by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – WESTCON-COMSTOR, a global technology distributor specialising in cybersecurity, networking and hybrid cloud solutions, has signed a new distribution agreement with Networking-as-a-Service (NaaS) innovator Meter. The agreement
by MAVHUTO BANDA LILONGWE – MALAWI is stepping up efforts to curb mobile money fraud, amid realisation lax regulations and lack of collaborations was fueling the scourge. Stakeholders, including Parliament, regulators
by DION HENRICK CAPE TOWN – SOUTH African Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, officially welcomed delegates to the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba at the Cape Town
by ABDULLAHI ABUBAKAR NIAMEY – ZAMANI Telecom, one of Niger’s leading mobile network operators, has appointed Hayo, a global digital solutions innovator, as its exclusive partner for A2P monetisation and SMS
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – KASPERSKY has released an updated version of its Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform, introducing AI-driven threat detection, stronger data integrity controls and expanded customisation
by MAVHUTO BANDA LILONGWE – MALAWI has committed to responsible handling of personal data as it advances its digital transformation. The Southern African country is commemorating the Data Privacy Week, an
by HASSAN ONYANGO KAMPALA – UGANDA has announced it has restored full access to social media platforms following a nationwide restriction period. The clampdown on social media was imposed on the
by LUKE ZUNGA JOHANNESBURG – EVERY year, Davos in Switzerland hosts international gatherings of political, business and civil society leaders as well as academia. This year the Davos Forum was
by WILL COOPER NEW YORK – LEGEND Dr. Gladys Mae West, the pioneering Black mathematician whose work helped create the backbone of the Global Positioning System (GPS), died at the age
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – AFRICA has recorded a year-on-year decline in cyber-attacks over the past year. This is according to Check Point Research, which has released its December 2025 Global
