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MTN Cameroon Deploys new Data Analytics and AI Solution Powered by LigaData
MTN Cameroon announced the adoption of a new data analytics and AI platform to drive its digital transformation plans. The new solution unifies and correlates mobile operator and subscriber data into a single 360-degree view and enables real-time decisioning with LigaData’s Data Fabric and Flare products. MTN Cameroon becomes the thirteenth MTN Operating Company to implement the
Google testing new Chrome feature that will increase battery life on PC and mobile
Google is testing a new Chrome feature promising to reduce CPU time when all tabs are hidden and silent, increasing battery life for laptops and mobile devices. The feature — Quick Intensive Timer Throttling — improves on an earlier change Google implemented in Chrome that prevented JavaScript from waking a tab more than once a
Yoco Affirms their Commitment to African Small Businesses
Yoco, an African fintech company has released an article about chat commerce and how its Yoco link can help empower small businesses. First things first: what is chat commerce anyway and why should I care? Chat commerce is a recently coined term that’s been bandied about a lot lately – mainly by marketers who enjoy
Mastercard and Spire come together to help simplify digital banking
Spire, a leading GCC Open Banking services provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard, a technology leader in the global payments industry. The collaboration will help banks revolutionize consumer engagement and enhance user experiences in the region by integrating Spire “Ingage” and Mastercard’s Merchant Identifier solution. Spire “Ingage” is an AI-driven financial wellbeing platform
Rand takes a beating ahead of US jobs data
The rand weakened against the dollar in early trade on Friday, as market jitters grew ahead of highly anticipated US jobs data. At 0701 GMT, the rand traded at R16.75 against the dollar, 0.21% weaker than its previous close. Analysts at ETM Analytics said in a note that the market will find direction from today’s
Rising input costs could see SA farmers planting less
South African farmers may resort to planting fewer crops, as persistent load shedding disrupts planting schedules and spiralling fuel prices make it more expensive to undertake daily farming operations. This is according to Agri SA executive director Christo van der Rheede, who believes that the current challenges faced by the country’s food producers could have
Meta Announces the Launch of NLLB-200, a Language AI Model
Meta announced that it has built and open sourced ‘No Language Left Behind’ NLLB-200, a single AI model that is the first to translate across 200 different languages, including 55 African languages with state-of-the-art results. Meta is using the modelling techniques and learnings from the project to improve and extend translations on Facebook, Instagram, and
2022 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists set to take place in Free State province
The Eskom Expo for Young Scientists will take the centre stage in July and August where the young scientists will display their brilliance. In a media release dispatched to Business Tech Africa, the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists is heading to the Free State province where a number of regional science fairs will be hosted.
Emirates Holds Assessment Days To Recruit Cabin Crew In South Africa
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, is looking for candidates to join its multinational cabin crew team with assessment days planned in Cape Town, on the 18th of July. The Dubai-based airline is looking for individuals who are passionate about delivering simple yet personalised and impeccable hospitality while creating memorable moments for its customers. Safety
MTN crowned as the most admired brand in Uganda
MTN once again got crowned as Uganda’s most admired African brand in Uganda by Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands rankings, based on a survey carried out across 29 countries that represent as much as 85% of the continent’s GDP and population by GeoPoll, the world’s leading mobile surveying platform, with strategic analysis, insights and ranking
Unscheduled power outages result in high chicken mortalities
Deidre Carter, CEO of Agri Limpopo, said one of the organisation’s members had reported losing about 2 000 broiler chickens in a single day due to Eskom’s unilateral load-reduction strategy, while another had decided to leave the poultry industry altogether. “Load reduction is a lot worse than [rolling blackouts], because one never knows when or
Visa joins forces with Flocash to promote digital capabilities for African SMEs
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, announced that it is partnering with Flocash, FT Africa’s fastest Capabilitesgrowing fintech 2022, to promote digital capabilities for African SMEs through digital payments, supplier solutions and access to financial services. The first step in this partnership is the launch of Flostore, powered by a Visa digital wallet and
Recap: South Africa launches a hundred electric trains during stage 6 loadshedding
Transport Minister Fikile “Fix” Mbalula has unveiled 100 electric trains while the country is dealing with Stage 6 loadshedding. While the Minister thought the news would be lauded by appreciate South Africans, to disgruntled citizens who are facing rolling blackouts, the announcement was met with ridicule. In a similar response to that of the R22
Mara Smartphones team led by Sylvester Taku ready to get back to business
As previously reported that the management buyout for Mara Phones South Africa was in full swing, the company is now working hard to resume operations. According to the former Mara Phones SA MD, Sylvester Tau, who is part of the management buyout team, he said the journey to turn around the defunct smartphone manufacturing was not
Microsoft’s new Outlook Lite Android app is coming this month
Microsoft is working on a smaller and faster Outlook Lite app for Android. The software giant has detailed the app in its Microsoft 365 roadmap, where it describes Outlook Lite as “an Android app that brings the main benefits of Outlook in a smaller app size with fast performance for low-end devices on any network.”
Apps and advertisers are coming for your lock screen, and it’s going to be exhausting
Your phone’s lock screen is the hottest new real estate in tech. Apple made the iPhone’s lock screen a centerpiece of iOS 16, giving users more control over how theirs looks and works. But while Apple talked about pretty clock fonts and nifty color-matched wallpapers, it also showed off a world in which your lock
Vodacom Business now accelerating the digitisation of retail industry
How the customer is served has been one of the biggest evolutions in the retail industry’s digital transformation journey. Today’s customer wants omnichannel options, and each channel, whether in-store or online, must be a well-oiled machine delivering seamless, effective service. Today’s customer also prefers retailers to understand their needs and cater to them with greater
Jumia announces partnership with realme to boost smartphone adoption in Africa
In a recent announcement, Jumia disclosed that they have signed an MoU with realme to help boost smartphone adoption in Africa. We are delighted to begin exploring how we might offer our platform to realme and provide it with the opportunity to grow and access the African market. Both of our companies share similar values
Good news for load-shedding
South African labour groups agreed to a wage offer from the state-owned power utility, ending an impasse over increases that triggered a week of illegal protests and deepened electricity outages. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., which generates almost all of the nation’s electricity, was scheduled to meet with the unions on Tuesday over the pay deal.
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