Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

The South African branch of consumer credit reporting agency Experian disclosed a data breach on Wednesday. The credit agency admitted to handing over the personal details of its South African customers to a fraudster posing as a client. While Experian did not disclose the number of impacted users, a report from South…

Since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, the AU Commission, like most intergovernmental organisations around the world, has shifted most of its activities online. In this context, the Commission believes that for the current African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) operationalisation timeline of 1st January 2021 to be met, and the decision…

SMEs in the East African region are using digital transformation initiatives to increase their competitiveness and ensure they are set for growth despite challenging trading conditions. According to Pedro Guerreiro, Managing Director: Central Africa at SAP, investments into new technologies will greatly assist SMEs in the region as they adapt…

YeboYethu Limited, Vodacom Group’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) scheme is sitting with more than R73 million, approximately $4.2 million in its bank accounts in unclaimed dividends belonging to over 12000 shareholders. The administrators of the scheme have been unable to pay over the dividends owing to shareholders not updating their…

Kaspersky analysis has revealed that phishing attacks are becoming increasingly more targeted. A number of new tricks have also been found – from HR dismissal emails to attacks disguised as delivery notifications. As a result of such tendencies, security solutions have detected 2,023,501 phishing attacks in South Africa, Kenya, Egypt,…

iHerb, a global leader in health and beauty focused e-commerce, is expanding global availability to 23 additional countries, one of the largest expansions in the company history. This is in addition to the 165 countries and territories already served by iHerb. New countries served include Algeria, Anguilla , Benin, Bhutan, Bonaire , Cameroon, Djibouti , Falkland Islands, Gabon , Ghana ,…

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Kenyan national Carol Koech as the new Chief Executive and she will be the first Kenyan woman to head up a multinational energy company in the country. Carol’s major task will be that of leading Schneider…

The leading provider of innovative SDN/NFV, CE 2.0, MPLS, Telco Systems, and IP solutions, Clavister, a leader in high performance cybersecurity solutions, and AdcareIT, a leading provider of outsourced technology services in Kenya, have jointly announced that they have entered into a multi-year engagement for AdcareIT to deploy managed secure SD-WAN services using an…

Innovator in cloud communication solutions – Voxox , which is also an operator for business communications systems for small businesses in the United States under Cloud Phone and VoxDirect brands, and Passage Telecom, a leading Nigerian ISP have partnered roll out cloud phone to empower small businesses in Nigeria. Therefore, what that it…

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced a loan to the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) to help the telecoms infrastructure provider expand and improve affordable internet connectivity as it continues to serve over 30 countries in Africa.The $20 million loan is part of IFC’s global $8…

Netcash, a payment solutions provider, has added QR payments from Zapper and SnapScan to the payment methods supported on its Pay Now Online Payment Gateway, Pay Now Invoice billing platform and Pay Now Request alerts. This further expands the payment methods Netcash offers its merchants to give customers even more…

Vodacom base stations in Soweto are increasingly being targeted for theft and vandalism by organised crime syndicates, with over one hundred cases of vandalism since the start of 2020. In most cases, the theft has resulted in significant site downtime, leaving entire communities in Soweto with no connectivity and has…

Digital transformation is changing the ways businesses operate throughout the world. New technologies like cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and predictive analytics, already have had a profound impact on the world’s economies and continue to disrupt industries. Recognising this potential, government strategies today are emphasizing the role of…

MTN Group Ltd. has appointed Ralph Tendai Mupita who is the current Chief Financial Officer as Group President and Chief Executive Officer, sticking with an internal candidate to replace the departing Rob Shuter as head of Africa’s biggest wireless carrier. The Zimbabwean, 48, takes over the new role from September…

GM is electrifying its vehicle portfolio. In the coming years, numerous battery-powered vehicles, trucks and crossovers will be introduced. On the front line of this product offensive is the new Cadillac Lyriq, as the leading electric brand for General Motors Co. an all-electric utility vehicle that officially makes its debut Thursday.…

Nintendo Co.’s profit blew past all estimates after Animal Crossing sales almost doubled and supply shocks eased, suggesting the Switch console will hold up well against new competition in the coming holidays. Shares rose. The Japanese company has already asked assemblers to increase production of its marquee gaming console yet…

Sage has released new research which provides insight into the evolving role of financial decision makers in the digital transformation of South African businesses. Titled CFO 3.0 – digital transformation beyond financial management, the research revealed a new remit for senior financial decision makers as drivers of strategic change. The findings…

Popular short-video app TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, has revealed that it has plans to build a $500m (£375m) data centre in Ireland making it a first in Europe and in the process creating hundreds of new jobs. The data centre will store videos, messages and other data generated by European…

Canon appears to have been hit by major outage that has taken its online systems down. According to IT website BleepingComputer, the company has fallen victim to a ransomware attack that may also have resulted in data being stolen. A variety of the company’s websites have gone down, including its official website…

MultiChoice and SuperSport have announced big changes to their DStv offering, which include channels being cut and others being added. In July, MultiChoice said it will reorganise its M-Net Movie channels from the current six current channels into four “slick, fuss-free” channels from 1 September. DStv said that while there will be…