Digital banking services across Mashreq have gained a significant boost. The launch of the Mashreq Digital Egypt account brought an advantage to the digital economy of the country. Mashreq is the oldest bank in Egypt, which is strengthening the financial sector of the country. The move reflects a growing push toward mobile-first, branchless banking solutions. […]
Amid the global escalation, the shipping routes are under strain. The emergence of the Djibouti Ship Repair Yard is gaining major attention. It is positioned around the crossroads of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The shipyard facility is more than just an industrial project that represents a strategic asset. It is one […]
In order to advance plastics recycling in Egypt, Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) and Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two organisations will investigate building Egypt’s first chemical recycling factory, which would be outfitted with cutting-edge Honeywell technology and able to recover waste plastic into useful recycled polymer feedstock (RFP). […]
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Tanzania, an East African country, can become a hub for technology education in Africa, according to an Indian Minister. Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of Education of India, said that an offshore campus of IIT Madras in Tanzania can be helpful for tech education in the African continent. The […]
To describe the size of the stone that killed a fellow South African miner four years ago, THABANG DITIBANE opened his arms widely. The rock had smashed his head when Ditibane, a rock drill operator at the Eland mine north of Johannesburg, turned around after hearing the noise. Ditibane was standing in a 6-foot-high gully […]
According to one of the major businesses funding the $11 billion project, the building of one of the largest wind farms in the world in Egypt is scheduled to begin in 2024 and could supply electricity to Saudi Arabia and Europe. According to Mohamed Mansour, chairman of Infinity Power, a consortium made up of Masdar, […]
With the exception of septic tanks and conservancy tanks, about 65% of South Africa’s population has access to waterborne sanitation, such as flushing toilets connected to a sewer network. 13% of pit toilets have no ventilation pipes, while another 19% have vented upgraded pit latrines. The remaining population either uses buckets or has chemical, composting, […]
Angola opened a technology park with funding estimated at $60 million from the Chinese multinational Huawei to support the development of professionals in the country and other African countries. The complex, which has cutting-edge machinery, is situated in the Talatona township of Luanda and was formally opened by President Joo Lourenço. At the event, Chen […]
Internet in South Africa could soon be 20 per cent cheaper with the help of Equiano subsea internet cable, according to Google. The Equiano subsea internet cable landed in South Africa in early August. Earlier, it landed in Togo, Nigeria and Namibia. The Equiano subsea internet cable, stretching 15,000 km from Portugal to South Africa […]
With the recent development in the telecommunication and telephone industry, you can know who called you in South Africa. Nowadays, all android smartphones or Apple phones have caller ID embedded in it. When you receive a call, the caller ID of that person is shown on the mobile screen. How to check who called me […]
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 […]