Africa: Child Malnutrition Is One of Africa’s Biggest Health Challenges – Food Aid Is Only Part of the Solution

Africa: Child Malnutrition Is One of Africa’s Biggest Health Challenges – Food Aid Is Only Part of the Solution

Malnutrition among children under five remains one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most persistent public health challenges. Countries and development partners have introduced numerous nutrition programmes. Yet millions of young children continue to suffer from poor nutrition. Drawing on our expertise in public health, nutrition and health systems research, we conducted a review of recent evidence about…

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Incognito Software Systems Launches NEXA, an AI-Enabled Solution for Automated Broadband Operations

Incognito Software Systems Launches NEXA, an AI-Enabled Solution for Automated Broadband Operations

Incognito Software Systems, a leading global provider of service orchestration, device management, and network intelligence solutions, today introduced NEXA, an AI-driven network intelligence and automation platform that enables broadband service providers to turn operational data into action. NEXA unifies network, device, service, and subscriber data in a single intelligence layer, delivering real-time and predictive insights…

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Ricoh smart learning and meeting solution gains ground in Rustenburg classrooms

Ricoh smart learning and meeting solution gains ground in Rustenburg classrooms

Leandre Derks, Director at Consensus Group. Schools are bringing interactive whiteboards into classrooms to make digital content part of everyday teaching. Teachers can use videos, online resources and interactive material during lessons, while giving learners more opportunities to take part. Teachers can annotate material directly on the screen, open online resources, use interactive models, involve…

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Tharisa Minerals drives connected mining in an African first, with adaptive wireless solution from Datacentrix

Tharisa Minerals drives connected mining in an African first, with adaptive wireless solution from Datacentrix

The Tharisa Mine is an open-pit platinum group metals and chrome mining operation in the North West province. (Image: Datacentrix) Tharisa Minerals, an integrated resource group critical to the energy transition and decarbonisation of economies, has successfully transformed its South African open-pit mining operation into a highly connected, data-driven environment. This is the result of…

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Microsoft and Postel: An Innovative New Data and AI-Driven Solution to Optimize Italian SMEs’ Relationships with Their Customers

Microsoft and Postel: An Innovative New Data and AI-Driven Solution to Optimize Italian SMEs’ Relationships with Their Customers

The Marketing Data Platform combines AI-powered market intelligence, first-party data and omnichannel activation to help SMEs analyze market trends and historical campaign performance, turning insights into audiences and increasingly targeted future actions. Microsoft and Postel, a Poste Italiane Group company, announce an evolution of their collaboration and of the agreements they have signed for the…

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The hard parts of AI solution delivery: Security, compliance and architecture

The hard parts of AI solution delivery: Security, compliance and architecture

Jonathan Leibbrandt, Senior Solutions Architect, TrueMark. Artificial intelligence has captured the imagination of businesses worldwide, but building real-world AI applications is far more complex than simply plugging in a model. That’s because the difficult parts of getting it done are unsexy and frequently overlooked. That’s according to Cape Town-based TrueMark Senior Solutions Architect Jonathan Leibbrandt,…

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Vox Kiwi: a wireless solution promising a fibre-like experience

Vox Kiwi: a wireless solution promising a fibre-like experience

Access to stable, reliable, high-speed internet is crucial to participating in the modern economy. Although fibre connectivity offers the highest speeds and reliability, fibre penetration rates unfortunately remain relatively low in South Africa, leaving many would-be customers wanting. Vox recently launched Kiwi, a wireless connectivity solution promising a fibre-like experience with speeds of up to…

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Incognito Software Systems Launches NEXA, an AI-Enabled Solution for Automated Broadband Operations

New Syspro and SugarCRM Offering Delivers a Connected Sales-to-Shop Floor Solution for Manufacturers and Distributors

Syspro, provider of the purpose-built ERP for manufacturing and distribution, and SugarCRM, provider of the award-winning intelligence-driven sales automation platform, today announced a new go-to-market partnership giving manufacturers and distributors precision selling capabilities. The combination of ERP and CRM provides a powerful way to help businesses navigate sales environments characterized by complex product catalogs and…

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MTN Zambia launches world’s first 4G cloud smartphone solution

MTN Zambia launches world’s first 4G cloud smartphone solution

Launch event of MTN Zambia’s 4G Cloud Smartphone solution in Lusaka, Zambia MTN Zambia has launched the world’s first 4G cloud smartphone solution, marking a major step forward in addressing digital inclusion challenges across the country. The new service integrates affordable Alola smartphones, a high-quality 4G network and the AppJoy cloud ecosystem, delivering a “low-cost,…

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