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PPC labs empower rural learners in ICTs

May 24, 2018(0) Comments

by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – MANY of South Africa’s rural students are lagging behind their counterparts in the urban areas in terms of access to modern technologies and innovations that are transfo ...

The (r)evolution of the smartphone: from feature phone to intelligent device

May 24, 2018(0) Comments

by Akhram Mohamed MOBILE devices have come a long way since the days of the brick cellphone, so-called because of its massive battery, which the phone needed so that it would have enough power to rea ...

Outcry over jailing of Egyptian journalist

May 23, 2018(0) Comments

from AHMED MOOLA in Cairo, Egypt CAIRO – MEDIA rights groups are outraged at the ten-year prison sentence a military court has imposed on an Egyptian journalist. Freelancer Ismail Alexandrani has been ...

Africa’s first blockchain protocol re-imagines digital assets’ future

May 23, 2018(0) Comments

by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – A CONSORTIUM co-founded by South African blockchain and cryptocurrency expert, Riccardo Spagni, has announced a new open source blockchain protocol specifically for d ...

MediaTek unveils new chipset for mid-range smartphones

May 22, 2018(0) Comments

by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – MEDIA-TEK has launched a new range of power-efficient chips for the mid-market. The Helio P22 offers the benefits of Artificial Intelligence-accelerated experiences, ...

EXCLUSIVE: US defends “sovereignty” of African states in use of coal and gas

May 22, 2018(0) Comments

from SCOTT COURIER in Washington, United States WASHINGTON - THE lack of electricity in Africa has become a factor in Washington’s “war on terror” Good news millions who live off the grid, but the pol ...

Digital platforms revolution alters consumer viewing habits

May 22, 2018(0) Comments

by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – SOME 97 percent of adult Kenyans with internet access are using some form of online video service, with nearly two-thirds paying to view digital online content. In Niger ...

South Africa GDP to suffer impact of fragile sectors

May 21, 2018(0) Comments

By AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – ECONOMISTS have forecast the struggling manufacturing and mining sectors to impede the growth of South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2018 ...

Billions invested in renewable energy to address SA power deficit

May 19, 2018(0) Comments

from SAVIOUS KWINIKA in Pofadder, Northern Cape POFADDER - GOVERNMENT and the private sector are investing billions of rands as South Africa makes the most of its abundance in renewable sources of ene ...

Global roadshow alerts African banks to risks, potentials

May 18, 2018(0) Comments

by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – A DECADE after the global economic meltdown, the banking sector is under immense pressure to adhere to constantly changing regulations, mordenise systems ...

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