The cross-stack edge in accelerating mobile development

The cross-stack edge in accelerating mobile development

Lloyd Hendricks, practice head of mobile services at DVT. When mobile developers work in silos, delays stack up fast. One team waits on another to fix a backend issue. Development teams get blocked because the backend hasn’t been integrated yet. The result? Endless context switching, delivery slowdowns and mounting frustration across the pipeline. Cross-stack development…

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Magix Launches Research and Development Lab to Tackle New Cyber Threats

Magix Launches Research and Development Lab to Tackle New Cyber Threats

Magix, a leader in cybersecurity solutions, is proud to announce the launch of the Magix R&D Lab, a cutting-edge research and development initiative aimed at advancing cybersecurity through innovative threat research and offensive security expertise. Kevin Wotshela, Managing Director of Magix Security, expressed his excitement about the new venture: “Magix R&D Lab represents our commitment…

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How business development is supposed to be done in technology

How business development is supposed to be done in technology

Thami Dineka, Managing Director of KTS Cyber Security. (Image: Supplied) In today’s fast-paced digital world, business development in technology is no longer a linear function – it is a strategic, data-driven, network-leveraging discipline that determines whether a company leads, follows or fades. As we stand at the intersection of innovation and socio-economic transformation, especially within the…

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Africa: Financing for Development – Reforming Global Financial Systems Must Center African Women

Africa: Financing for Development – Reforming Global Financial Systems Must Center African Women

As the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)  concluded in Seville, Spain in early July 2025, global leaders adopted the “Seville Commitment,” reaffirming the urgent need to reform the international financial architecture, expand fiscal space, and advance gender equality. These commitments are timely and necessary. But without actionable and enforceable reforms, African countries—and African women…

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Africa: Financing for Development – Reforming Global Financial Systems Must Center African Women

Africa: Financing for Whom? Trials & Tribulations From the Fourth Financing for Development in Seville

New York — The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) took place in Seville, Spain from 30th June to 3rd July amidst intensifying attacks on multilateralism, unprecedented cuts to global aid and development financing, and regression of decades of progress in the fight against poverty. Participants at the once-a-decade United Nations (UN) conference…

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Dramatic new development in Vodacom, Maziv deal

Dramatic new development in Vodacom, Maziv deal

Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake of up to 40% in Vumatel parent Maziv is suddenly back on the table following a dramatic development in the case. The Competition Commission said on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with both Vodacom and Maziv, which also owns Dark Fibre Africa, that could see the deal…

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Africa: Financing for Development – Reforming Global Financial Systems Must Center African Women

Africa: With Sustainable Development Under Threat, Sevilla Summit Rekindles Hope and Unity

The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla has concluded with a renewed sense of resolve and a focus on action that can change lives worldwide, according to UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. “The human consequences of rising debt burdens, escalating trade tensions and steep cuts to official development assistance have been brought into sharp…

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Africa: Financing for Development – Reforming Global Financial Systems Must Center African Women

Africa: ECA Chief Calls for Financial Instruments That Reflect Africa’s Development Needs

Addis Ababa, — Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete has urged a shift from rhetoric to results, calling for financial instruments that reflect Africa’s development needs. Speaking at a joint side event hosted by the UN’s five regional commissions at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)…

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