British smartphone startup Nothing is here to break the chain of sameness in the mobile industry. The company on Tuesday debuted a handset it hopes can shake the market and turn into the next big…
WhatsApp To Introduce New ‘View-Once’ Feature For Text…
WhatsApp, an internationally used mobile application, is working on a new update and the feature, which is expected to arrive soon. WhatsApp wants to introduce a new 'View-Once' feature for text messages. With the new…
Kenya’s Uncover Skincare raises $1M to expand enterprise
Africa's beauty and particular care business is expanding more snappily because of its expanding youthful and fashion-conscious population, rising purchasing power, and urbanisation. Major companies have been drawn to the assiduity in recent times because…
Honeywell, Environ to advance plastics circularity in Egypt
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,…
IIT Tanzania to become a hub for tech…
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…
New tech to stop old danger in South…
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…
Egypt to build $11bn wind farm from 2024
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…
Flushing toilets no solution to S Africa’s sanitation…
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…
Huawei technology park opens up in Angola
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,…
Internet in South Africa could soon be 20%…
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,…
How to check who called me in South…
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…
Cassava Technologies attends Africa Tech Festival 2022
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…
Fintech startups in Africa grew 81 per cent…
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…
Investment company Trive South Africa begins client onboarding
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…
Digitalization is key to desired development: Henry Ikoh
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…
Smartphone app to tackle S. Africa’s mental health…
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…
Dell Technologies Forum returns to build next breakthrough
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…
Industrial computers in SA, Kenya were under attack…
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…
Investment by fintech, edtech dominate SA venture capital
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…