Gartner projects digitally fuelled Africa growth in 2019
Tomas Nielsen, Research Director at Gartner CAPE TOWN – AFRICAN companies are forecast to increase their information technology (IT) budgets next year as digital emerges the leading business priority for local chief information officers (CIOs). According to the annual Gartner 2019 CIO Agenda, whose findings were disclosed in Cape Town, South More...
SA must embrace technology to tackle socio-economic problems
Mike Harris, Gartner Executive Vice President, Research from MTHULISI SIBANDA in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – STAKEHOLDERS must make the most of modern technologies to overcome prevailing economic challenges More...
Africa-South America undersea cable completed
YAOUNDE – A MAJOR milestone has been reached with the completion of a 6 000-kilometre submarine fibre optic cable connecting Africa to South America. The South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) project connecting More...
Africa caught up in prevailing global upheaval
Altron Group Chief Executive Officer, Mteto Nyati DURBAN – EXPERTS are wary of the emergence of exclusion, hatred and fear in global politics as economic powerhouse grows its economic footprint in the African More...
Buyanga speaks against youth entrepreneurs’ donor syndrome
Businessman Frank Buyanga greets Zimbabwe deputy president Kembo Mohadi Harare – SOUTH African-based businessman, Frank Buyanga, has challenged young entrepreneurs in the continent to devise creative More...
World class analytics for East Africa customers
JOHANNESBURG – CUSTOMERS in East Africa are set to benefit from the power of world-class analytics after a Dubai-based group announced its support for clients in the region. Redington Value, a subsidiary More...
Huawei buoyant ahead of Mate 20 Lite unveiling
Likun Zhao GM Huawei Consumer Business Group SA JOHANNESBURG – A game changer that will exceed expectations! That is how Huawei has hailed its upcoming Mate 20 smartphone, the latest addition to its Mate More...
Converting digital revolution into development revolution
Huawei Vice President for Carrier Business Group, Jianjun Zhou DURBAN – INNOVATION, inclusivity, infrastructure and investment are critical factors to boost economies, bridge the digital divide and leverage More...
Stakeholders pledge to address digital and energy divides
Huawei Vice President for Carrier Business Group, Jianjun Zhou DURBAN – HUAWEI, the global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, is deploying new innovations More...
Zimbabweans abroad throw weight behind new cabinet
JOHANNESBURG – ZIMBABWEANS in the Diaspora have welcomed the new cabinet announced by newly-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa. They said the smaller 20-member cabinet was representative of all the country’s More...