FTTH Council Africa names advisory panels
The Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Council Africa has officially launched its planned seven advisory committees and announced the chairs and vice chairs of each. Through the advisory committees the Council is providing a platform for industry to meet and debate issues of...IBM SmartCamp seeks African entrepreneurs
IBM has announced its annual SmartCamp Competition for tech-entrepreneurs from Africa. The winner will claim a position in the regional finals of IBM’s Global Entrepreneur of the Year by successfully pitching their unique technology business idea to a panel of...Software promises multi-lingual education
A new learning system could soon be providing school children with easy access to multi-lingual education materials. Called M-Thuto, the system works on mobile phones and allows children to switch between English and Setswana language versions of educational materials...Sacci calls for electricity tariff review
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) is concerned about electricity tariff changes and the costs of doing business at a municipal level. Sacci CEO Neren Rau says: “Sacci calls upon government and stakeholders to review the structure of local...Signs of life in MEA PC market
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market (including Turkey) is tipped to end a dismal run of seven consecutive quarters of year-on-year declines in Q2 2014 by posting long-awaited growth of 3,2%, according to the latest forecasts from research and advisory services...