Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Cape Town-based startup, iNNOHEALTH has announced an undisclosed seven-figure investment from a Hong Kong-based VC and this investment will go to expanding the startup’s doctor-led app, MyPocketHealth, launching later this year for the national user base. The AI-enabled healthtech offering is set to position iNNOHEALTH at the forefront of digital healthcare in SA,…

Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Thursday said that it had instructed banks to freeze the accounts of media entertainment firm MultiChoice Africa and its Nigerian subsidiary for breaching agreements and denying access to their records for auditing. The firms are part of South African-headquartered MultiChoice Group, which provides television…

TikTok videos aren’t what you would call long, but sometimes you might want to skip a few seconds ahead — especially now that the videos can be up to three minutes long. Or you may have a favorite moment that you want to replay, over and over and over. Either way,…

The European Commission on Thursday fined German carmakers Volkswagen (VW) and BMW a total of 875 million euros ($1 billion) for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning technology they had developed. The case, separate from the so-called ‘Dieselgate’ scandal over software designed to cheat on vehicle emissions tests,…

Thirty-seven U.S. state and district attorneys general sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday, alleging that it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android-powered mobile devices. The litigation aimed at the Play Store online shop for apps and other digital content…

South Africa-based digital recycling platform Kudoti was announced as one of five winners of Nestlé’s 2021 Creating Shared Value (CSV) Prize, for innovative recycling impact through technology. For over 10 years, the CSV Prize has identified multiple initiatives solving critical global environmental and social issues. This year’s event, in partnership with NPO, Ashoka,…

Microsoft has unveiled a new cloud-based business management solution, Dynamics 365 Business Central, to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Africa and the Middle East to streamline their operations. Dynamics 365 Business Central will support the SMBs to connect their financials, sales, service, and operations to streamline business processes…

The Pentagon scrapped a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded in 2019 to Microsoft Corp. after several years of wrangling between the government and some of the biggest U.S. tech companies over the deal, indicating it plans to divide the work between Microsoft and rival Amazon.com Inc. instead. “With the shifting…

The Nintendo Switch family of systems is about to gain a new member, after months of speculation and rumors, Nintendo has announced a new version of its Nintendo Switch console is coming this fall. The Nintendo Switch (OLED model) will go on sale Oct. 8. Priced at $350, the system is similar in many ways…

Software giant Microsoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update on their personal computers (PCs) after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system, and this security flaw, known as PrintNightmare, affects the Windows Print Spooler service was revealed last week after security researchers accidentally published proof-of-concept…

Former US President Donald Trump, who has complained about censorship from most major social media platforms announced a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against tech giants Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, along with their respective CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Sundar Pichai. The suit is being filed by America First Policy Institute, a…

Antivirus software creator John McAfee was last month found dead in his cell in Spain after reportedly committing suicide, hours after the country’s national court approved his extradition to the United States, where he was wanted on tax-related criminal charges that carried a prison sentence of up to 30 years. Just as…

As more South Africans work from home, shop online and the economy shifts to digital channels, the threat of cyberattacks has become a growing reality since the Experian cyberattack, leading South African tech provider of a secure B2B data collaboration platform for deep insights, without compromising personal privacy Omnisient has announced the…

Cybersecurity teams are working feverishly to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack that played out over the Fourth of July weekend on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked hacker gang ‘REvil’ behind it breached the company whose software was the conduit. The gang now says…

Nigerian consumer data analytics firm Terragon Group recently announced that it had secured an undisclosed investment from VestedWorld, an Africa-focused early-stage investment fund manager. VestedWorld has invested in Terragon to further increase the company’s geographic reach, expand its product suite and develop new partnerships. Understanding the African consumer Founded in 2011 with the…

South African-based fintech startup Ukheshe Payment Solutions has won second place at the first KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Africa competition, which came to an exciting close this week. The competition is aimed at recognizing the fastest-growing, most innovative technology companies across the continent. Africa’s prospective unicorn Founded in 2018, Ukheshe was showcased…

Leading global payments solutions, Visa, on Thursday agreed to acquire Swedish financial technology start-up Tink for 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion), in a deal aimed at bolstering the payment giant’s digital ambitions. The deal comes after Visa’s bid to buy Plaid, an American rival to Tink, was torpedoed by U.S. regulators.…

The antivirus software creator John McAfee has been found dead in his cell in Spain, hours after the country’s national court approved his extradition to the United States, where he was wanted on tax-related criminal charges that carry a prison sentence of up to 30 years. Catalan’s regional police force, the Mossos…

Finch Technologies which works with and provides controllers and technology to some of the biggest names in virtual and augmented reality has made another undisclosed investment in FundingHub, South Africa’s leading business finance marketplace. This second investment makes the company FundingHub’s majority shareholder. Michael Bowren, Finch Technologies CEO clarified the decision: “We…

Google will open its first retail store in New York City, highlighting the internet giant’s effort to promote its consumer hardware devices. The store, in Manhattan’s trendy Chelsea neighborhood, will open to the public Thursday, the Mountain View, California-based company said Wednesday in a blog post. The shop, which is…