Digital learning is transforming how students in Africa access knowledge, offering a new way to overcome long-standing barriers in education. From city classrooms equipped with smart boards to remote schools making use of mobile learning apps, technology is helping teachers reach more learners. At the heart of this transformation is video. A tool that combines visual,…
Africa Data Centres achieves level one B-BBEE certification, reinforcing its commitment to inclusive digital transformation. Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced it has achieved a level one B-BBEE (broad-based black economic empowerment) certification. This is the highest rating under South Africa’s B-BBEE Codes of…
As AI accelerates both innovation and risk, Gen Digital’s Q2 2025 Threat Report delivers a clear message: cybercriminals are using technology smarter – and more personally – than ever before. Their findings span AI-powered ransomware, pharmaceutical fraud, social media scams, and a surge in remote access attacks. Let’s unpack the most urgent threats facing consumers…
From smart IDs to AI hubs, digitisation can fast-track growth and close the gap with global peers like South Korea. Ghana and South Korea gained independence around the same period, and their developmental trajectories are often compared. For five centuries, Ghana has been part of the Gold Coast, and the mineral is still the country’s…
Absa has become the fourth major South African bank to join the Department of Home Affairs’ new digital partnership model. This collaboration will expand access to Smart ID and passport services by making them available in more bank branches and through the bank’s digital app. This new partnership overhauls an existing pilot project that Absa…
Something happens when machines get smarter: we start craving the human touch. Across industries, customer experience (CX) is being reshaped by automation, AI and data. Businesses are rushing to keep up with customers who want instant responses, seamless transitions across channels and service that remembers who they are. However, there is a danger in the…
Adil El Youssefi, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Data Centres. (Image: Africa Data Centres) In May 2025, a brief yet wide-reaching internet outage in South Africa, caused by a single point of failure in a core internet exchange, revealed just how exposed even mature digital ecosystems can be. The interruption only lasted a few minutes, but…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has urged African parliaments to take urgent steps to address the digital divide between countries and regions, citing the technological gap between the parliaments of Rwanda and Ghana as an example. He indicated that the uneven access to modern technology and digital tools across the continent was…
Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Over the past decade, the focus on mobile technology has largely centred on devices such as smarter cellphones, faster WiFi and improved-quality digital cameras. But this focus is rapidly broadening. We are now entering an era where mobility is no longer about handheld gadgets − it’s at the heart of…
The DNT Fund aims to back small publishers with digital tools and innovation. South Africa’s new Digital News Transformation Fund (DNT Fund) has appointed its inaugural board, comprising a diverse group of media leaders. The inaugural board is made up of eight members, including ICT heavyweight and Broadbrand CEO Vincent Maher, who serves as co-chair…
