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Orange calls on Meta and OpenAI for African language modelsGianluca Lo Nostro and Mathias de Rozario

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

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

By Lindsey Schutters 18 Nov 2024

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

How our leaders are solving Africa's smartphone struggle #AfricaTechFestival

By Lindsey Schutters 14 Nov 2024

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Enterprise app development on the back burner

Enterprise app development on the back burner

2 Jun 2017

Digitising your supply chain

Digitising your supply chain

Miguel Jorge 2 Jun 2017

Africa's digital rise hooked on innovation

Africa's digital rise hooked on innovation

1 Jun 2017

Barclay, Spratt and St Clair.

#IMCConf 2017: The artificially intelligent business of big data

Leigh Andrews 1 Jun 2017

Six trends in retail payments

Six trends in retail payments

1 Jun 2017

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

1 Jun 2017

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

Ilse van den Berg 31 May 2017

Chatbots as part of an integrated customer service strategy

Chatbots as part of an integrated customer service strategy

Wynand Smit 29 May 2017

Howard Blight, Agricolleges international

#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight 29 May 2017

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#AfricaMonth: Sustainable food production requires digitisation of entire agri value chain

26 May 2017

Healthcare at the click of a button

Healthcare at the click of a button

Matthew Donen 23 May 2017

West African girls show the way in Senegal tech battle

West African girls show the way in Senegal tech battle

22 May 2017

Chantel Troskie, customer experience account manager at Oracle SA.

Get ready for the AI startup retail CX revolution

Leigh Andrews 18 May 2017

Fabien Delanaud.

Bridging the digital divide in Africa

Fabien Delanaud 16 May 2017

Alphaspirit © –

Blowing out the walls

Gil Sperling 11 May 2017

Why you need to invest early in IoT

Why you need to invest early in IoT

Max Makgoale 10 May 2017

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

Tom Jackson 8 May 2017

Fastly brings quality content to Africa

Fastly brings quality content to Africa

8 May 2017

(c) s4svisuals -

Turning the whole world into an interactive billboard with AR

Johan Walters, Incubeta 4 May 2017

Book your spot for BotCon Africa 2017!

Book your spot for BotCon Africa 2017!

3 May 2017

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

2 May 2017

‘Africa is where others will look for the best in new innovation'

‘Africa is where others will look for the best in new innovation'

Brett Parker 25 Apr 2017

Africa Rice Center via - Irrigation infrastructure to the Tutu inland valley for rice prodution

New FAO satellite tool helps African farmers optimise water productivity

24 Apr 2017

Alhovik © –

Mastercard introduces biometric shopping card

21 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Alon Lits

Uber: No deal breakers for doing business in sub-Saharan Africa

Jaco Maritz 21 Apr 2017

Director of connectivity programs, Yael Maguire at F8 event

F8: Connectivity, artificial intelligence and more from day two

21 Apr 2017

Nominations open for SA's most inspiring women in tech

Nominations open for SA's most inspiring women in tech

20 Apr 2017

Somalia. © fotovlad via

Uber-style taxi app launched in Somalia

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Namibia

New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

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Africa's digital rise hooked on innovation

ICTAfrica's digital rise hooked on innovation

1 Jun 2017

Six trends in retail payments

RetailSix trends in retail payments

1 Jun 2017

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

AgricultureDigitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

1 Jun 2017

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

ICT#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

Ilse van den Berg 31 May 2017

Chatbots as part of an integrated customer service strategy

ICTChatbots as part of an integrated customer service strategy

Wynand Smit 29 May 2017

Howard Blight, Agricolleges international

Agriculture#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight 29 May 2017

Image Supplied - ©GettyImages

Agriculture#AfricaMonth: Sustainable food production requires digitisation of entire agri value chain

26 May 2017

Healthcare at the click of a button

HealthcareHealthcare at the click of a button

Matthew Donen 23 May 2017

West African girls show the way in Senegal tech battle

Construction & EngineeringWest African girls show the way in Senegal tech battle

22 May 2017

Chantel Troskie, customer experience account manager at Oracle SA.

Marketing & MediaGet ready for the AI startup retail CX revolution

Leigh Andrews 18 May 2017

Fabien Delanaud.

ICTBridging the digital divide in Africa

Fabien Delanaud 16 May 2017

Alphaspirit © –

Marketing & MediaBlowing out the walls

Gil Sperling 11 May 2017

Why you need to invest early in IoT

ICTWhy you need to invest early in IoT

Max Makgoale 10 May 2017

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

ICTHow BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

Tom Jackson 8 May 2017

Fastly brings quality content to Africa

ICTFastly brings quality content to Africa

8 May 2017

(c) s4svisuals -

Marketing & MediaTurning the whole world into an interactive billboard with AR

Johan Walters, Incubeta 4 May 2017

Book your spot for BotCon Africa 2017!

ICTBook your spot for BotCon Africa 2017!

3 May 2017

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

Marketing & MediaTwitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

2 May 2017

‘Africa is where others will look for the best in new innovation'

Marketing & Media‘Africa is where others will look for the best in new innovation'

Brett Parker 25 Apr 2017

Africa Rice Center via - Irrigation infrastructure to the Tutu inland valley for rice prodution

AgricultureNew FAO satellite tool helps African farmers optimise water productivity

24 Apr 2017

Alhovik © –

RetailMastercard introduces biometric shopping card

21 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

FinanceBarclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Alon Lits

ICTUber: No deal breakers for doing business in sub-Saharan Africa

Jaco Maritz 21 Apr 2017

Director of connectivity programs, Yael Maguire at F8 event

ICTF8: Connectivity, artificial intelligence and more from day two

21 Apr 2017

Nominations open for SA's most inspiring women in tech

ICTNominations open for SA's most inspiring women in tech

20 Apr 2017

Somalia. © fotovlad via

ICTUber-style taxi app launched in Somalia

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Namibia

FinanceNew mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

Casablanca © philipus via

Marketing & MediaTop African cities for Fortune 500 business HQ

18 Apr 2017

Marije Gould, Verint VP of marketing EMEA.

Marketing & MediaCustomers still like personal interaction in a digital world

17 Apr 2017

How to adopt a digital innovation mindset

ICTHow to adopt a digital innovation mindset

Werner Vogels 5 Apr 2017

How design thinking aids digital transformation

Marketing & MediaHow design thinking aids digital transformation

Brett Parker 4 Apr 2017

Adriana Marais © Kat Grudko

ICTNew head of innovation at SAP Africa

4 Apr 2017

Dervish37 © –

Marketing & MediaA little less conversation, a little more action

Michael Bornheim 24 Mar 2017

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

AgricultureAfrica's food security challenges driving technological innovation

20 Mar 2017

Aspiring Innovators Programme catapulting African tech startups

ICTAspiring Innovators Programme catapulting African tech startups

20 Mar 2017

DevConf 2017 highlights top coding challenges

ICTDevConf 2017 highlights top coding challenges

14 Mar 2017

The six rules of digital disruption

ICTThe six rules of digital disruption

Ilse van den Berg 10 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Marketing & MediaFacebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

The year IoT comes into its own

ICTThe year IoT comes into its own

Eckart Zollner 27 Feb 2017

#DesignIndaba2017: Featuring future technologies and ideas

ICT#DesignIndaba2017: Featuring future technologies and ideas

27 Feb 2017