
Microsoft announces the best technology-based solutions to tackle gender-based violence
By Staff Writer 27 October 2020Some seriously bright minds are lending their talents to the fight against the scourge of Gender Based Violence, with Microsoft revealing the winning tech solution emerging from its Safe@Home Hackathon. FULL STORY >

Global Startup Awards expands across Africa
By Press Release 7 October 2020The Global Startup Awards (GSA), the largest independent startup ecosystem awards platform with a mission to find, recognise and connect the futureshapers of the digital age from all around the world, will now be expanding across Africa. FULL STORY >

Is 2020 the year Africa takes charge of its destiny?
By Industry Contributor 5 October 2020Cathy Smith, MD of SAP Africa, unpacks her viewpoint on transforming leadership and business, digital transformation as a survival tool, the growing skills crisis and the potential to unlock social enterprise. FULL STORY >

Industry Insight - Modernising data protection to meet the challenges of an evolving threat landscape
By Industry Contributor 29 September 2020Commvault's Johan Scheepers makes the case for why data protection is more important than ever. FULL STORY >

Africa needs ethical leadership to attain inclusive and sustainable growth
By Press Release 29 September 2020Africa’s future growth and prosperity hangs in the balance, as corruption erodes the basic fibre of economies, organisations and communities, according to human capital and strategy expert Buyani Zwane. FULL STORY >

Empowering SME growth a main focus for upcoming SingularityU Online Summit
By Staff Writer 25 September 2020SingularityU details speakers lined up to address the challenges and opportunities facing SMEs. FULL STORY >

South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria saw millions of cyber attacks in 2020
By Staff Writer 22 September 2020While calculating interim results of threat landscape activity in African countries, the researchers noticed that PUAs attack users almost four times more often than traditional malware. FULL STORY >

Curro Online learner wins major African news award
By Press Release 21 September 2020It is not often that at age 11, you can already boast about winning a prestigious digital award because of your innovative robot graphics. FULL STORY >
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Public-private partnerships hold the key to future development
By Industry Contributor 17 September 2020Ryno Rijnsburger, Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft 4Afrika, elaborates on the critical role that public-private partnerships will play to achieve Africa’s ambitions to compete in the digital economy. FULL STORY >

SingularityU details impending lineup for October summit
By Ryan Noik 9 September 2020A multinational array of speakers are destined for the impending SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020, happening next month. FULL STORY >

Paxful sees more young women In Africa turn to Bitcoin amidst pandemic
By Press Release 8 September 2020Paxful believes women are playing a key role in crypto adoption and success in Africa. FULL STORY >

Uber launches Uber Connect for sending stuff
By Staff Writer 3 September 2020Whether it’s a care package, a board game, or returning clothing item, you can send it by requesting “Uber Connect” in the Uber app. FULL STORY >

Facebook launches Avatars across Sub-Saharan Africa
By Staff Writer 18 August 2020Facebook has launched Avatars in Africa to give people new ways to express themselves online. FULL STORY >

Women in Tech series: We all need to encourage girls to pursue STEM careers
By Industry Contributor 14 August 2020In honour of Women's Month, and the ever-important issue of making tech more appealing to women, SAS' Kelly Lu unpacks why girls need to be encouraged to pursue STEM careers and dispels some common myths. FULL STORY >

Hope amid the chaos: Microsoft investment a boost for sustainability in SA’s agricultural sector
By Ryan Noik 4 August 2020Amid all the distressing global news of chaos that seems to be running rampant at present, here’s some heartening local news - Microsoft South Africa has announced an investment of up to R40... FULL STORY >
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