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AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, today announces the appointment of Khaled Salah, 37 years old, as Vice President of Africa. In this new role, he will be responsible for about 30 employees to ensure the successful implementation of AVEVA’s growth strategy. Khaled Salah will report directly to Jesus Hernandez, SVP of the EMEA region. A 15-years + Career Across Different Industries and Domains With a MBA in management from the Warwick business school, UK, and a master’s degree in engineering from Ain Shams university in Egypt, Khaled Salah is an active advocate for…

Vertiv has announced its role in advancing converged physical infrastructure designs for the NVIDIA Vera Rubin DSX AI factory reference design and the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint. As AI factories scale in density, complexity, and power demand, operators are under pressure to compress time to deployment, improve infrastructure utilisation, and reduce integration risk. A new infrastructure design approach that reduces complexity, improves confidence before buildout, and accelerates time to capacity is now available to meet these evolving needs. Through its work with NVIDIA, Vertiv is contributing simulation-ready, or DSX SimReady digital power and cooling assets, validated interfaces, and repeatable infrastructure building blocks designed…

LG Electronics (LG) has introduced the LG PuriCare™ AeroMini, a small air purifier designed to keep indoor air clean while taking up very little space. The device provides strong air purification with 360-degree airflow, allowing it to clean the air around it from all directions. The AeroMini also comes with smart connectivity, making it easy for users to monitor and control the purifier through connected devices. Its compact design allows it to be placed almost anywhere in the home, including bedrooms, children’s rooms and small apartments. With the launch of the AeroMini, LG is expanding its range of air care…

Zutari, a leading infrastructure engineering and advisory practice, has modernised the server environment at its main data centre in Ashlea Gardens, Pretoria, to support rising performance demands and improve operational resilience. The project, delivered by Datacentrix, a leading hybrid ICT systems integrator and digital transformation partner, also included the expansion of storage capacity at Zutari’s Cape Town data centre, to enable seamless virtual machine replication between its two sites. Aging infrastructure reaches end-of-life By mid-2025, Zutari’s primary server environment had reached end-of-life and end-of-support status, and upcoming platform shifts created additional urgency. “We were moving to VMware vSphere 9.0 and…

Huawei, in partnership with the Konza Technopolis Development Authority, has unveiled Kenya’s first Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) set up inside a Digital Hub, powered by AI technology. The launch took place during the Siaya Community Digital Hub opening, held at Bondo Township Primary School Grounds as part of the Siaya Digital Summit 2026, themed “Empowering Siaya’s Future: Digital Connectivity, Skills, Jobs, and Creative Economy for Sustainable Growth.” The new AI-assisted BPO platform enables trained youth to provide customer service across multiple channels including messaging, web, and phone, serving local businesses, counties and international clients. Twenty local youth have already completed…

East African data centre operator Wingu Africa has appointed Prasad Acharya as its new Director of Sales for Tanzania, a move aimed at strengthening the company’s commercial presence and accelerating growth in one of its key regional markets. In his new role, Acharya will lead the company’s sales organisation in Tanzania and oversee efforts to expand adoption of Wingu Africa’s carrier-neutral data centre and digital infrastructure services among enterprises, telecom operators, and strategic partners. Acharya brings more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and enterprise connectivity sectors. Over the course of his career, he has built and led…

LG Electronics (LG) has won 26 awards at the 2026 iF Design Award, recognizing the company’s strong focus on innovative and user-friendly design. Organized by iF International Forum Design GmbH, the global awards recognize innovation, functionality, uniqueness and overall impact across nine categories, including product design, user experience, communication and architecture. Among the award-winning innovations was the LG CLOiD™ home robot, capable of performing a wide range of household tasks and designed to blend seamlessly into the home environment, and the LG OLED evo W6, a 9-millimeter-class-thin True Wireless Wallpaper TV with Hyper Radiant Color Technology, representing a new level…

Datacentrix further reinforced its position as a trusted partner through the achievement of new ISO certifications, alongside the recertification of existing international standards. The organisation’s focus on risk management and continuous improvement translates directly into greater operational consistency and clearer accountability. Datacentrix operates in accordance with globally recognised management standards, including ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for environmental management, and ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety. These certifications underpin the organisation’s commitment to providing a safe, responsible and high-quality working environment for its employees. The company has also successfully recertified its comprehensive suite of information security and privacy…

MultiChoice has announced the upcoming discontinuation of Showmax following a comprehensive review of its streaming operations. We covered this story recently and you can read more about it here. It is believed Canal+ wants to axe Showmax in favour of its own streaming platform.  The company emphasized that no retrenchments are expected as part of this transition. Employees will be supported through various transition options and subscribers can continue using Showmax without any immediate service interruption. MultiChoice said that the phase-out is part of a broader strategy to deploy its in-house large-scale streaming platform capable of meeting the expectations of…

As technology redraws the boundaries of our daily lives, the definition of a home is being entirely reimagined across the region. What was once a physical space for rest has evolved into a dynamic, responsive environment that learns, adapts, and anticipates our needs. At Samsung Electronics East Africa, we believe this momentum is driven by a single, powerful vision, AI for All. The Interconnectedness of Things (IoT) is no longer a futuristic concept, it is the current reality for millions of consumers in Kenya and across the region. By weaving together our industry-leading mobile innovations with our Bespoke AI home…