africa-focused Telecel Group, as it looks to refocus on key markets, a report from

The Central Bank of Kenya, has directed all financial institutions in East Africa’s largest economy to cease doing busin...
01/08/2022

The Central Bank of Kenya, has directed all financial institutions in East Africa’s largest economy to cease doing business with pan African fintechs Chipper Cash and Flutterwave saying they were not licenced.



The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), has directed all financial institutions in East Africa’s largest economy to cease doing business with pan African fintechs

The government of Malawi has inaugurated its first national data centre in Blantyre.
01/08/2022

The government of Malawi has inaugurated its first national data centre in Blantyre.



The government of Malawi has inaugurated its first national data centre, which will enable the country to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution

SA Rugby and its IT partner Dell Technologies have introduced an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) Experience to enhance th...
01/08/2022

SA Rugby and its IT partner Dell Technologies have introduced an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) Experience to enhance the fan experience at all international games played in South Africa until 24 September 2022.



Dell has also provided SA Rugby with a highly flexible data platform built with PowerEdge servers and Latitude laptops, providing coaches and players

Orange Group plans to invest in Nigeria's telecoms market.
01/08/2022

Orange Group plans to invest in Nigeria's telecoms market.



Adefala said Nigeria is missing in Orange Group’s portfolio of combined network of over 140 million subscribers across 18 countries of its operations.

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