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Oracle opens first Cloud Region in Africa to meet rising demand from enterprise customers

January 22, 2022 admin 1

Oracle has announced the availability of its first cloud region in Africa to meet the rapidly growing demand for enterprise cloud services on the continent. The Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region will boost cloud adoption across [c]

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Teraco completes latest expansion to South Africa’s digital infrastructure campus in Johannesburg

August 19, 2021 admin 0

Teraco Data Environments, Africa’s largest vendor-neutral data centre and interconnection services provider, has completed the JB3 data centre facility, located within the Isando Campus in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. This multi-billion-rand facility represents [c]

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Teraco begins construction of new hyperscale data centre in Ekurhuleni, South Africa

November 4, 2020 admin 0

Teraco Data Environments, one of Africa’s interconnection hubs and vendor-neutral data centre provider, has announced that construction has commenced on a new hyperscale data centre with 38 megawatts (MW) of critical power load in Ekurhuleni, [c]

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Vodacom activates 5G network coverage in 3 cities in South Africa

May 5, 2020 admin 0

Vodacom has switched on first live 5G mobile network in three cities in South Africa – that is Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town – with further rollouts planned to other parts of the country. The [c]

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Advertising Week Africa postponed indefinitely over Covid-19 pandemic

April 15, 2020 admin 0

Advertising Week (AW), an annual gathering of brand, creative, entertainment, marketing, media and technology industry players, has announced the postponement of the maiden edition of Advertising Week Africa (AWAFRICA) because of the rapidly developing Coronavirus [c]

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SAP sets up its first Africa Experience Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa

January 31, 2020 admin 0

SAP Africa has opened its Experience Center in Johannesburg, the first of its kind in Africa and one of only a handful of similar centers in the world. The formal ceremony was conducted by Tjaart [c]

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China Telecom deploys PoP at Africa Data Centres facility in Johannesburg

November 16, 2019 admin 0

Africa Data Centres (ADC), the network of interconnected, vendor- and carrier-neutral data centres, has signed a deal with China Telecom Global (CTG), a major provider of integrated telecommunication services, through the deployment of a China [c]

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KCB Group wins Innovation category award at annual SAP Quality Awards

August 23, 2019 admin 0

The 2019 SAP Quality Awards were held in Johannesburg, South Africa, this week to recognise some of Africa’s most innovative public and private sector SAP customers. Among the winners was KCB Group which won a [c]

Analysis & Features

Exotic casinos to discover in Africa

May 28, 2019 admin 1

When we think of amazing casino resorts, our mind usually goes to the ones found in Las Vegas or Macau. However, there are other places in the world which are home to some of the [c]

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Microsoft opens datacentres in South Africa, to deliver cloud services from datacentres in Africa

March 6, 2019 admin 0

Microsoft has announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. This makes Microsoft the first global [c]

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Here are the speakers, exhibitors to expect at #EduInnovSummit

May 22, 2018 admin 0

The 3rd Education Innovation Summit is scheduled to take place on May 31, 2018 at the Hilton, Sandton in Johannesburg. Under the theme “Transforming Education With Technology”, this year’s conference will encourage interactive, round-table discussions and case studies from [c]

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Tom Cochran, Obama’s digital director, to speak at Digital Transformation Congress in Johannesburg

May 21, 2018 admin 0

The Digital Transformation Congress will take place on July 26, 2018 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, South Africa, with “Redefining the future organisation through digital” as the running theme of the day. The congress will [c]

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CTG to set up more PoPs at Liquid Telecom’s data centres in Jo’burg and Cape Town

May 13, 2018 admin 0

China Telecom Global (CTG), a subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation and one of the world’s largest providers of integrated telecom services, and Liquid Telecom, have announced the signing of a strategic partnership whereby they will collaborate [c]

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Africa Data Centres opens 2 new facilities in South Africa due to increasing demand for cloud-based services

January 30, 2018 admin 0

Africa Data Centres, part of Liquid Telecom, has opened newly-expanded data centre facilities in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The carrier-neutral SADC Johannesburg and SADC Cape Town will provide cloud service providers, carriers and [c]

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After Johannesburg, Angola Cables to set up second PoP in Cape Town, South Africa

November 15, 2017 admin 0

To further expand its network reach and peering capabilities, Angola Cables has announced that it plans to establish a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Cape Town before the end of the year. Currently with a [c]

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Orange opens two IP and IPX Points of Presence in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa

November 7, 2017 admin 0

Orange has opened two new large-capacity IP and IPX Points of Presence (PoP) in South Africa. The facilities, which are located in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa are operational from this week and will [c]

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Gaming Africa conference and expo to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa

October 23, 2017 admin 0

Peter Mireku, Commissioner for the Gaming Commission of Ghana, believes that the upcoming Gaming Africa conference and expo, set for October 24 – 25, 2017 in Johannesburg, will help to alter some of the negative perceptions that exist of the industry [c]

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Johannesburg is the most visited African city, Nairobi is twelfth in ranking – report

October 10, 2017 admin 0

Johannesburg has emerged as the most popular destination city in Africa in 2016, followed by Cape Town, with Kenya’s capital Nairobi coming in at position 12 in the ranking of the 13 African countries according [c]

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DEMO Africa unveils names of 35 shortlisted startups, South Africans, Nigerians dominate list

September 28, 2017 admin 0

DEMO Africa has unveiled a list of 35 companies that have been shortlisted from an original pool of 956 applications from 29 African countries that will undergo the final vetting to launch their products at [c]

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Hellas Sat opens sales office in Jo’burg, South Africa, appoints new head of Africa region

July 12, 2017 admin 0

Hellas Sat, a satellite operator offering services in Europe, Middle East and Africa, has announced the opening of its new sales office in Johannesburg, South Africa, in a bid to strengthen its presence in the [c]

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Microsoft to deliver Cloud services via South Africa-based datacentres by 2018

May 19, 2017 admin 0

Microsoft plans to deliver the complete, intelligent Microsoft Cloud for the first time from datacentres located in Africa. This new investment is a major milestone in the company’s mission to empower every person and every [c]

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Second Education Innovation Summit to be held on May 31 in South Africa

May 16, 2017 admin 0

The second edition of the Education Innovation Summit, expected to showcase cutting-edge technology solutions that have the potential to change the face of education, is set for Johannesburg, South Africa on May 31, 2017. The event will [c]

Events Noticeboard

ICANN59 Policy Forum to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa in June

April 18, 2017 admin 0

The ICANN59 Policy Forum is set for South Africa, with the event coming after the country played host to two previous ICANN Public Meetings – ICANN21 in Capetown in 2004 and ICANN47 in Durban in [c]

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Facebook moves its Johannesburg, South Africa offices into new premises

April 7, 2017 admin 0

Facebook has moved its Johannesburg offices into new premises, creating a new home for the company to work with its partners to boost innovation as the social media firm seeks to further grow its user [c]

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Sage One Payroll to be available in Kenya, Nigeria this month

March 8, 2017 admin 0

Sage has announced new products and features that will take Africa and Middle East’s business builders and entrepreneurs closer to a world where admin is invisible. It made the announcements at Sage Summit Tour in Johannesburg, [c]

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Sage Summit Tour set for Johannesburg, South Africa from March 7

March 6, 2017 admin 0

Sage, global vendor of integrated accounting, payroll & HR, and payment systems, will highlight technologies taking business builders to a future of invisible accounting at the Sage Summit Tour in Johannesburg. Sage customers and business [c]

CSR

Sage unveils $1 million Enterprise Fund, to invest in youth, girls women-focussed projects

February 22, 2017 admin 0

Sage, a provider of integrated accounting, payroll & HR, and payment systems, has launched the Sage Foundation’s Enterprise Fund. The new US $1 million fund is open to non-profits in Africa with enterprising ideas to help [c]

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NBA Africa Game 2017 set for Jo’burg in August, to air live on Kwesé platforms

February 19, 2017 admin 0

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have announced that NBA Africa Game 2017, the NBA’s second game in Africa, will take place Saturday, August 5 at the Ticketpro Dome in [c]

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Sage Summit Tour comes to Jo’burg, South Africa in March 2017

February 15, 2017 admin 0

Sage, the market and technology leader for integrated accounting, payroll & HR, and payment systems, will welcome over 1000 entrepreneurs, Small & Medium Business owners and Sage Business Partners from around Africa and Middle East [c]

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DEMO-Africa 2017 returns to Jo’burg in September, DEMO Tours to cover 14 African countries

February 6, 2017 admin 0

DEMO-Africa has released dates of key activities ahead of its annual technology startups launch event scheduled for September 6 – 7, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. At a press conference held in Nairobi and attended [c]

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LIONS@FRICA to launch 2017 DEMO Africa roadmap on February 1st

January 27, 2017 admin 0

DEMO Africa in partnership with the LIONS@FRICA Partners will next week launch the 2017 DEMO Africa roadmap that details the activities leading up to the DEMO Africa conference ink September 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. [c]

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Meta launches campaign to spotlight and celebrate Africans making a global impact

Stream live the CAF Confederation Cup final clash between Orlando Pirates and RS Berkane on Showmax Pro this Friday

Announcing Class 5 of the Google Africa Developer Scholarship

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From head of South Africa, Karena Crerar now elevated to CEO of Edelman Africa operations

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Faulu launches new contactless cards with 3D security features

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Faulu launches new contactless cards with 3D security features

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Meta launches campaign to spotlight and celebrate Africans making a global impact

Igiza premieres on Showmax with sisters taking on each other

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Faulu launches new contactless cards with 3D security features

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Faulu Microfinance bank has launched its new contactless card which now allows its users to tap and pay on the go. The card was rolled out today and is available to all the bank account [c]

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Progress Chukwuyem crowned winner of 7th edition of Nigerian Idol

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After weeks of stage performances and millions of votes over the past few months, Progress Chukwuyem has won the 7th edition of Nigerian Idol. The win was announced by the show’s host, IK Osakioduwa during [c]

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2022 Samsung TV lineup earns carbon reduction certification from the Carbon Trust  

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Samsung Electronics, the world’s leading TV manufacturer for 16 consecutive years, announced that its 2022 Neo QLED range of TVs earned the ‘Reducing CO2’ certification from the Carbon Trust in recognition of its efforts to [c]

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Meta launches campaign to spotlight and celebrate Africans making a global impact

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As part of its Africa Day celebrations on 25 May, Meta today announced the return of its global campaign ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’, which was first launched in 2021. Aimed at amplifying [c]

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