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Undersea cables connecting East Africa to the internet have experienced multiple incidents in 2024.

ICT

East Africa internet disrupted by another major undersea cable cut

Lindsey Schutters 12 May 2024

Investment signing ceremony. Source: Supplied.

ICT

#ATF2023: IFC and RMB in R900m deal with Liquid to expand affordable broadband

16 Nov 2023

Panel discussion at Novacom

ICT

WACS undersea cable fixed, but infrastructure bosses call for more resilience

Lindsey Schutters 7 Sep 2023

Threads by Instagram. Source: Supplied

ICT

Threads dethrones ChatGPT as fastest consumer app to 100 million

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2023

From left: Ashleigh Butterworth (Finch Technologies), Heine Bellingan (JobJack), Michael Bowren (Finch Technologies), Hayley Parry (Worth), Ean Barnard (Fincheck Academy). Source: Supplied

ICT

Technology is the key to unlock financial inclusion in SA

29 Jun 2023

Source: Bizcommunity.com Massmart continues to drive its e-commerce offering across Makro, Game and Builders

Retail

Massmart continues to drive e-commerce offering across Makro, Game and Builders

3 May 2023

What the 2Africa cable landing in Amanzimtoti means for South Africa's internet infrastructure

ICT

What the 2Africa cable landing in Amanzimtoti means for South Africa's internet infrastructure

Ryan Sher 27 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: 3 trends that will shape the future of Africa's fintech startups

Entrepreneurship

#BizTrends2023: 3 trends that will shape the future of Africa's fintech startups

Michael Bowren 9 Jan 2023

The power of partnerships for tech entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

The power of partnerships for tech entrepreneurs

Ashleigh Butterworth 30 Nov 2022

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

ICT

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

20 Apr 2022

Are local networks ready for the metaverse?

ICT

Are local networks ready for the metaverse?

Prenesh Padayachee 15 Mar 2022

Source: ©Michal Bednarek

Healthcare

Fast-tracking healthcare digitalisation

30 Sep 2021

Technology's role in rewriting the African continent's narrative

ICT

Technology's role in rewriting the African continent's narrative

Ndagi Job Goshi 29 Sep 2021

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

Construction & Engineering

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

Duncan Miriri 17 Sep 2021

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

ICT

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

Nina Triantis 1 Jul 2021

How blockchain could help the world meet the UN's global goals in higher education

ESG & Sustainability

How blockchain could help the world meet the UN's global goals in higher education

Rory McGreal 20 Jan 2021

Kenya's internet balloons could help to bridge the digital divide

ESG & Sustainability

Kenya's internet balloons could help to bridge the digital divide

Nixon Muganda 20 Jul 2020

Kibali Mine is fully automated. Image: Barrick Gold Corporation

Energy & Mining

Covid is forcing the mining sector to adopt technology

23 Jun 2020

#YouthMonth: Influencing young African entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

#YouthMonth: Influencing young African entrepreneurs

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Jun 2020

Marketing & Media

WPP, SuperAwesome partner to advance cybersecurity for kids

28 May 2020

Q&A: Mmusi Maimane talks 'One South Africa' digital platform

Entrepreneurship

Q&A: Mmusi Maimane talks 'One South Africa' digital platform

Evan-Lee Courie 21 May 2020

Can SA handle the increased internet traffic?

ICT

Can SA handle the increased internet traffic?

20 Apr 2020

Internet providers feeling pressure as demand increases

ICT

Internet providers feeling pressure as demand increases

Issued by Invendy V.O.F 16 Apr 2020

Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Rwanda has a booming economy that is controlled by an authoritarian regime Christian Marquardt/EPA-EFE

Finance

Rwanda's economic growth has given its strong state even more power

Marie E Berry & Laura Mann 27 Mar 2019

#BizTrends2019: What's holding back the value of 4IR?

ICT

#BizTrends2019: What's holding back the value of 4IR?

Alan Knott-Craig 14 Jan 2019

ICT could be SA's lifeboat during the recession

ICT

ICT could be SA's lifeboat during the recession

Steve Briggs 9 Nov 2018

#MobileCommerce: The growth of mobile shopping in South Africa

Retail

#MobileCommerce: The growth of mobile shopping in South Africa

Graham Du Plessis 13 Jul 2018

How to gain insight into the impact of internet disruptions (with a map)

ICT

How to gain insight into the impact of internet disruptions (with a map)

2 Jul 2018

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

Marketing & Media

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

15 Jun 2018

Michael Zahariev

Marketing & Media

#AfricaMonth: Tech in the African automotive market

Michael Zahariev 8 May 2018

Part II: The infrastructure that makes up the network of networks

ICT

Part II: The infrastructure that makes up the network of networks

Jarryd Chatz 6 Feb 2018

Facebook helps improve internet in Nigeria

ICT

Facebook helps improve internet in Nigeria

22 Dec 2017

This is how global internet speeds changed in 2017

ICT

This is how global internet speeds changed in 2017

Andy Walker 18 Dec 2017

How Africa can benefit more from the internet economy

Marketing & Media

How Africa can benefit more from the internet economy

27 Nov 2017

ICT

The trouble with our big baby, network complexity

Mark Fricke 7 Jun 2017

First guidelines for Africa internet infrastructure

ICT

First guidelines for Africa internet infrastructure

31 May 2017

South African odyssey: Part 2

Finance

South African odyssey: Part 2

Mark Mobius 13 Mar 2017

Oracle acquires cyber attack target Dyn

ICT

Oracle acquires cyber attack target Dyn

22 Nov 2016

Twitter, Amazon, other top websites shut in cyber attack

ICT

Twitter, Amazon, other top websites shut in cyber attack

24 Oct 2016

Marketing & Media

Reasons for slow internet growth in Africa

31 Aug 2016

Internet Society probes slow internet growth in Africa

ICT

Internet Society probes slow internet growth in Africa

31 Aug 2016

Marketing & Media

Kenya libraries offer free internet to public

9 Jun 2016

Marketing & Media

Internet Society urges African policymakers to grow internet

2 Jun 2016

The Internet Society brings African Peering and Interconnection Forum to Tanzania

Marketing & Media

The Internet Society brings African Peering and Interconnection Forum to Tanzania

30 Mar 2016

Marketing & Media

Millennials love investing, if you can reach them

Hicks Crawford 4 Feb 2016

API economy puts a new spin on solving old problems

ICT

API economy puts a new spin on solving old problems

Sven Hammar 21 Jan 2016

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

ICT

Submarine cable system between Nigeria and Cameroon completed

12 Jan 2016