The Ikamva Digital learning platform offers learning tracks that introduce TVET students to AI. Students and educators at local technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges will be able to tap into an online reservoir to up their acumen in demand-led skills. This, as the Ikamva Digital platform, aimed at TVET students and educators,…
South African technology companies Specno and Tentra have launched a new AI-powered home rental platform that aims to transform how tenants apply for properties and how agents screen applicants. Streamlining applications for tenants and agents The platform uses artificial intelligence to automate and simplify rental applications, providing benefits for both rental agents and prospective tenants…
Lesaka Technologies has rapidly emerged as a vital fintech enabler in Southern Africa, with its strategic focus on township economies attracting national attention. Building on its broader market ambitions, the company is now demonstrating tangible impact at street and store level among consumers, traders and township entrepreneurs. Lesaka currently serves over 90 000 micro merchants and…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today unveiled visionary new products, strengthening its enterprise-grade data platform for AI innovation. As the era of AI shifts from initial pilots to mission-critical agentic applications, AI-ready data on modern enterprise-grade data infrastructure delivers the results needed for AI-driven businesses. The new NetApp AFX decouples performance and…
Accra, Ghana — 10 October 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is proud to announce the official launch of the African Manufacturing Market Intelligence & Network Analysis (AMMINA) platform. The launch coincided with the African Healthcare Manufacturing Trade Exhibition and Conference (AHMTEC) in Accra, Ghana, underscoring Africa CDC’s commitment…
Only around 10% to 15% of local companies have adopted true self-service BI. South African software company Cirrus TechVue has entered into an exclusive partnership with Kyubit Business Intelligence (BI), making the self-service business intelligence (BI) and reporting tool available locally for the first time, says the company. According to Cirrus TecVue, Kyubit is designed…
The Intelligent Community Dialogue Agent (ICDA), developed at the Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine) within the Wits Mining Institute, aims to bridge the gap between mines and the communities they affect. Image supplied. click to enlarge The platform is being developed in collaboration with local and international partners as part of the Mastermine project, funded…
TLDR Kredete, a fintech focused on helping African immigrants build credit and access financial services, has raised $22 million in a Series A round The raise was led by AfricInvest through its Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund and Financial Inclusion Vehicle, with participation from Partech and Polymorphic Capital The company will use the capital to expand…
Empowering users to build smarter, more secure applications. Sybrin yesterday announced the official launch of Sybrin Platform 20, a major evolution in its enterprise-grade low-code development solution. Designed to meet the growing demand for speed, scalability and simplicity in software delivery, the new release introduces a wide range of performance upgrades, developer experience improvements and…
Sebastian McNamee, Business Development Manager: Workspace, Canon South Africa. With the widespread adoption of Windows 11 after its predecessor has gone end-of-life, Microsoft has announced fundamental changes to the way we will be printing in the future. The Windows Modern Print Platform is Microsoft’s answer to the vulnerabilities that have been exposed in several manufacturers’…
