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Microsoft reinforces commitment to accelerating African customers’ growth and competitiveness

Microsoft is deepening its commitment to accelerating customer transformation in Africa with two key leadership appointments. Lillian Barnard has been named President for Microsoft Africa, dedicated to unlocking opportunities for African organisations by providing them with the technology they...


Rooting for Africa’s insurance industry 

FinChoice – a sister company to HomeChoice – has launched a Personal Accident Plan using Root’s platform, with the aim of selling life insurance to its urban customer base. Here, Louw Hopley, Founder and CEO of Root, tells us more about how this partnership is benefitting both...


South Africa introduces a new qualification to support tech skills creation

UiPath, a leading enterprise automation software company, has collaborated with the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) in South Africa to develop the first national qualification in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the Europe,...


South African start-up revolutionises moving industry with AI-powered ChatGPT integration

Wise Move, an online moving platform in South Africa, is revolutionising the South African moving industry by becoming the first online platform to harness the power of OpenAI’s ChatGPT through Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration. The company’s cutting-edge technology provides...


Ukheshe and Gratifii partnership marries payments and rewards solutions for powerful embedded finance 

Fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe, continues to execute on its on-going partnership agreement with enterprise loyalty and rewards company, Gratifii. The agreement gives both organisations and their clients access to industry-leading payments solutions as well as a loyalty rewards platform,...


Three in five marketers in MEA lack confidence in their data 

To spot sudden, disruptive changes in customer and market behaviour, modern marketers need high-velocity data marketing, according to a new report by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and GfK. These data systems need to be agile and adaptable with the ability to acquire real-time,...


Emirates NBD calls for metaverse start-ups to transform the future of banking 

Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENA region, has launched a global accelerator programme for metaverse start-ups to enhance the customer experience for the new virtual economy, in partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) FinTech Hive, and powered by...


Sierra Leone: SMEs are the engine to economic growth  

SMEs are critical to achieving goals of economic diversification, including expanding of Sierra Leone’s agriculture-based economy into sectors such as tourism and fisheries, according to a new World Bank economic analysis for Sierra Leone.  The 2022 Sierra Leone Economic Update:...


Innovating at the Edge – is this the future of SMBs? 

To keep up with today’s challenging and unpredictable economy, businesses will need to update and redefine their network and IT. Jacob Chacko, Regional Director – Middle East, Saudi & South Africa at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, speaks to us about how SMBs are...


Sierra Leone: SMEs are the engine to economic growth  

SMEs are critical to achieving goals of economic diversification, including expanding of Sierra Leone’s agriculture-based economy into sectors such as tourism and fisheries, according to a new World Bank economic analysis for Sierra Leone.  The 2022 Sierra Leone Economic Update:...


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