MTN Group has completed a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey by modernising its Enterprise Value Analytics (EVA) platform in South Africa, migrating it to Microsoft Azure. This major upgrade marks the completion of one of the largest telco cloud implementations in the Middle East and Africa. The new EVA 3.0 platform is designed…
Ghana and Singapore are joining forces to pioneer Africa’s first “finternet” — a transformative digital financial infrastructure that aims to connect governments, businesses, and communities through transparent and self-sustaining technology. The project, developed through a collaboration between Ghana’s District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and Singapore’s Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH), seeks to build a network…
Elon Musk has unveiled Grokipedia, a new AI-powered encyclopedia developed by his artificial intelligence company, xAI. Positioned as a next-generation alternative to Wikipedia, Grokipedia aims to deliver a more dynamic and transparent platform for accessing information. Musk described it as “a massive improvement over Wikipedia” and “a necessary step towards xAI’s goal of understanding the…
Cassava Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with STANLIB Infrastructure Investments to significantly expand the footprint of its subsidiary, Africa Data Centres, in South Africa. This investment will support the development of AI-ready data centres at Africa Data Centres’ campuses in Johannesburg and Cape Town, positioning the company to meet rapidly growing demand for digital…
AI Expo Africa 2025 is set to make history as the continent’s largest Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Automation gathering, taking place from 29–31 October at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Now in its 8th year, the event continues to serve as a pivotal platform uniting global AI leaders, innovators, investors, policymakers, and…
M-PESA Ethiopia has reached a major milestone by completing its integration with EthSwitch, the country’s national payment network, marking a transformative step in the evolution of Ethiopia’s digital payments ecosystem. This development expands M-PESA’s capabilities beyond mobile wallet transactions, enabling customers to directly transfer funds from their M-PESA wallets to any bank account connected to…
Hisense South Africa is marking a major milestone with the launch of its first-ever premium brand store at Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town this November. Strategically opening ahead of Black Friday, the new store will offer customers exclusive in-store promotions, interactive demonstrations, and early access to Hisense’s latest range of high-end, locally manufactured…
Airtel Africa has announced remarkable half-year results ending September 2025, showcasing transformative growth driven by its strategic focus on digital services and financial inclusion. The company reported a 24.5% increase in constant currency revenue, reaching $2.98 billion, marking one of its strongest performance periods to date. For the first time, data revenue at $1.16 billion…
