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#BehindtheSelfie with... Sonja Winkler
[Leigh Andrews] This week we go behind the selfie with technophile Sonja Winkler who heads up Meltwater's Johannesburg office as the youngest MD in the company's 16-year history, making her the perfect fit for our #YouthMonth feature... read
Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup
Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup

Leadspace, in partnership with 1776 and Revolution, is inviting startups to apply for Challenge Cup Lagos where 15-20 startups will pitch for the chance to win a paid trip to New York City for the Global Final round... Read

#StartupStory: Avenews-GT
#StartupStory: Avenews-GT

Ilse van den Berg

All the way from Israel to Cape Town, our second Barclays Accelerator 2017 Africa #StartupStory is that of Avenews-GT - a digital trading platform based on blockchain technology aiming to modernise agricultural trade... Read

How Africa can accelerate digital transformation
How Africa can accelerate digital transformation

Digital transformation in Africa requires a fundamental shift for real change to occur across processes, functions, and customer engagement, according to Frost & Sullivan... Read


Youth Month
#YouthMonth: The youth of South Africa is alive with possibility
#YouthMonth: The youth of South Africa is alive with possibility

Ilse van den Berg

Rendani Nevhulaudzi (28) is the MD of Jören Communications, a technology company supplying ICT services. We find out more about his business and how he is providing employment to young people... read
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App and website development
Spree launches image search, similar style shopping app feature
Spree launches image search, similar style shopping app feature
Spree has launched an image search or similar style shopping app feature that identifies clothing or footwear seen in photos and images and finds users something similar... read
IBM Watson, Sesame Workshop launch cognitive vocabulary learning app for kids
IBM Watson, Sesame Workshop launch cognitive vocabulary learning app for kids
In Georgia, US, IBM Watson and Sesame Workshop have piloted their first intelligent play and learning platform on IBM cloud at the Gwinnett County Public Schools, designed to establish evidence of learning at scale... read
Cyber Security
Colin Thornton
Combating ransomware [part II]

Colin Thornton

In a previous article, we examined the rise of ransomware and some of the issues that people need to be aware of when addressing this scourge... read
Internet
IS, Rain offer commercial LTE-A to South African ISPs
IS, Rain offer commercial LTE-A to South African ISPs
As of this week, Internet Solutions and Rain (previously known as Wireless Business Solutions), will offer commercial LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) to local internet service providers... read
Network
Mark Fricke
The trouble with our big baby, network complexity

Mark Fricke

The last time your internet died, Wi-Fi was unreachable, or YouTube kept buffering, your frown no doubt scrunched up in a way that is unmistakable from across the room... read
WBS rebranded Rain
WBS rebranded Rain

Issued by Mortimer Harvey

Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) and its ‘next-generation' LTE-Advanced network has been rebranded Rain and aims to connect the people of South Africa to the limitless possibilities of the digital world... read
Technology
A day in the life of a smart city commuter - and why it's not so far from reality
A day in the life of a smart city commuter - and why it's not so far from reality

Marcin Budka

The alarm on your smartphone went off 10 minutes earlier than usual this morning. Parts of the city are closed off, so congestion is expected to be worse than usual. You'll need to catch an earlier bus... read
The hotel room of the future
The hotel room of the future

Jogbojogbo Abdulrahman

Guest-centric features that revolve around technology will define the future of the hotel room and all the advancements will be geared towards making the guest king... read
New memorandums of agreement to drive SA's manufacturing export
New memorandums of agreement to drive SA's manufacturing export
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Rheinmetall Air Defence, Siemens Industry Software and ESTEQ Industry Solutions have signed a MoA... read
Telecommunications
Telkom final dividend up 56%
Telkom final dividend up 56%

Robert Laing

Telkom shareholders will receive a 56% higher dividend for the year to end-March 2017 than in the prior year... read
International
Five key talking points from the 2017 EMEA Adobe Summit in London
Five key talking points from the 2017 EMEA Adobe Summit in London

Kirsty Barkhuizen

The annual EMEA Adobe Summit in London is a huge calendar event for us at Cognifide, as part of the WPP Adobe Alliance... read
Apple wants to rock the market with HomePod, faces challenges
Apple wants to rock the market with HomePod, faces challenges
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Apple's new HomePod speaker may be music to the ears of its loyal fans, but how much it can crank up volume in the smart speaker market remains to be heard... [video] read
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Africa
Source: Konnect Africa
Konnect Africa unlocks access to internet in Africa
Konnect Africa is reportedly set to reshape the satellite broadband industry. The company is making a strong push with a double objective... read
UIDC 2017 a platform to unlock solutions for smart cities in Africa
UIDC 2017 a platform to unlock solutions for smart cities in Africa
The third annual Urban and Infrastructure Development Conference (UIDC 2017) provides a platform to unlock the growth potential of the African smart cities ecosystem... read
Steady growth of internet penetration in Africa a boost for e-tourism
Steady growth of internet penetration in Africa a boost for e-tourism

Josephine Wawira

There are approximately 345 million internet users in Africa, representing 9.3% of the total population. This reflects the opportunity for tourism and hospitality industry players in exploiting the internet to grow e-tourism... read
Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November
Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November
The inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo (AABE) 2017 launches 6-8 November at the Sandton Convention Centre to establish a new trading launch pad... read
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Business
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Virtual meetings are still meetings

Tiffany Markman

How not to be an ass-hat when it comes to telecons and video conferencing... read
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