Vishak Raman will lead Mimecast's sales growth across Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia-Pacific as the cyber security firm looks to expand its international customer base.
ITWeb TV: Africa’s PC market braces for 25% shipment plunge | Ep #160
On this episode of ITWeb TV, news editor Admire Moyo speaks with Isaac Ngatia, senior research analyst within IDC's Personal Computer Trackers team for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, about how the growing demand for memory components to power AI infrastructure is driving up computer prices and threatening to deepen a slowdown in Africa’s PC market. #PCs #Deskptops #Notebooks #IDC
Fragmented markets, talent shortages and imported technology are slowing Africa's AI competitiveness, says a BCG report.
MTN Group Fintech partners Ant International to enhance MoMo with advanced payments, security and commerce capabilities.
ITWeb TV: Africa needs to pull together for cyber resilience | Episode #140
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Adam Smith, cyber lead for Southern Africa at the British High Commission discusses the need for Africa’s governments to work together in improving cyber deterrents, the need to improve cyber skills, why the British High Commission has a cyber lead in Southern Africa, and the rise in state-sponsored cyber activity.
African Union ambassador Lavina Ramkissoon warns AI is rapidly advancing toward superintelligence, forcing urgent decisions.
Empower+ integrates HIV prevention with digital literacy, supporting youth empowerment and gender equality in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The adoption of stablecoin services by banks and mobile operators could accelerate the usage of the emerging crypto across the continent.
SA Matric 88% Record Pass! Cheating Crackdown, Maths Boost, Solar EVs, E-Commerce Boom
In this week's tech news roundup, Historic 88% NSC pass rate for Class of 2025 announced! DBE fights matric cheating (leaked papers via WhatsApp/USBs + ChatGPT misuse) with tougher tech controls. Maths uptake low at 34.1% – big push planned for pure/technical maths. Research: Solar EVs could dominate Africa before 2040 with cheap solar charging. SA e-commerce up 47% in 2025 orders, but top brands took most gains. Land Bank hit by IT disruption – systems offline as precaution.
Meta announces the completion of the core 2Africa subsea cable, which it bills as the world’s longest open access subsea cable system.
inq. EdgeSentry offers a fully managed connectivity and security service designed specifically for African infrastructure conditions.
AI literacy key for SMEs, says expert at Security Summit.
The .africa domain is a geographic top-level domain managed by Registry Africa, with more than 53 000 domains registered to date.
As the global race to super intelligence intensifies, Africa must “wake up” and become a significant player in the unfolding artificial intelligence revolution.
The African registry operator and administrator renews its operator agreement with ICANN for a further 10 years.