Technology

While the group of creators from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa comes from varied professional, social and academic backgrounds, one common thread connects them all: the desire to make a difference in their communities and Africa through relatable and insightful content. For example: Kenyan creator Justus Nandwa, who hosts the popular online series Shared Moments with Justus, puts a human face to issues faced by ordinary African men and women by telling inspiring and life-changing stories encourages his audience to make the best out of life. Fisayo Fosudo from Nigeria, who has a background in economics and communication, uses his channel, under his own name, to analyse trends and developments in the technology space while showing his viewers how they can benefit from these trends.  South African self-published author, HIV/AIDS awareness advocate and award-winning social entrepreneur, Nozibele Qamngana has the mission to use her channel, under her name, to demystify and…

  The digital economy necessitates a digital government. It’s not really a question of whether or not government should become digital, it’s only a matter of time. This was the core theme explored at Huawei’s e-Government Summit, which forms part of Huawei Connect 2021. South Africa’s government has attached great importance to digitalisation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), with a particular focus on driving transformation in the public sector. Public sector stakeholders joined Huawei to discuss how public and private sectors could work together to accelerate government’s journey to digital transformation. “Innovative technologies are increasingly being used in more industries and diversified ecosystems are driving more dynamic markets across the world. As a result, South Africa needs sustainable infrastructure development to further drive the value of digital technologies in stimulating the development of the local digital economy,” said Mr QiMeng, Huawei Director of Public Sector during his opening address…

Almost 8 out of every 10 South African Grade 4 learners are currently functionally illiterate.  That is 78% 78 percent of learners.  Unesco reports that the COVID-19 crisis has disrupted the learning of children at an unprecedented scale. It has magnified the pre-existing inequalities in access to meaningful literacy learning opportunities.  The rapid shift to distance learning also highlighted the country’s immense digital divide, in terms of connectivity, infrastructure, and the ability to engage with technology. To help address this challenge, Saray Khumalo, in partnership with iSchoolAfrica, iStore and the country’s largest fibre network operator, Vuma, today announced the roll out of iPad Digital Libraries to an additional eight under-resourced schools. The partnership has reached more than 1 200 learners in South Africa to date, through the iSchoolAfrica Digital Library Programme. This dynamic collaboration addresses the ongoing literacy crisis and digital divide being faced by South Africa’s schools today, through…

Huawei closed out its Women4Tech digital skills training programme, held in partnership with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, with a session focusing on how South African SMMEs can benefit from app development. The free online course was designed to help tech-forward women entrepreneurs advance their skills and apply new technologies to grow, improve, and digitise their businesses. More than 100 participants attended the course, which consisted of three sessions: cloud computing and how it benefits SMMEs, digital marketing for business success, especially in an increasingly competitive online market space, and an introduction to app development and how mobile apps can benefit SMMEs.  Tech entrepreneur Ropah Musvaire, CEO and co-founder of Kweza Technologies, spoke about her experience in using technology to benefit township Spaza shops, giving them the power of collective buying, ensuring they can source stock conveniently, at the best prices and have it delivered directly to their…

Samsung has continued its dominance in the tech gadget space by introducing two new smartphones to the market. Their next chapter in foldable innovation includes the Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G.  Both devices are “premium foldable smartphones built with the craftsmanship and flagship innovations Samsung users have come to love and expect”.  Samsung has incorporated key improvements that Samsung foldable users have asked for—making them more durable with more optimised foldable experiences.   While flip phones are a blast from the past, it is looking more like they are here to stay for the future. The sleek design of the Galaxy Flip3 is rather impressive, it is the accessory you want to have in your bag, in your pocket and in your hand. The camera features have been enhanced and a larger cover screen that lets you see what you need to. The Galaxy Z Fold3 comes…