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AfriGIS recognised as a core contributor to GeoServer

Digital

AfriGIS recognised as a core contributor to GeoServer

Issued by AfriGIS 3 days

NWU honours Prof Christa Rautenbach with the Chancellor’s Medal

Higher Education

NWU honours Prof Christa Rautenbach with the Chancellor’s Medal

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 10 Jun 2025

The Finternet: A new global financial system could be closer than we think

Fintech

The Finternet: A new global financial system could be closer than we think

Briana Marbury, Issued by Semaphore Communications 19 Sep 2024

Image: Terry Levin. Zoe Scaman looks at where the internet is going through the lens of User Generated Content at the recent Nedbank IMC.

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2023: From creator economy to cosy web to a new spirit of reciprocity and generosity

Terry Levin 18 Sep 2023

User satisfaction survey ranks Umbraco top CMS

Digital

User satisfaction survey ranks Umbraco top CMS

Nick Durrant, Issued by Bluegrass Digital 15 Aug 2023

Medtech

Stellenbosch medical students use tech to turn the tide on organ donor shortage

12 Jul 2023

Web3: A revolution or a marketing buzzword?

Internet

Web3: A revolution or a marketing buzzword?

Grant McMullin 24 Jan 2023

How Gil Finkelstein is empowering developers with Openbase

Development

How Gil Finkelstein is empowering developers with Openbase

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 24 Mar 2022

Image source: Markus Spiske from

IP Law

Open-source software: The copyleft of copyright

Dawid Prozesky 14 Dec 2021

Source: ©Romolo Tavani

Covid-19

We created a tool to help predict Covid-19 increases in African countries

Steven J Schiff, Andrew Geronimo, Claudio Fronterre & Paddy Ssentongo 23 Jul 2021

How organisations can stay future fit

Marketing & Media

How organisations can stay future fit

26 Apr 2021

Looking to science for food security solutions

Food Security

Looking to science for food security solutions

Chyreene Truluck 27 May 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: "Bitcoin is the best system we've ever had for money" - Simon Dingle

Media

#BlockchainAfrica: "Bitcoin is the best system we've ever had for money" - Simon Dingle

Jessica Tennant 11 Mar 2020

Dingle presenting at Catalyst Africa.

Media

#CatalystAfrica: Simon Dingle debunks fintech and cryptocurrency myths

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2019

#WomensMonth: Melissa Di Donato, SUSE's first female CEO

Software

#WomensMonth: Melissa Di Donato, SUSE's first female CEO

Evan-Lee Courie 27 Aug 2019

Unifying open source and proprietary software

Software

Unifying open source and proprietary software

David Cosgrave 4 Jul 2019

Bringing AI to the data centre

Data & Analytics

Bringing AI to the data centre

Jim Holland 17 Apr 2019

Unlocking the commercial value of open source software

Software

Unlocking the commercial value of open source software

Simon McCullough 30 Nov 2018

Nelson Mandela image from

Online Media

#Mandela100: Using the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia

Leigh Andrews 20 Jul 2018

Jerry-can computer. Author provided

Education & Skills Development

How fab labs help meet digital challenges in Africa

Stéphanie Leyronas, Gwenael Prié, and Isabelle Lio 9 Jul 2018

Keep an eye out for these 3 disruptive fintech in 2018

Fintech

Keep an eye out for these 3 disruptive fintech in 2018

25 Jun 2018

#BAC2018: Interoperability and Big Sky thinking will take blockchain to the big league

Biz Fin Focus

#BAC2018: Interoperability and Big Sky thinking will take blockchain to the big league

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2018

UN launches tech innovation lab in Egypt

Tech Startups

UN launches tech innovation lab in Egypt

Tom Jackson 4 Jan 2018

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications comes to IBM Cloud

Software

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications comes to IBM Cloud

27 Oct 2017

SophiaTX open source platform to integrate SAP, blockchain

Software

SophiaTX open source platform to integrate SAP, blockchain

29 Sep 2017

Cryptocurrency, blockchain and ICOs: Funding digital decentralisation

Markets & Investment

Cryptocurrency, blockchain and ICOs: Funding digital decentralisation

Issued by Digital Media Group 14 Aug 2017

Rwandan entrepreneurs offer free app development training

Digital

Rwandan entrepreneurs offer free app development training

14 Aug 2017

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Agriculture

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Howard Blight 14 Aug 2017

Aiding deaf learners through online maths assessments

E-learning

Aiding deaf learners through online maths assessments

4 Aug 2017

Partnership to boost HIV treatment

HIV/AIDS

Partnership to boost HIV treatment

5 Jul 2017

Study tour to Malaysia reveals interesting developments in open distance learning

Distance Learning

Study tour to Malaysia reveals interesting developments in open distance learning

Karin Hendricks, Issued by False Bay College 1 Jun 2017

SUSE Academic Program opens doors to open source education

E-learning

SUSE Academic Program opens doors to open source education

16 May 2017

Young women breaking into the male-dominated ICT world

Marketing & Media

Young women breaking into the male-dominated ICT world

Kwamboka Oyaro 5 Apr 2017

SUSE, Limpopo government launch Offline Content Project

Services

SUSE, Limpopo government launch Offline Content Project

17 Mar 2017

NY Times teams with Google parent to tame comments

Media

NY Times teams with Google parent to tame comments

21 Sep 2016

Digital

Web4Africa announces West Africa's first mirror project

7 Sep 2016

By Annabel Symington - The road to Timbuktu, Mali, CC BY 2.0,

Food Security

Snapshot on forests, land use in drylands to date

20 Jul 2016

Apple's CareKit will help create healthcare apps

Software

Apple's CareKit will help create healthcare apps

24 Mar 2016

Mozilla to kill Firefox smartphone operating system

Software

Mozilla to kill Firefox smartphone operating system

5 Feb 2016

What should you know about the best free software?

Software

What should you know about the best free software?

Olivia Mccollum 3 Nov 2015

South African open source innovators awarded a Bossie

ICT

South African open source innovators awarded a Bossie

21 Oct 2015

Open source suits the African market exceptionally well: Q&A with Brendan Mcerlain

Software

Open source suits the African market exceptionally well: Q&A with Brendan Mcerlain

Cari Van Wyk 31 Jul 2015

Intelligent software is key to disruption in customer-centric telecom networks

Software

Intelligent software is key to disruption in customer-centric telecom networks

22 Jul 2015

All the 2015 Cannes Lions Mobile winners

Cannes Lions

All the 2015 Cannes Lions Mobile winners

22 Jun 2015

The full Cannes Lions Mobile shortlist

Cannes Lions

The full Cannes Lions Mobile shortlist

21 Jun 2015