It’s not easy for computer science students at most universities in Africa to practise and develop their programming skills. They can program, but access to desktop or laptop computers might be a problem. I experienced this first-hand
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The South African Reserve Bank kept borrowing costs unchanged for a fifth straight meeting even as inflation forecasts worsened. The Monetary Policy Committee unanimously decided to leave the benchmark repurchase rate at
In this special TechCentral podcast, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod sits down with the experts on digital radio in South Africa to talk about the country’s digital audio broadcasting and Digital Radio Mondiale trials. What’s been
Widespread penetration of cellular phones with integrated digital radio receivers is crucial if the technology is going to take off in South Africa. That’s the view of Primedia Broadcasting CEO Omar Essack, who was speaking to TechCentral
South Africa has leapfrogged into the information age with extensive wireless communications services and speedy smartphone adoption. PricewaterhouseCoopers recently reported that mobile Internet penetration is expected to exceed 70% in
The finance world’s attempt to build a white-collar version of blockchain – the shared-ledger technology that underpins rebellious virtual currencies such as Bitcoin – has generated Silicon Valley quantities of buzz. There hasn’t
Naspers-owned Internet video-on-demand service ShowMax should now be much quicker and more responsive in Kenya. This is after the company partnered with Seacom to put caching servers on the ground in the East African nation. The servers are located
It has been nearly two months since MTN Zakhele, the much-lauded black economic empowerment scheme of MTN Group, expired and several shareholders are yet to receive the proceeds from their
A mobile payments proof of concept focused on townships around Durban in KwaZulu-Natal will be expanded to sites around the country, financial technology start-up iKhokha has said. iKhokha, which