The country of São Tomé and Príncipe, which is one of the smallest in Africa, has taken a big step towards closing its digital gap. Starlink is an internet service that uses satellites and was created by SpaceX. It has now been made available across the country. This move promises to make big changes in […]
Morning heat sits on the fields, noisy birds, a short beep on a farmer’s phone. Smart farming tips arrive, seed orders confirmed, harvest pickup set. Nigerian agritech looks practical today, not distant at all. Smart farming through tech sits in real soil. That’s how it reads here. Why Nigeria needs “smart farming” Smallholders still do […]
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 […]
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by SkyMax Network Limited (“SkyMax”) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to form a cooperation with the goal of developing a next-generation 5G broadband network in Sub-Saharan Africa that includes a digital services delivery platform (SSA). The MoU, the outcome of a two-year partnership between the two parties, is the […]
Due to the generation capacity expansions trailing behind the growth in demand, South Africa has been dealing with blackouts for years. These have reached new, record-breaking levels of intensity during the past few months. Politicians and corporate executives have addressed the “electricity crisis” and taken steps to end Eskom’s monopoly. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa […]
Just over 5 percent of the objective was purchased in the first few hours of the sale of the Central African Republic’s first digital token, prompting concerns about the project’s transparency and an overall decline in the sector. One of the world’s poorest nations, the Central African Republic (CAR), became the first state in Africa […]
Experts have predicted ahead of a significant meeting in South Africa later this year that technological innovation is going to play a significant role in improving healthcare in Africa. This year’s Africa Health Conference, which will take place in South Africa in October, will focus on a number of important topics, including the role played […]
Facebook is introducing ways for users to maintain up to five profiles tied to one account, which is a major shift from the “real name” requirement. Meta Platforms Inc has confirmed this news. Meta’s flagship social network Facebook reportedly said that this change will help people tailor their experience based on interests and relationships. Meta […]
A three-year head starts on its third data center availability zone and a $5.8 million (R100 million) Cloud Spark program to assist more than 1,000 small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are just some of the recent announcements from Huawei South Africa. For tech companies and small businesses alike, Cloud Spark is a hybrid accelerator program. […]
The American social media company, Twitter, has hired the United States law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP to sue Tesla owner and billionaire Elon Musk after he terminated his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. Twitter reportedly wants him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company as soon as […]