South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) officially came into effect in July and many businesses are still facing compliance challenges in how personal information is stored and processed, explained Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks, South Africa’s data aggregation platform
The government of Rwanda, led by the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, has partnered with Google to accelerate the country’s digital transformation
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Coding for Employment programme is expected to train more than 500 digital ambassadors to lead a peer-to-peer training model set to expand digital skills to more African youth, especially in rural communities with limited internet connectivity
African telecommunications group Econet has announced the launch of Cassava Technologies, which brings together Econet’s digital services and digital infrastructure product segments, encompassing fiber broadband networks, data centres and renewable energy, as well as cloud and cybersecurity, fintech and digital platforms
Following a series of acquisitions and investments in African fintechs, including acquisition of Baxi, the MFS Africa is expanding its horizon via fundraising
