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2024 Äänit Prize winners Chido Dzinotyiwei (left) and Ismail Dumutu (right) with Judy Sikuza, CEO of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (middle) (Image supplied)

Mandela Rhodes Foundation 2024 Äänit Prize winners announced

18 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Ipeleng Mkhari, the founder and chief executive officer of Motseng Investment Holdings.

Motseng's Silver Jubilee: Empowering women, driving African growth

2 Oct 2023

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Africa Code Week 2017.

Africa Code Week launches in Tanzania

22 Oct 2017

Moringa School to host women's coding course

Moringa School to host women's coding course

Gabriella Mulligan 18 Oct 2017

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A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

Driving effective strategies for travel and entertainment automation

Driving effective strategies for travel and entertainment automation

28 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Abidjan hosts major video-game festival

Abidjan hosts major video-game festival

14 Sep 2017

Photo by Gleb Kozenko via Unsplash

#InnovationMonth: How AI will change the automotive game for the better

Trevor Hill 11 Sep 2017

Anton Cabral

Digital transformation is not just about technology - it's about people

Anton Cabral 11 Sep 2017

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African game developers can enter $200k Microsoft challenge

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2017

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

6 Sep 2017

Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

5 Sep 2017

Bruno Gutierres, Head of Airbus BizLabs

Aerospace accelerator Airbus Bizlab launches #Africa4Future challenge in Southern Africa

25 Aug 2017

#CEMAfrica2017: Empowered customer experiences lie in multi-focused design

#CEMAfrica2017: Empowered customer experiences lie in multi-focused design

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Aug 2017

Ghana gets SAP Africa Code Week

Ghana gets SAP Africa Code Week

11 Aug 2017

Melissa Burns

Upgrading business with mobile app development

Melissa Burns 2 Aug 2017

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

13 Jul 2017

App economy worth $6.3 trillion by 2021 - report

App economy worth $6.3 trillion by 2021 - report

Dean Workman 30 Jun 2017

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Zuckerberg on Facebook's new mission statement

23 Jun 2017

Emeka Afigbo, Facebook’s head of platform partnerships for the Middle East and Africa.

Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge winners announced

22 Jun 2017

Africa Code Week to train half a million young Africans

Africa Code Week to train half a million young Africans

21 Jun 2017

New CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched

New CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched

13 Jun 2017

Taking advantage of agility on the digital transformation journey

Taking advantage of agility on the digital transformation journey

Danny Drew 13 Jun 2017

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

13 Jun 2017

Spearheading digital transformation in East Africa

Spearheading digital transformation in East Africa

2 Jun 2017

Enterprise app development on the back burner

Enterprise app development on the back burner

2 Jun 2017

Microsoft launches AppFactory Academy in Ethiopia

Microsoft launches AppFactory Academy in Ethiopia

Tom Jackson 30 May 2017

Tips for maintaining your WordPress business site

Tips for maintaining your WordPress business site

Charles Mburugu 25 May 2017

A new era for native mobile development?

A new era for native mobile development?

Matthew Longden 13 May 2017

CodeBus Africa to run student coding workshops

CodeBus Africa to run student coding workshops

9 May 2017

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

2 May 2017

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Africa Code Week 2017.

ICTAfrica Code Week launches in Tanzania

22 Oct 2017

Moringa School to host women's coding course

ICTMoringa School to host women's coding course

Gabriella Mulligan 18 Oct 2017

Image Supplied

Tourism & TravelA new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

Driving effective strategies for travel and entertainment automation

Tourism & TravelDriving effective strategies for travel and entertainment automation

28 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

ICTForum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Abidjan hosts major video-game festival

Marketing & MediaAbidjan hosts major video-game festival

14 Sep 2017

Photo by Gleb Kozenko via Unsplash

Automotive#InnovationMonth: How AI will change the automotive game for the better

Trevor Hill 11 Sep 2017

Anton Cabral

ICTDigital transformation is not just about technology - it's about people

Anton Cabral 11 Sep 2017

"Microsoft CES 2009" by Ben Franske - Own work. Licensed under GFDL via

ICTAfrican game developers can enter $200k Microsoft challenge

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2017

Developer Circles launches in South Africa

ICTDeveloper Circles launches in South Africa

6 Sep 2017

Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

ICTLast call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

5 Sep 2017

Bruno Gutierres, Head of Airbus BizLabs

Logistics & TransportAerospace accelerator Airbus Bizlab launches #Africa4Future challenge in Southern Africa

25 Aug 2017

#CEMAfrica2017: Empowered customer experiences lie in multi-focused design

Retail#CEMAfrica2017: Empowered customer experiences lie in multi-focused design

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Aug 2017

Ghana gets SAP Africa Code Week

EducationGhana gets SAP Africa Code Week

11 Aug 2017

Melissa Burns

ICTUpgrading business with mobile app development

Melissa Burns 2 Aug 2017

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

ICTFacebook launches Developer Circles Harare

13 Jul 2017

App economy worth $6.3 trillion by 2021 - report

Marketing & MediaApp economy worth $6.3 trillion by 2021 - report

Dean Workman 30 Jun 2017

Image courtesy of CNN

ICTZuckerberg on Facebook's new mission statement

23 Jun 2017

Emeka Afigbo, Facebook’s head of platform partnerships for the Middle East and Africa.

ICTBots for Messenger Developer Challenge winners announced

22 Jun 2017

Africa Code Week to train half a million young Africans

EducationAfrica Code Week to train half a million young Africans

21 Jun 2017

New CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched

Tourism & TravelNew CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched

13 Jun 2017

Taking advantage of agility on the digital transformation journey

ICTTaking advantage of agility on the digital transformation journey

Danny Drew 13 Jun 2017

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

ICTNigerian rideshare app reports success

13 Jun 2017

Spearheading digital transformation in East Africa

ICTSpearheading digital transformation in East Africa

2 Jun 2017

Enterprise app development on the back burner

ICTEnterprise app development on the back burner

2 Jun 2017

Microsoft launches AppFactory Academy in Ethiopia

ICTMicrosoft launches AppFactory Academy in Ethiopia

Tom Jackson 30 May 2017

Tips for maintaining your WordPress business site

ICTTips for maintaining your WordPress business site

Charles Mburugu 25 May 2017

A new era for native mobile development?

ICTA new era for native mobile development?

Matthew Longden 13 May 2017

CodeBus Africa to run student coding workshops

ICTCodeBus Africa to run student coding workshops

9 May 2017

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

Marketing & MediaTwitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

2 May 2017

Stuff magazine's top gadgets, apps of 2016

ICTStuff magazine's top gadgets, apps of 2016

2 May 2017

African developers celebrated at F8 developer conference

ICTAfrican developers celebrated at F8 developer conference

22 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

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ICTUber-style taxi app launched in Somalia

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Namibia

FinanceNew mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

Marije Gould, Verint VP of marketing EMEA.

Marketing & MediaCustomers still like personal interaction in a digital world

17 Apr 2017

Mara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz

Marketing & MediaMara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz

28 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