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Merchant solutions could be the answer to mobile money’s last mile issue

In disrupting the traditional financial system, with its reliance on formal tellers and ATMs, mobile money and its agency model have taken off across…

What will the African tech landscape look like in 2019?

Over the past 50 years, Internet technology has rapidly and profoundly changed the way people work, live, play and learn. The power of the…

The science behind why humans prefer printed books

Printed book sales are rising and eBook sales are slowing. Recent studies have shown that reading comprehension and retention are better with “old-style” printed…

3 elements every digital store needs

Customisation. Personalisation. Collaboration. According to technology research house Gartner, those are the three elements every digital store needs to succeed. “The digital store (see…

From Aristotle to AI: the evolution of storytelling

Story is the organizing principle of reality. The world around us is made of atoms – protons, neutrons and electrons – but it is…

9 online tools and tips to help photographers optimise broadband

Remember dial-up? Having to wait overnight to upload a single JPEG was the worst. Download speeds have increased dramatically since then, but sadly our…

How are you paving your road to be a digital world leader in Africa?

By 2020, more than seven billion people and businesses, and at least 30 billion devices, will be connected to the Internet.* Predictions on the…

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…

Here’s what a look at Oracle’s numbers can tell you about the genius of Larry Ellison

Take a look at the founders of Oracle and you’ll see something extraordinary. Larry Ellison is 69 years old and still has a lot…

Why business intelligence will help your company make smarter, faster decisions

Today’s CEOs crave tools that will empower them to tap into better insights they need to make smarter business decisions. Recent research from market…

You’d expect the World Cup to generate a lot of internet traffic, but exactly how much will surprise you

Given the amount of time each of us spends online every day, and the fact that smartphones were always pegged to be the second…

Check out these 8 ingenious uses for your old iPhone or Android

In with the new and out with the old, that’s the name of consumerism. If you’re keeping up with the latest trends of what…

Tiny robots vs malaria: tiny robots win!

It is estimated that Malaria is responsible for over half of the human deaths on the planet in the history of time, making it…

Smell ya later: first ever transatlantic scent message sent from Paris to New York

When it comes to unlocking memories, it’s pretty difficult to beat smell. Walking past the kitchen of someone baking could, for instance, transport you…

There is no stopping Uber, even if users have to do a pagan dance for a ride

As Uber’s problems in the US mellow out (sort of), its European dramas intensify, begging the question: could Africa be next? Yesterday, thousands of…

10 ways to be awesome and fight off a DDoS attack in real time

The threat posed by DDoS attacks is ever-growing and is something that continues to be a topic which interests and concerns businesses in equal…

The business, IT divide: are we speaking the same language?

This, the fifth of my eight-article series on achieving real business value through IT alignment, we tackle the business-IT divide directly by considering shared…

Germany’s secret weapon for the World Cup? That would be big data

The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off today, meaning that each of the 32 teams are about to find out how effective their preparation…

Customer driven, unified channels: this is retail’s digital future

The digital world has disrupted our marketing worlds and changed the way business communicates with people. Social media has opened the door to two-way…

A computer or a 13 year old boy? Judges left baffled

If you have even a passing familiarity with technology, you’ve probably at least heard of the Turing test. You’ll understand that it’s pretty exciting…

New ministers, new ministries, old problems: can the SA government sort out its tech issues?

The more things change, the more they stay the same — at least they do if you’re the South African government and, instead of…

Lenovo Accelerate 2025 champions Innovation

The Alarming Truth About Gen Z Gaming Cybercrime

SA’s Smallest Businesses Are Job Engines – So Why Can’t They Get Funding

Five Ways to Back South Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs

Novare Holdings anchors R2.8 billion Investment

Investors Finding Their Way Back to the Kenyan Market

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Luca de Meo and his Renault legacy

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

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