Travellers can use chatbot Siyanda to get information on SA’s safaris, hiking, restaurants and historical sites. South African Tourism has collaborated with US-based digital media company Matador Network to introduce Siyanda, an artificial intelligence (AI) travel chatbot designed to help North American visitors plan their trips to SA. Built on Matador Network’s GuideGeek platform, Siyanda…
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) has launched a new continental training on Renewable Energy in Nairobi today aimed at helping African Union (AU) Member States turn renewable energy concepts into bankable and buildable projects while fostering peer-to-peer knowledge exchange in Africa. The inaugural session brought together 45 energy sector officials from across the continent for…
Absa’s Nick Nkosi Banking group Absa is preparing to launch a mobile virtual network operator, making it the last of South Africa’s largest banks to enter the MVNO market. Nick Nkosi, managing executive for transactional and deposits at Absa Group, told TechCentral in an exclusive interview on Friday that the bank has been conducting research…
A high-level international peer review of Liberia’s Education Management Information System (EMIS), led by the African Union Commission, through its Pan African Institute for Education for Development (AU-IPED), under the Global Partnership for Education’s Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX), a joint endeavour with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, concluded today. The exercise,…
Fintechs choose cloud technologies in the hopes that the efficiency and scalability of cloud computing will give them a competitive advantage. But cloud adoption is no silver bullet. If done incorrectly, a migration to the cloud can cause costs to balloon instead of decreasing them, leading to frustration and even lost revenue. Kinetic Skunk is…
Board, a leading Enterprise Planning Platform, today announcedit has earned the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation with Certified Software for Azure, recognizing the company’s proven capabilities in delivering enterprise-grade SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250819778837/en/ This designation recognizes the Board Enterprise Planning Platform for meeting Microsoft’s…
For many women entrepreneurs, stepping away from the business they’ve built is not just a professional decision, it’s a deeply personal one. Years, sometimes decades, of sacrifice, vision and resilience are tied to the company’s name, culture, and success. So, when it’s time to talk succession or exit strategies, the conversation isn’t just about financials…
When people think about family planning in Africa, they often picture women visiting clinics, women making decisions, and women bearing the responsibility. Yet family planning affects both men and women. How is male involvement being studied? Are men being included in both practice and research? And what does that mean for future health policy? To…
