Africa’s female innovator of the year shortlist out
AfricaCom 2019 from MTHULISI SIBANDA in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – THE shortlist for the inaugural Female Innovator of the Year award, an accolade that recognises the contribution made by women in the telecommunications and technology in the industry, has been released. Twelve women are contesting the award. They are Amanda Louw Bester (Founder More...
Obasanjo: Technology holds key to oil, gas future
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – OLUSEGUN Obasanjo, former president of Africa’s biggest oil producer, Nigeria, has urged countries in the continent More...
Billions at Play: Book review
Billions at play KIERAN ARCHER THE phrase ‘resource curse’ is widely used in political economy to describe the situation where natural resources such as petroleum, diamonds or precious metals are exploited by More...
AfricaCom awards shortlist revealed
AfricaCom 2019 by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – MOBILE network operator, MTN, and technology powerhouse, Huawei, are leading nominations for the AfricaCom Awards. Top honours will be revealed on November More...
Russia digitalises Africa’s mining sector to increase output
Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum recently held in Sochi, Russia by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – RUSSIAN companies have offered African countries solutions based on the internet of things (IoT) More...
Queen Elizabeth II confers OBE on IT doyen Abulokwe
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MicroMax Consulting, Dr NNEKA Abulokwe by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – Dr NNEKA Abulokwe, the digital governance and technology entrepreneur, has added another feather More...
Afriphobia scuttling SA prospects as an investment
Hapless Mozambican vendor Emmanuel Sithole seen here being stabbed to death in cold blood in Alexandra, South Africa. Photo by Sunday Times by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – ANALYSTS have warned South More...
Summit sets standards for tech, innovation on Africa
SingularityU South Africa Co-CEO, Mic Mann MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – EXPERTS are exploring groundbreaking innovation and research to address challenges facing the African continent. The 27 international More...
Namibia most attacked by cybercrooks in Africa
Cyber criminals SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – NAMIBIA is the country worst targeted by cybercriminals in Africa as the continent exceeds the global average by more than twice over the past six months. Zambia, More...
‘AI to complement humans, not to take jobs’
Artificial Intelligence TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – A TECHNOLOGY expert has waded into the contentious debate around artificial intelligence (AI) being a threat to some jobs presently held by humans. Presenting More...