Ethiopian Airlines trials digital passport
Ethiopian Airlines from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA – ETHIOPIAN Airlines is to trial a digital travel mobile app to enhance efficiency in testing or vaccine verifications and restart travel. International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) Trial Travel Pass comes as travel restarts, and the need for accurate COVID-19-related More...
Kenya smashes illegal animal skins syndicate
Hides and skins from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI – KENYAN authorities have unearthed a syndicate involved in the exportation of animal hides and skins without payment of export duty. The Kenya More...
MTN appointed SA government’s mobile partner
MTN South Africa CEO, Godfrey Motsa by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – MTN South Africa is the new mobile communication provider for the government. The National Treasury RT15 bid evaluation committee made the More...
Kenya businesses pledge to sustain war against COVID-19
KEPSA Chief Executive Officer, Carole Kariuki Karuga from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI – THE private sector has proposed to address the rise of the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Kenya. Kenya, More...
Fuel hike adds pressure on SA agro sector
Mpumalanga east farm owner, Mr. David Lesese by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE rising fuel prices are likely to add cost pressures on the South African farming sector. Lower oil prices had kept agricultural More...
How Africa lost billions to cyber criminals in 2020
Evina Chief Executive Officer, David Lotfi by SAIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – A MOBILE payment cyber security specialist has lifted the lid on the business model underpinning the mobile fraud that cost the More...
Shoprite launches new mobile phone
Shoprite by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – THE Shoprite Group is launching its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). Called k’nect mobile, it will be operational from April. “k’nect mobile is More...
R45 billion to tackle South Africa’s energy woes
South African president and African Union (AU) chairman Cyril Ramaphosa by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – A multibillion-rand investment by the private sector is set to ease South Africa’s energy crisis from More...
Tech roped in to save African jumbos from scarcity
Elephants by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – A COLLABORATION between a global technology company and a South African non-profit organisation is a major boost in efforts to protect the endangered African elephant. Dell More...
Intelligent networks driving digital transformation
Huawei President of Data Communication Product Line, Kevin Hu by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – INTERNET protocol (IP) intelligent networks will be critical to enabling digital transformation at all levels. This More...