The idea of digital nomadism, which involves working remotely while travelling, is increasingly popular in Africa. With modern infrastructure, low living costs, and exciting cultures, many African cities have become attractive to digital nomads from across the world who are looking for a perfect blend of work and play opportunities. From tropical beaches to bustling […]
The low-cost solutions of healthcare in Africa are transforming the way millions of people can receive the necessary medical care even with low resources and infrastructure shortages. Governments, startups, NGOs, and other players are all across the continent developing technology, community-based care, and innovative financing to save money and make it better. These solutions are […]
The 2022 Africa Tech Festival will once again be attended by Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com). The company will showcase its goods and services to partners and other interested parties during this year’s Africa Tech Week, which will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Center from November 7–11, 2022. The largest technology conference on the […]
According to the survey, financing for African fintech companies increased by 894 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year. This growth rate was the highest over the previous five years and was second highest in the Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan area. As per the report, Sub-Saharan Africa received USD 1.56 billion in […]
Trive South Africa, a new investment company, revealed that it has started onboarding customers. Trive South Africa is a brand-new multi-asset investment company with headquarters in Bryanston, Johannesburg. It offers clients a seamless trading experience through its competitive, technologically enhanced solutions and products. Trive South Africa provides a wide range of interesting investment products to […]
Digitalization, according to Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, Minister of State for Science, Technology, and Innovation, is essential for any country’s intended progress, including Nigeria. Ikoh made this statement during a courtesy visit to the Ministry in Abuja by Ms. Deemah Al-Yahya, Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization, DCO. The minister claimed that the globe has become […]
Access to mental health care is constrained because it is expensive—a session with a therapist can cost between R500 and R1,000—and many people are reluctant to seek the necessary assistance due to the stigma associated with mental illness. The truth is that hundreds of thousands of South Africans endure suffering in silence because they are […]
On November 10, 2022, the eagerly awaited Dell Technologies Forum South Africa will once again be a live event at the Kyalami Convention Centre. The Dell Technologies Forum will bring together corporate executives and subject-matter experts to exchange knowledge about how technology might influence the future prosperity of the nation’s companies. Additionally, it will demonstrate […]
According to Kaspersky’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) ICS threat landscape research, phishing websites, spyware, and malicious objects were all used to attack computers in the industrial control systems (ICS) environment in the first half of 2022 in the African areas. ICS computers are utilised in a variety of OT tasks, from the workstations of engineers and operators to […]
The venture capital (VC) sector in South Africa is still expanding strongly, with early-stage fund managers contributing R1.31 billion to 121 businesses over the course of 186 investment rounds. The 2022 Southern African Venture Capital Association (SAVCA) Venture Capital Industry Survey confirms this. The poll covers equity investments in early-stage and start-up companies for the […]
Water utilities nowadays are in an impossible situation. They must accomplish more with less due to the effects of climate change, the demands of a bigger and more urbanised population, and the realities of the worst economic crisis in more than a century. More people than ever before are relying on utilities to offer more […]
The Minister of Information and Communications Technology, H.E. Dr. Amr Talaat, was present as Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) commemorated its 125th year of operation in Egypt. As part of its objective to promote Egypt’s growth in technological innovation, Ericsson declared at the ceremony that it was confirming its commitment to the country. Together with the Information […]
Africa’s youth need to have access to meaningful work opportunities, which is already a significant development policy concern. It will likely continue to be an issue given the population boom in Africa and the influx of young Africans anticipated to enter the labour force during the following 20 years. Emerging technologies of the Fourth Industrial […]
MVP Match, a marketplace for tech talent, has raised €5 million ($5 million) in seed funding from Stage 2 Capital to expand its approach to connecting businesses with talent throughout the world. The business, which is based in Germany, intends to utilise the money to expand, hire more employees, and relaunch its proprietary platform to […]
According to the Carter Centre, the use of new technology in handling Kenya’s elections contributed to more openness. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) made good progress in ensuring that the nation’s elections were fair and accountable, according to the center’s preliminary assessment from its expert mission to Kenya’s presidential election on August 9. […]
The Eastern Cape of South Africa experienced the worst locust infestation in 25 years in May 2022, destroying 19,305 square kilometres of grazing area. Farmers in the enormous 65,238-square-mile province have teamed up with scientists to introduce a high-tech innovation—a software package to track locust swarms in real-time in the hopes of targeting them for […]
Felicity Hayes, a plant scientist, keeps an eye on her crops from one of the eight tiny, dome-shaped greenhouses she has built against the Welsh hills. The spring-planted papaya and pigeon pea plants in pots are already lush and green and will soon produce fruit. The identical plants appear sickly and stunted in a nearby […]
Giving to specific causes that have a direct influence on individuals, communities, and society as a whole is an art that transcends generations. Overall, the motivations for individuals, institutions, and organizations adopting philanthropy, in reality, to lend a helping hand—whether in money or kind—to entities or groups of needy people have been largely characterized by […]
The BVN functions similarly to a security number in that it allows banks and other financial institutions to link a person’s bank account information to their identity. You are given this one-of-a-kind 11-digit number when you register with a biometric device. The identification of a person based on physiological characteristics, such as a fingerprint, voice, […]
The recent wave of technological innovation coming out of Africa is transforming how Africans view the continent, according to a new report that includes the thoughts of 4,500 Africans from Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana who participated in the poll. Four out of five respondents (84.6%) said “yes” when asked whether recent advancements in African technology […]