Wits University had an enrolment of 41 702 students as of 2025. (Image source: Wits) The University of Witwatersrand (Wits) has restored its learning management system, which had been compromised by hackers. This was confirmed by Shirona Patel, communications manager at Wits University, in a phone call with ITWeb. The confirmation comes after the ShinyHunters…
Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the infrastructure for customer engagement in the AI era, kicked off its user conference, SIGNAL, by unveiling its next generation platform capabilities for the agentic era. Generally available today, Conversation Memory, Conversation Orchestrator, Conversation Intelligence, and Agent Connect combine to turn disparate interactions into continuous, intelligent, and personal conversations across humans, agents,…
Stellenbosch-based Paymenow has announced a merger with Johannesburg’s PayCurve, establishing what the entities describe as South Africa’s first fully integrated employee financial wellness platform. The combined business will operate under the Paymenow brand, consolidating earned wage access (EWA) and proactive debt intervention into a single service offering. Read: GameStop explores massive acquisition of eBay to…
SportyTV, an African-focused streaming platform, said on Monday that it has acquired pay-television rights to show all 104 matches of the 2026 Fifa World Cup in South Africa. The deal, which SportyTV said was struck directly with Fifa, marks a significant escalation for the platform in a market where MultiChoice Group’s SuperSport has held the…
Brainwave Africa on Saturday hosted a community dialogue in Kampala, bringing together teachers, parents, and students to discuss the future of digital learning in Uganda. The event, held in Bugolobi, also marked the official launch of the Brainwave Africa digital learning platform, a home-grown solution aimed at improving access to quality education. Speaking at the…
Following years of speculation, Apple has officially confirmed that it will begin integrating advertisements into Apple Maps. The announcement came as part of the launch of Apple Business, a new enterprise suite designed to consolidate mobile device management, business email, and marketing tools for companies of all sizes. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech…
Yassir has acquired Kawarizmi as it expands into advertising and retail media across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The deal adds programmatic advertising capabilities to Yassir’s platform, allowing it to use its user data to deliver targeted campaigns and expand partnerships with brands. Financial terms were not disclosed. Yassir, founded in 2017 by Noureddine…
Red Horizon shifts learning from passive instruction to immersive experiential practice. (Image source: Supplied) The Training Room Online (TTRO), an experiential and simulation-based education platform, has partnered with UBU, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered 3D immersive platform, to introduce Red Horizon — an AI-driven 3D simulation designed to transform organisational and academic learning. According to a…
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 14, 2016. Reza B | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has a new “verified” account on X, the influential social media platform owned by Elon Musk. Khamenei, whose X handle is…
Roam has launched a digital platform that connects electric vehicles to a centralized monitoring system designed for fleet operators across Africa. The system, called Roam Explorer, tracks battery health, vehicle performance, location and usage in real time. It connects electric motorcycles, tuk-tuks, buses and cars to a digital platform accessible through mobile devices. Founded in…
