Azure, Office 365, Dynamics 365: Microsoft's cloud just grew its reach with new regions
Taking its cloud region count to 40, Microsoft will be offering its services from datacenters in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa.
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IBM's Watson and Bluemix step up: Free cloud-based push to boost tech skills
Using its Watson AI platform and Bluemix cloud, IBM is aiming to develop the tech skills of millions of young Africans for free.
Mastercard's latest mobile effort: Helping farmers sell direct, no shady middlemen
Instead of having to go through sometimes unscrupulous middlemen, East African farmers can now sell direct using Mastercard's 2KUZE mobile marketplace.
How could Amazon deliver without an address? This startup may have the answer
South African courier WumDrop is tackling poor address data by delivering parcels to your phone location.
IBM to use AI to tame big data in its second African research lab
The South African facility will focus primarily on how data analytics and cognitive computing can be applied to healthcare, urban development and smart cities.
Dell's new supercomputer is the fastest in Africa
With more speed and capacity for academic and private-sector research, the new Dell-built Lengau system offers one petaflop of power.
Orange ties up Google deal, launches $40 Android smartphone with free data
With its eyes firmly on Africa and the Middle East, Orange has sealed a services deal with Google and unveiled its new Rise 31 Special Edition $40 Android Marshmallow handset.
Why Facebook, Google, WhatsApp are squaring off against MTN, Vodacom in South Africa
Because of the threat to voice and SMS revenues, South Africa's two largest operators have convinced the country's parliament to consider taxing services such as WhatsApp and Facebook more heavily.
Africa mobile comms giant MTN's $5.2bn Nigerian fine: Now the CEO resigns
A massive fine imposed on MTN Group by Nigerian regulators for alleged compliance failings has cost the firm's CEO Sifiso Dabengwa his job.
South Africa's LTE mobile services may just have hit yet another delay
The prospect of more spectrum for LTE mobile services in South Africa has receded again, after new wrangles about the country's switch to digital television.
Zuckerberg says Facebook will deliver 'internet from space' to Africa
When Spacecom's AMOS-6 satellite arrives in geostationary orbit in 2016, its entire broadband capacity will have been booked by Facebook.
What BRCK did next: Super-tough Android tablets for African schools
A Kenyan project is hoping to bring internet connectivity and online learning materials to schools in even the most challenging environments.
South Africa gets first look at cybercrime bill that comes with 25-year jail terms
A draft bill has explicitly made phishing and ID theft crimes for the first time, but some fear the legislation could harm free speech.
Google expands Android One to six countries in Africa with $90 Hot 2
Ahead of Google's major reset of Android One, the company has launched its first device in the category in Africa.
Growing pains: Why Africa's mobile money revolution isn't all it's cracked up to be
When Kenya's mobile money infrastructure took off, many assumed that other countries across Africa would replicate the same model. The reality, however, has been very different.