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Innovating Africa means practical solutions to unique challenges

Innovation is one of the most important contributors to economic growth in any market. Innovators create wealth, attract investment and provide job opportunities. They…

What’s next? 6 top trends for the BI industry in 2016

As the saying goes, change is the only constant. In the BI technology space, that rings especially true. But even with technology ever changing…

6 online shopping tips for Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales

As South African consumers increase their use of online shopping and become part of the frenzied international Black Friday (27 November) and Cyber Monday…

CEO of Supermart.ng Raphael Afaedor on the state of Nigeria’s ecommerce

The last time I spoke to Raphael Afaedor in person, he was still the co-founder of Jumia, his face and that of Tunde Kehinde’s…

So you’ve managed to direct more traffic to your website. What now?

With more than a million registered South African websites, it is hardly surprising that grabbing the attention of visitors looking for local content is…

WeChat SA launches mobile wallet: includes P2P payments, SnapScan integration

WeChat South Africa on Tuesday announced the launch of WeChat Wallet, a mobile money offering that allows for peer-to-peer money transfers, the purchase of…

The satellite internet landscape in Africa – developments and future scenarios

Technology is forever changing; and change has become so constant and prevalent in the technology world that we sometimes don’t really appreciate the possible…

6 ways proper tech can help bridge the business-IT divide

Having now written a total of seven articles examining different aspects of what is needed to add real value to your business using information…

Cloud PoS in Africa: if it doesn’t work offline, it doesn’t work

Cloud computing is sweeping the world as more and more companies seek to gain the advantages of reduced hardware investment, lower maintenance, ease of…

3 key takeaways about how the relationship between money and tech is changing [Wired Money]

Finance is a difficult industry at the best of times but mix in the theoretical and technological changes it has faced in a very…

The physical location of your data still matters now, but it’s about to become a lot less important

Think back to 2010 and 2011. What were the big trends? We were just about getting started with big data and there was still…

Digital innovation could seriously upscale Africa, but there’s still a long way to go

The biggest problem in the African health delivery system is not the number of sick people or the type of diseases, but ineffective system…

How far could a rocket made of beer kegs fly? This Kickstarter wants to find out

The uses for beer are multiple: it’s a great social lubricant, it works pretty well for conditioning your hair and, apparently, you can use…

Retail’s omnichannel future could be great, but only if folks in the back office let it

Imagine for a moment what an electronics and appliance retailer might look like in the not-too-distant future… A customer walks into a bricks and…

Privacy is worth protecting, even if you have nothing to hide

Two categories of applications have been getting a great deal of attention lately: those that allow users to make purportedly anonymous comments and share…

Cloud: a new world is emerging for Africa

A lot of myths pervade when it comes to cloud in Africa. In the not-so-distant past, to get their technology infrastructure up and running,…

Is your IT department living up to expectations? Here’s how to make sure it does

The question that is not yet sufficiently analysed, particularly in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is: How does the overall performance of the IT…

Coffee, Wi-Fi, charging mats: how Starbucks became every tech junkie’s favourite ‘third place’

Observing consumer trends and understanding customers’ lifestyles can lead to moments of genius in meeting customer needs to create a superior Customer Experience. Case…

That free Wi-Fi we all love so much? Yeah, it’s never really free

It’s become a thing. Free Wi-Fi for all is the new panacea for all broadband ills and will help the poor escape their plight,…

Here’s why you shouldn’t treat Naspers’ numbers as evidence of a tech bubble

One of the most followed stories and right in the heart of the debate around tech bubbles and valuations (especially in the emerging markets…

HBO’s Silicon Valley: women are strippers and devs are idiots

“Have you seen Silicon Valley? Isn’t it just awesome and such an apt representation of our space?” These are the conversation starters that have…

How should businesses go about making complex IT decisions?

After having addressed, in my previous articles, the different aspects of the Business’ Expectations, the IT Skillsets needed and the IT team’s positioning in…

China’s Smartphone Market Slips 3% as vivo Reclaims the Top Spot

Xiaomi 15T Series – Leica in Your Pocket

When AI Sees What We See – Why Its “Vision” Feels Weird (and Slightly Creepy)

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel