Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

This past week the national Department of Health (DoH) launched a COVID Alert SA App – in partnership with Discovery – to strengthen the existing contact tracing methods to help break the transmission of COVID-19 as South Africa seeks to prevent a resurgence of cases since the easing of restrictions…

After the Competition Tribunal blocked Naspers from acquiring a controlling 60% stake in specialist car-buying service WeBuyCars earlier this year, Transaction Capital has announced it is taking a 49.9% non-controlling stake in the company. Transaction Capital will pay a maximum of R1.84 billion for the stake, based on an enterprise…

By Mark Wilson, Managing Director at SYSPRO Africa What should customer experience (CX) look like in the time of Covid-19? It may all come down to speed and convenience, or perhaps human touch and making a real connection is still key. Responsiveness, caring, an appreciation of the problem and ease…

Liquid Telecom, the largest business created by pan-African businessman Mr Strive Masiyiwa when he left Zimbabwe over 20 years ago, has concluded its second largest acquisition in South Africa. On Friday Liquid Telecom and the Standard Bank Group announced that Liquid had completed its acquisition from Standard Bank of a…

RALPH Mupita, MTN’s CEO from September 1, has been endorsed by investors as the best candidate to transform the telecom firm into a truly digital mobile operator, growing revenues in data and financial services and focusing on other African countries. Last week, the continent’s largest mobile group appointed Mupita, its current…

Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based technology for broadcast TV and streaming TV announced it has partnered with The Africa Channel to streamline its entire broadcast workflow across cable, satellite and digital OTT services. This integration has helped The Africa Channel gain significant efficiencies in distribution while achieving greater transparency…

Australia’s competition regulator is to investigate Apple and Google’s app stores amid growing scrutiny over their alleged ‘monopolistic’ practices. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said Tuesday (September 8) it is actively seeking views from consumers, app developers and suppliers about the experience of using apps and working with app marketplaces,…

Pay television company StarTimes Kenya has introduced additional consumer products on its integrated e-shopping platform StarTimes GO, enabling Kenyans to access a variety of electronics, beauty products, design, portable gadgets and kitchenware among other house hold items. This development follows the introduction of a dedicated shopping channel – StarTimes GO…

MultiChoice South Africa CEO Mark Rayner is leaving the company, having been part of the MultiChoice family for the past 14 years leading in various parts of the group, Mark Rayner has now decided to further his journey outside the group. Over the years Mark has been a key part…

Eutelsat Communications and Paratus, have signed a multi-year distribution agreement to bring high quality network connectivity to South Africa. Paratus will leverage the unprecedented operational flexibility and power of EUTELSAT KONNECT, the new-generation high throughput satellite to bring connectivity to remote and rural locations across South Africa to businesses operating…

Zindi, a data science competition platform has launched its new recruitment platform to help organisations around the world find the data science talent they need. Therefore, Zindi will draw on its community of more than 18 000 data scientists across Africa and the rest of the world to match companies…

Ericsson and UNICEF have announced a global partnership to help map school connectivity in 35 countries by the end of 2023. Mapping the internet connectivity landscape for schools and their surrounding communities is a critical first step towards providing every child with access to digital learning opportunities. This joint effort…

TIDAL, a Global music and entertainment streaming platform, which also happens to be a leading ICT Company, together with telecoms giant MTN Nigeria have announced a partnership that will enable MTN subscribers receive 30-day access to TIDAL for FREE! The membership includes high-quality music, videos, concerts, interviews, and more from top…

CommunityWFM, a leading workforce management (WFM) software vendor announced a partnership agreement with Smartz Solutions to fuel international growth. CommunityWFM provides unified, cloud-based workforce management solutions with its Essentials™ and Enterprise™ WFM products. Smartz Solutions enables contact centers to manage the total customer experience through its Smartz Communications offerings. Smartz Solutions has offices…

The recent move to remote work has made this threat of cyber-attacks all the more pronounced, with data showing as much as a 238% increase in cyber-attacks targeting certain sectors since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. A South African construction company Stefanutti Stocks has been hit by a cyber attack and this follows…

One of the world’s fastest growing smartphone brand realme launched two more brands into the Kenyan market, bringing the total number of its trademark into the Kenyan space to three: Realme C11 and Realme 6. Therefore, barely a month since smartphone maker realme launched its first flagship model in Kenya,…

As more companies signed up for the video conferencing app to connect staff working from home during the global Covid-19 pandemic, has immensely resulted in California-based video communication service provider, Zoom’s revenue surged more than 350% in the second quarter, and profits rocketed by nearly 10 times as much. Zoom reported net profit…

Intel has recently re-branded and now has a new logo, marking just the brand’s third identity refresh in the past 51 years. The well-known circular logo is now gone which debuted in 2006. In its place is a simpler typeface with brighter colors aimed at representing the company that has progressed beyond…

According to the new Cloud in Africa 2020 Report, the global Covid-19 pandemic has pushed cloud computing to the front of decision-makers minds. Released today by market research leaders World Wide Worx, in partnership with F5, Dell Technologies, Digicloud Africa, and Intel, the study is the most comprehensive overview of…

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 732G SoC – a new mobile chip that offers improved performance for mid-range smartphones. The chip pairs upgraded versions of the eight-core Kryo 470 CPU and Adreno 618 GPU, which were first introduced in the 732G’s predecessor – 2019’s Snapdragon 730G. The company punted gaming capabilities as…