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Bank of Kigali accelerates digital ambitions with Oracle Cloud

Rwanda’s largest bank sees positive outcomes after its extensive digital transformation journey to enhance its offerings.

Sibahle Malinga

What skills are needed in the digital economy?

The opportunity for digital transformation to create employment will be discussed at ITWeb’s Digital Economy 2020 summit.

Akon’s crypto-powered futuristic city gets go-ahead

US-based musician Akon finalises agreement to build a futuristic city that will exclusively trade in his own digital currency.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Early Childhood Development

Britehouse and the Diepsloot Preschools Project address the lack of effective early childhood development in SA

By fostering private-public partnerships like this, which provide the skills and funding to tackle SA's ECD challenges, we can ensure that every child receives a solid grounding.

DionWired 'felt like a ghost town'

The retail space in SA is saturated and online sales are becoming more prominent in the electronics space, say analysts.

Samuel Mungadze

ITWeb TV: Does SA have what it takes to produce a billion-dollar unicorn? | Episode #98

Innovation Hub CEO Bangani Mpangalasane discusses Gauteng's budding start-up ecosystem, why SA has yet to produce a unicorn company, and innovation that can be a catalyst for economic development and resolve societal challenges.

E-crime economy to expand in 2020

This year will likely continue to see targeted ransomware attacks against local governments, says CyberInt.

Getting to the root of customer dissatisfaction

With an increasing focus on customer experience, companies need to see how their efforts are stacking up by measuring their customer experience success, says Mark Wilson, MD at SYSPRO Africa.

Russian hacking group targets Sub-Saharan Africa banks

Kaspersky Lab reports thousands of notifications of attacks on major banks in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Becoming digitally empowered

2019 was the year when businesses recognised that digital transformation is a prerequisite not only for success, but relevance, says Grant Phillips, CEO of e4 Group.

Prosus, PayU create new digital lending firm in India

PayU says combining LazyPay and PaySense will help it to accelerate India’s alternative credit ecosystem.

Gautrain Management Agency

Hi-tech surveillance system helps Gautrain combat crime

The Gautrain Management Agency increases the number of hi-tech CCTV cameras deployed across its stations to 1 000.

Sibahle Malinga

The Internet Society

Africa loses $2bn from Internet shutdowns

Algeria, Chad, DRC, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe were among the worst offenders in terms of the amount of time the Internet was disrupted.

Samuel Mungadze

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