ITWeb TV Biz: Supported by AWS, MFactory is expanding beyond software development to sharpening service management with Smart Desk

ITWeb TV Biz: Supported by AWS, MFactory is expanding beyond software development to sharpening service management with Smart Desk

MFactory stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip #MFactory “The ability to grow while staying true to your roots is powerful,” says Thembelihle Mahlalela, CEO of MFactory. “What…

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Africa: China’s Expanding Military Reach in Africa – From Exercises to Expeditionary Power

Africa: China’s Expanding Military Reach in Africa – From Exercises to Expeditionary Power

Africa remains a testing ground for the PLA’s expeditionary capabilities and equipment, posing political and strategic implications for African governments. “Eagles of Civilization 2026,” the latest China-Egypt air force warfighting exercise, is a significant step up in scale, complexity, and power projection from China’s previous military training drills in Africa, including last year’s Eagles of…

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Expanding digital skills for South Africa’s next generation

Expanding digital skills for South Africa’s next generation

As technology continues to shape the future of work, digital skills are becoming increasingly important. A new partnership between Stellantis South Africa and Social Coding South Africa is aiming to make those opportunities more accessible by bringing coding, robotics and digital learning directly into underserved classrooms. Through a mobile computer lab, the initiative will provide…

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Africa: China’s Expanding Military Reach in Africa – From Exercises to Expeditionary Power

Africa: Nigeria’s Expanding Tech Ecosystem Leads Africa’s Innovation Push – Report

Nigeria’s growing influence in Africa’s technology and innovation ecosystem has received fresh global recognition as startups founded by Nigerians emerged strongly on Bloomberg’s latest list of 25 African Startups to Watch. The ranking, which highlights innovative startups solving critical challenges across the continent, underscored Nigeria’s expanding dominance in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, health…

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Reunert company iqbusiness acquires Silversoft Group, expanding ERP and PSA capability and accelerating international growth

Reunert company iqbusiness acquires Silversoft Group, expanding ERP and PSA capability and accelerating international growth

Rob Godlonton, CEO of iqbusiness. iqbusiness is a key part of Reunert’s ICT segment and reflects the group’s strategic commitment to expanding its digital and technology capabilities. Since acquiring a majority stake in iqbusiness in 2023, Reunert has continued investing in its ICT segment, strengthening its position as a leading South African technology and digital…

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U.S. and Iran vow to step up strikes in expanding war as Gulf states run low on interceptors

U.S. and Iran vow to step up strikes in expanding war as Gulf states run low on interceptors

  10m ago U.K. leader Starmer says “special relationship in operation” after Trump criticism British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters in London on Thursday that the storied “special relationship” forged between the U.K. and the U.S. during World War II was still intact, despite sharp criticism leveled by President Trump earlier this week. “We’re…

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Africa: China’s Expanding Military Reach in Africa – From Exercises to Expeditionary Power

East Africa: The New Scramble for Horn of Africa – Global Powers’ Expanding Footprint – Ethiopia’s Maritime Ambition

Addis Abeba — The 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), convened in Addis Abeba from 11 to 15 February 2026, occurred at a moment when the continent’s developmental aspirations were in direct collision with a fracturing global order. While the summit’s official theme, ‘Water…

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