Safaricom Wins Best Digital Technology Award at CIPS Africa
August 15, 2025
Safaricom has been named the winner of the Best Use of Digital Technology category at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Africa Excellence in Procurement and Supply Awards 2025. The award recognises organisations…
dLocal and Digit9 Partner to Facilitate Faster Remittances Across Africa
August 15, 2025
dLocal has partnered with Digit9, a payments orchestration platform under LuLu Financial Holdings, to enhance payout services in five African markets. The collaboration integrates local bank rails and alternative payment methods (APMs) with the aim…
Can Battery Energy Storage Systems Help Power the Future of Mining in Africa?
August 15, 2025
By Henry Myburgh, Strategic Account Manager at Vertiv Africa Mining remains a cornerstone of economic output across many Sub-Saharan African nations, often contributing a substantial share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As the global energy transition…
Huawei Launches 10th Kenya ICT Competition to Double Student Reach
August 14, 2025
Huawei has officially launched the 10th Edition of its ICT Competition in Kenya. The 2025 edition has a goal of doubling participation from the current 6,000 to 12,000 students. The program is run in partnership…
TLcom’s TAPSI Fund Reaches 50% Deployment with TurnStay
August 14, 2025
TLcom Capital has made a fresh addition to its $5 million pre-seed portfolio, TAPSI (TIDE Africa Pre Seed Investments), by participating in the $2 million seed round of South African travel payments platform TurnStay. The…
Red Hat OpenShift Secures Third Consecutive Leader Position in Gartner Magic Quadrant
August 14, 2025
Red Hat has today announced that it has been named a Leader for the third consecutive year in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management. Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading hybrid cloud application…
Yellow Card Names Gillian Darko VP of Strategy to Drive Stablecoin Expansion in Emerging Markets
August 14, 2025
Yellow Card has appointed Gillian Darko as its new Vice President of Strategy. Darko previously served as the company’s Chief of Staff and Director of Strategy, where she was responsible for shaping Yellow Card’s growth…
Vertiv Eyes Africa’s Digital Future with AI-Ready Data Centers, Renewable Power, and Local Talent
August 14, 2025
As Africa’s digital transformation happens, one of the key enablers behind the scenes is infrastructure. This includes the data centers, power systems and cooling solutions that keep Africa’s digital economy running. Vertiv, a global provider…
Mastercard Eyes AI-Driven Inclusion in Kenya with Focus on Credit Scoring, Smart Farming and Skills Training
August 13, 2025
Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is expected to grow to USD 16.5 billion by 2030 from from USD 4.5 billion in 2025. These figures have been pulled from Mastercard’s latest whitepaper, Harnessing the Transformative Power…