4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (491+ words) Liquid Intelligent Technologies Kenya says the continent's data-centre capacity is becoming a major concern for African telecom executives, as the Cassava Technologies-owned operator pushes deeper into AI and cloud services. Africa accounts for just 0.6% of the world's data-centre capacity, Liquid…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (143+ words) ITWeb Africa Safaricom Ethiopia has built more than 3,500 network sites since receiving its licence, extending coverage to about 60% of Ethiopia's population. All its sites are 4G-enabled and 5G-ready. "This represents one of the fastest network rollouts by a greenfield telecom…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (459+ words) Almost 85% of experienced Brazilian punters bet almost exclusively in frequent, small-stake, live in-play wagers. South African bettors move the other way: fewer bets, higher stakes, and spaced further apart. That difference in behaviour is the starting point for joint research…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (315+ words) Tallinn-based regulatory technology company Instarc has secured a €1.25 million strategic investment led by HFO Investments to accelerate the commercial rollout of its cloud-native compliance platform in South Africa. HFO Investments, advised by Athena Capital and Option 3 Capital, has joined Instarc…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (275+ words) Japan is exploring stronger digital and innovation ties with Malawi following discussions between officials from the two countries. Naito Yasushi, ambassador of Japan to Malawi, met Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority director general Dr Mayamiko Nkoloma and a Japanese team led…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (90+ words) "Self-checkout will never work here in southern Africa." We've heard it more times than we can count. So instead of debating it, Arch Retail checked the numbers. The results tell a very different story than the sceptics expect – lower checkout…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) Digicloud Africa, Google’s enablement partner in Africa and the exclusive distributor of Google Security Operations (SecOps) across Africa, is actively recruiting new partners to take advantage of the ‘massive’ Google SecOps opportunity. Chris Richardson, Head of Cloud Strategy at Digicloud…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (176+ words) The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has identified cyber-security vulnerabilities in the country's digital payments ecosystem and recommended stronger cyber controls, alongside the deployment of artificial intelligence solutions to assist with fraud detection. “This reinforces the need for continuous strengthening…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (958+ words) Every transformative technology needs a tipping point. What was once niche starts becoming normal. Investment accelerates, consumer behavior shifts, and the supporting infrastructure has to catch up. For electric vehicles (EVs), international experience suggests that point arrives at around 5% of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (263+ words) Lesotho is developing a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy and Data Centre Blueprint to build secure data infrastructure. In collaboration with the United Nations (UN), the government is hosting a five-day workshop in Maseru to define the strategic direction for…...