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Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

How our leaders are solving Africa's smartphone struggle #AfricaTechFestival2024Lindsey Schutters

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

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Angela Wamola, head of GSMA for sub-Saharan Africa presents the latest GSMA report.

GSMA report spotlights Africa’s ‘billion strong digital divide’

By Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

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Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

12 Oct 2021

#EcomAfrica: How to build a successful e-commerce business

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Oct 2021

Source: ©sergey Nivens

AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy partnership focuses on health tech

6 Oct 2021

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

6 Oct 2021

Network International concludes acquisition of Africa's DPO Group

Network International concludes acquisition of Africa's DPO Group

4 Oct 2021

Source: ©Michal Bednarek

Fast-tracking healthcare digitalisation

30 Sep 2021

2Africa to become the longest subsea cable system in the world

2Africa to become the longest subsea cable system in the world

28 Sep 2021

Engen launches e-commerce app in Namibia

28 Sep 2021

South Africa dominates Brand Finance Africa 150 2021 ranking

28 Sep 2021

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

27 Sep 2021

Align your brand with cutting edge trends

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2021

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Duncan Miriri 17 Sep 2021

Kaspersky records over 2m phishing attacks in SA in H1 2021

Kaspersky records over 2m phishing attacks in SA in H1 2021

14 Sep 2021

MTN dominance forces Africell to exit Uganda operations

MTN dominance forces Africell to exit Uganda operations

8 Sep 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

B2B cross-border transaction value to exceed $42,7tn in 2026

31 Aug 2021

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

23 Aug 2021

Malware attacks in Africa reach 85 million in 6 months

Malware attacks in Africa reach 85 million in 6 months

19 Aug 2021

MTN, Sanlam partner to sell insurance in Africa

MTN, Sanlam partner to sell insurance in Africa

13 Aug 2021

Source: Spar Austria

Spar International rolls out integrated e-commerce platform globally

11 Aug 2021

East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level

John Syekei 5 Aug 2021

SAP Africa appoints Tracy Bolton as its new COO

SAP Africa appoints Tracy Bolton as its new COO

3 Aug 2021

Voice assistant transaction values to hit $19,4bn by 2023

3 Aug 2021

Source: Walmart

Walmart opens up its retail tech to other businesses

2 Aug 2021

L to R: InnoHealth co-founders Dr Chad Marthinussen, Abdul-Malick Salie and Dr Wade Palmer. | Image supplied

#StartupStory: Cape-based startup set to disrupt SA healthtech space

Johannes Masiteng 29 Jul 2021

Olumide Soyombo launches Voltron Capital - a Pan-African seed firm

Olumide Soyombo launches Voltron Capital - a Pan-African seed firm

27 Jul 2021

Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

26 Jul 2021

5 technopreneurs chosen for Ayo Scaling Africa Series

5 technopreneurs chosen for Ayo Scaling Africa Series

22 Jul 2021

LG aims for 100% renewable energy use by 2050

22 Jul 2021

France's Orange submits interest for stake in Ethio Telecom

France's Orange submits interest for stake in Ethio Telecom

Dawit Endeshaw 21 Jul 2021

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#EcomAfrica: How to build a successful e-commerce business

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Oct 2021

Source: ©sergey Nivens

AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy partnership focuses on health tech

6 Oct 2021

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

6 Oct 2021

Network International concludes acquisition of Africa's DPO Group

Network International concludes acquisition of Africa's DPO Group

4 Oct 2021

Source: ©Michal Bednarek

Fast-tracking healthcare digitalisation

30 Sep 2021

2Africa to become the longest subsea cable system in the world

2Africa to become the longest subsea cable system in the world

28 Sep 2021

Engen launches e-commerce app in Namibia

28 Sep 2021

South Africa dominates Brand Finance Africa 150 2021 ranking

28 Sep 2021

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

27 Sep 2021

Align your brand with cutting edge trends

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2021

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Duncan Miriri 17 Sep 2021

Kaspersky records over 2m phishing attacks in SA in H1 2021

Kaspersky records over 2m phishing attacks in SA in H1 2021

14 Sep 2021

MTN dominance forces Africell to exit Uganda operations

MTN dominance forces Africell to exit Uganda operations

8 Sep 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

B2B cross-border transaction value to exceed $42,7tn in 2026

31 Aug 2021

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

23 Aug 2021

Malware attacks in Africa reach 85 million in 6 months

Malware attacks in Africa reach 85 million in 6 months

19 Aug 2021

MTN, Sanlam partner to sell insurance in Africa

MTN, Sanlam partner to sell insurance in Africa

13 Aug 2021

Source: Spar Austria

Spar International rolls out integrated e-commerce platform globally

11 Aug 2021

East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level

John Syekei 5 Aug 2021

SAP Africa appoints Tracy Bolton as its new COO

SAP Africa appoints Tracy Bolton as its new COO

3 Aug 2021

Voice assistant transaction values to hit $19,4bn by 2023

3 Aug 2021

Source: Walmart

Walmart opens up its retail tech to other businesses

2 Aug 2021

L to R: InnoHealth co-founders Dr Chad Marthinussen, Abdul-Malick Salie and Dr Wade Palmer. | Image supplied

#StartupStory: Cape-based startup set to disrupt SA healthtech space

Johannes Masiteng 29 Jul 2021

Olumide Soyombo launches Voltron Capital - a Pan-African seed firm

Olumide Soyombo launches Voltron Capital - a Pan-African seed firm

27 Jul 2021

Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

26 Jul 2021

5 technopreneurs chosen for Ayo Scaling Africa Series

5 technopreneurs chosen for Ayo Scaling Africa Series

22 Jul 2021

LG aims for 100% renewable energy use by 2050

22 Jul 2021

France's Orange submits interest for stake in Ethio Telecom

France's Orange submits interest for stake in Ethio Telecom

Dawit Endeshaw 21 Jul 2021

Saint-Gobain Africa Challenge 2021 calls for entries

Saint-Gobain Africa Challenge 2021 calls for entries

21 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

22 media innovators to receive funding from GNI Innovation Challenge

22 media innovators to receive funding from GNI Innovation Challenge

14 Jul 2021

New Google report reveals a booming African mobile app market

New Google report reveals a booming African mobile app market

13 Jul 2021

Africa CDC and MTN launch Covid-19 "One More Push" campaign

Africa CDC and MTN launch Covid-19 "One More Push" campaign

9 Jul 2021

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Coca-Cola digital delivery centre planned for Johannesburg

8 Jul 2021

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Smart POS terminals in service to grow by 156% by 2026

8 Jul 2021

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How Covid-19 accelerated retailer investment in tech

6 Jul 2021

Consortium led by Safaricom appoints MD of new Ethiopian unit

Consortium led by Safaricom appoints MD of new Ethiopian unit

5 Jul 2021

Africa's data centre market is on course for massive growth

Africa's data centre market is on course for massive growth

Nina Triantis 1 Jul 2021

Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

30 Jun 2021