https://www.bizcommunity.com/AfricaCom South Africa AfricaCom | Special Section | Bizcommunity news 15 AfricaCom news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/AfricaCom en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:02:41 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/627/198544.html In the face of an immensely challenging digital skills gap on the continent, Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, head of brand and reputation at Google Africa, remains optimistic. She was speaking at this year's AfricaCom in Cape Town on digital skills as a critical foundation of Africa 4.0. For Aderemi-Makinde, while digital skills is just one of the access points to the opportunities presented by the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), it is at the heart of the ecosystem. 1-198544 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/712/198367.html $95bn - this is the average annual loss in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2010 due to pervasive gender inequality in the continent's economic activities, according to a 2016 report from the UN Development programme. 1-198367 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 07:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/811/198237.html An all-female AfricaCom panel discussed the fact that the backbone of a truly digital economy is hyper-connectivity. While M-Pesa is still celebrated a decade after it disrupted the way money works on the continent forever, digital inclusion remains a problem. How do we scale innovation, yet leave no-one behind? 1-198237 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/813/197806.html Up to 18 million jobs need to be created annually just to absorb the new entrants each year. This is unprecedented globally and doesn't even include the unemployed and underemployed, but it's the reality we live with every day. AfricaCom's keynote panel on 'building a framework for Africa to take its place in Industry 4.0' addressed some of these challenges for Africa's unemployed and underemployed. 1-197806 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/712/197955.html Addressing digital inclusion in Africa, how it intersects with financial inclusion, and ways in which we can overcome some of the major barriers to adoption, Rob Shuter, group president and CEO at MTN, recently shared the mainstage at AfricaCom 2019 with John Senior, managing partner at Bain & Company Johannesburg. 1-197955 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/811/197917.html Dion Jerling, co-founder of Connect Earth was chair of the third and final day of AfricaCom 2019's keynote sessions. He said there had been closer to 17,000 attendees than predicted 15,000 and convened an exciting morning stream covering topics of innovation in the digital space as well as a panel discussion on getting user experience (UX) right. 1-197917 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/811/197939.html Fintech is the trailblazer for interactions between humans and tech, and learnings beyond that journey can be extended to agriculture, education and healthcare, said Professor Hanlie Smuts from the University of Pretoria's Department of Informatics. 1-197939 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 07:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/811/197867.html Yolisa Phahle, CEO of general entertainment at the MultiChoice Group, presented the final keynote session of the second day of AfricaCom 2019. As "a South African who lives and breathes the African dream," she explains why they're retelling possibly the greatest African story of all time, with global appeal. 1-197867 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/811/197901.html The winners of the 12th annual AfricaCom Awards were announced in Cape Town last night, recognising some of the technology, media and telecommunications industry elite. The Awards, much like AfricaCom itself, have continued to grow in number and influence and this year was no exception with the inclusion of new awards one, recognising top women in innovation in Africa and the other for Government Leadership. 1-197901 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/811/197886.html Globally, the challenge of any healthcare system is to deliver consistent services across the board, whether it's in a big city or a rural setting. 1-197886 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom South Africa