London-based mobility and financial services platform GoCab has raised $45 million in new financing, split between $15 million in equity and $30 million in debt, as it steps up expansion across Africa. The equity round was led by E3 Capital and JANNGO Capital, with participation from KawiSafi Ventures and Cur8 Capital. The debt portion was…
SABC eyes three million registered SABC Plus users by January 2027. The SABC is stepping up its digital strategy with SABC Plus, introducing artificial intelligence (AI), gamification and expanding zero-rated content across the streaming platform. This is in an effort to make public broadcasting more accessible, engaging and inclusive, it says. Dr Vuyo Nyembezi, acting…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced that it is powering data operations for Super Bowl LX. As the Official Intelligent Data Infrastructure Partner of the San Francisco 49ers and the National Football League (NFL), NetApp provides the enterprise-grade data platform that powers the digital and physical experiences for football fans, whether…
The African Diaspora International Film Festival has just completed its 33rd year–and it has reached a turning point at exactly the moment the world’s relationship to storytelling is being transformed. Technology has shifted exhibition, production and attention: everyday people are now content creators, character narrators, and archivists of their own realities. Audiences are no longer…
Historic regulatory clearance for RoboMed™️ confirms safety and efficacy of robotic surgery for Nigerian patients Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted regulatory approval for the Toumai robotic surgical system, confirming its safety and efficacy for use in Nigerian patients. The approval makes Nigeria the first country in West…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the Toumai robotic surgical system for clinical use. The approval marked a regulatory clearance that positions Nigeria as the first country in West Africa to authorise a robotic surgery platform for patient care. This followed an assessment of safety and efficacy based…
In B2B technology marketing, reach on its own is meaningless. What matters is who you reach – and whether your message lands with people who influence budgets, strategies and purchasing decisions. TechCentral’s 2025 reader survey makes one thing unmistakably clear: this is not a consumer audience. It is a concentrated, high-quality community of business IT…
Amadou Daffe, CEO and co-founder of Gebeya. Pan-African technology group, Cassava Technologies and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools provider, Gebeya have collaborated to launch Gebeya Dala, a suite of AI tools aimed at enabling Africans to create digital content using Cassava’s data centres and infrastructure. According to a statement, the partnership combines Cassava’s cloud and GPU…
Adapt IT Telecoms’ Matthew Seabrook Modern communication service providers (CSPs) face a growing problem: complexity. Operational complexity driven by years of layered legacy systems, multiple vendors and siloed value-added service (VAS) environments. Sound familiar? If so, you are not alone. These systems are often fragmented and siloed, making it harder to innovate and more expensive…
VIDYAQAR – A complete quantum platform with cryogenics, control hardware and QPU – powered by Quantum EDGE. QuantrolOx today announced a major milestone in quantum technology with the launch of VIDYAQAR, the world’s first True Open-Architecture Quantum Platform designed specifically for education, research, testing, and benchmarking. The system was unveiled today in India and will…
