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Financial Inclusion in Africa with Vipaso & Horizon – ITNA Digital Innovation Podcast EP 2
This week on IT News Africa’s Digital Innovation Podcast, Luis Monzon interviews Peter Neubauer, CEO of Austrian fintech startup Vipaso. Vipaso has recently released its digital payments innovation “Horizon” in…
Construction Begins on New $250-Million Hyperscale Data Centre in Lagos
Nigerian company Kasi Cloud Ltd has announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony in Lekki, Lagos on 19 April 2022, to signal the beginning of construction on the company’s first…
China Wants to Help Build a High Speed Rail from Johannesburg to Durban
China is reportedly in active talks with South African authorities about the construction of a high-speed rail linking two of the country’s economic hubs – Johannesburg and Durban. The plan…
The Importance of Gender Equality in the Tech Industry
While there has been headway toward greater workplace diversity in recent years, there is still much more work to be done. In all businesses, there is undeniably a gender divide,…
The Importance of Training in Managing a Cybersecurity Skills Shortage
According to a report released by Ireland-based multinational professional services company Accenture, a low investment in cyber security, and immature cybercrime legislation, makes South Africa a target for cybercrime, with…
Talking E-Commerce in Africa with Telkom’s Kenneth Kayser: ITNA Digital Innovation Podcast EP 1
In this first official episode of IT News Africa’s Digital Innovation Podcast, a weekly podcast that looks at hot innovations and digital businesses in the African market, Luis Monzon chats…
Visa Opens its First African Innovation Studio in Kenya
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has today opened a new Innovation Studio in Nairobi, Kenya. The studio is its first dedicated innovation site in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). According…
MTN Invests $56.4-Million in Rural Limpopo & Mpumalanga, South Africa
MTN SA has announced a ramping up of investments to modernise existing and deploy new network infrastructure across Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. The company says ultra-rural villages such as…
How CFOs & CIOs are Funding Digital Transformation with OPEX, not CAPEX
CFOs and CIOs, collaborating to drive the accelerated digital transformation necessitated by rapid technology advances and COVID-19, now have a smart alternative to traditional financing and management of IT assets…
Showmax to Launch 4 New Original Titles in Kenya
In yet another move to invest in the film and TV industry in Kenya, Showmax has unveiled four new Original productions to be released in 2022. The incoming slate includes…