Home affairs introduces doorstep delivery of passports for South African citizens living abroad. Taking a page out of the e-commerce model, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is introducing doorstep delivery of passports for South African citizens living abroad. The move, announced yesterday, is in line with the DHA’s digital transformation, as the custodian of…
Financial markets expert and Managing Director of NG Clearing, Mr. Farooq Oreagba, has said that Africa is on the verge of unveiling an innovative financing model to bridge its infrastructure gap a move he believes could transform the continent’s development trajectory. Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings, Oreagba said he…
When most people think of Amazon Web Services, they automatically assume they should go directly to AWS. However, for the diverse ecosystem of AWS partners – including managed service providers and independent software vendors – the real secret to achieving significant growth often lies in leveraging the distributor model. Consider this analogy: if AWS is…
Discovery Group has always been a company obsessed with measurement. Steps, heart rate, blood pressure, driving style – every data point a proxy for how “good” we’re being. Now it wants to add another metric to that ledger: how we sleep. Its new initiative, announced at a media event at its palatial head office in…
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says the state’s peace model which is built on inclusiveness and justice is a beacon of hope for Nigeria and Africa at large. Sani said the model is a shining example of peace and unity that could be replicated nationwide. Sani, represented by the Commissioner for Internal Security and…
Dorio Bowes, Comstor Director at Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa. (Image: Supplied) For all the bold predictions made about digital transformation, cloud computing and hybrid IT models, the reality for many businesses is still deeply complex. Cloud adoption has often been enthusiastic but fragmented, resulting in overlapping services, underused platforms and vulnerable systems. The gears in this…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi The department of communications & digital technologies has appointed BMI-TechKnowledge Group (BMIT) to develop a new funding model for the SABC in what could prove to be a decisive move for the future of South Africa’s struggling public broadcaster. BMIT, a longstanding ICT research and advisory firm, has been tasked with…
Public broadcaster the SABC’s Auckland Park headquarters. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has appointed BMIT Knowledge Group (BMIT) to develop a funding model for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). BMIT is an IT and telecoms research house located in Johannesburg. The DCDT says in a statement: “BMIT Knowledge Group is a…
On any given morning in Rwanda’s Mukindo Sector, Gisagara District, you’ll hear goats bleating from their pens, while chickens peck at the dusty paths between homes. Just beyond the fields, a group of women gather beneath a tree. They have come together to record the latest births in the village’s livestock-sharing programme — a system…
Addis Ababa — Habitat for Humanity International has affirmed Ethiopia’s potential to be a model in unlocking its enormous housing assets and opportunities across Africa. Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford, who attended the high-level Panel Discussion on Housing in Ethiopia and across Africa this week in Addis Ababa, told ENA that Africa is…
