South Africa

Technology is Africa's biggest undiscovered gold mine

Technology is Africa's biggest undiscovered gold mine

Technology has the potential to fundamentally transform societies. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and broadband are becoming central to the societal developments ar…...

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Mobile Money Hit US $2 B In Transactions In 2019

Mobile Money Hit US $2 B In Transactions In 2019

The GSMA has unveiled its annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’, offering a view of the mobile money landscape and highlighting the impact that greater financial i…...

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3 Digital Solutions from Vodacom to Get South Africans Back to Work Safely

3 Digital Solutions from Vodacom to Get South Africans Back to Work Safely

As businesses across South Africa start returning to work, the safetyof employees and customers is of paramount importance. This means that employers will have to make extra changes…...

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Facebook is building $1 billion high speed internet across Africa

Facebook is building $1 billion high speed internet across Africa

World’s largest social media company, Facebook is designing a massive underwater cable around Nigeria and other African countries, bringing high-speed connectivity to the continent…...

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Investment in railways connect dry ports in Africa

Investment in railways connect dry ports in Africa

Africa’s inland and dry ports have been boosted by investment in connecting railways as they continue to support increasing imports and exportsIn 1970, many African countries had b…...

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SA’s BitFarming aims to boost meat sector by encouraging digital investment

SA’s BitFarming aims to boost meat sector by encouraging digital investment

Formed in 2018, BitFarminggenerates sustainable funding for farmers from investors who want to invest in the sector but who do not have the opportunities to do so directly. Through …...

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Leading Africa’s energy transition through wind power

Leading Africa’s energy transition through wind power

Siemens Gamesa has been pioneering wind energy projects in Africa for20 years. Installations total 3.4GW which is equivalent to more than half of the entire wind power capacity inst…...

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Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID-19

Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID-19

Africa is using digital finance as a means to stem the spread of COVID-19.Governmentsand startups on the continent are implementing measures to shift a greater volume of payment tra…...

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Tech drives 4IR awareness in Africa AgricultureBanking & FinanceCloudGovernmentHealthcareNetworkingR

Tech drives 4IR awareness in Africa AgricultureBanking & FinanceCloudGovernmentHealthcareNetworkingR

African countries are increasingly looking for innovative ways toharness the benefits of technology in their daily operations. Ian Jansen van Rensburg, Senior Systems Engineer at VM…...

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Four ways South Africa can get more power generation capacity

Four ways South Africa can get more power generation capacity

Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique are the largest producers of tea, while Ethiopia, Uganda, Cte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, and Madagascar are the major producers of coffee…...

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