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TomTom includes festive toll route updates
TomTom has announced the inclusion of up to date traffic information along all the main toll routes this holiday season via its Twitter handle, @TomTom_SA. The Twitter handle, which already regularly updates followers on congestion delays along South Africa’s...
Africa positioneded as a manufacturing hub
The amount of investment flowing into African countries and the number of global brands investing in Africa has risen sharply in recent years, according to the latest analysis from IDC Manufacturing Insights. For many low-cost manufacturers, the future lies in...
Intel signs FC Barcelona sponsorship
Intel and FC Barcelona have announced a partnership agreement that brings together two brands with shared core values of innovation and performance, as well as to support and improve the communities they serve around the world. “This is more than a sponsorship to...
Slight recovery in EMEA storage market
The external disk storage systems market value in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) recorded a slight recovery from the previous quarter, growing 1,7% annually in 3Q13 to $1,68-billion, according to the latest EMEA Quarterly Disk Storage Systems...
Government initiatives drive MEA e-health
It is a good time to be a patient in some Middle East and Africa countries. Government authorities have named e-health a top priority and are backing up their words with solid financial support. As a result, public (and many private) hospitals and clinics are building...
Africa’s ICT outlook for 2014
Although Africa is set to continue as a key ICT investment destination, 2014 holds a number of challenges that the continent will have to overcome to realise its full potential. International Data Corporation (IDC) offers the first of its annual predictions for the...
Ricoh SA scoops honours for infant channel
Ricoh SA’s IT distribution channel has snagged top honours at a Ricoh EMEA awards ceremony in Spain after it was only established in July, 2013. Performance is measured by quantities sold, hardware revenue, consumables revenue, profit, growth and strategic channel...
The top consumer trends for 2014
With 2013 coming to an end, Ericsson ConsumerLab has identified the hottest consumer trends for 2014 and beyond. For more than 15 years, ConsumerLab has conducted research to explore people’s values, behaviours and ways of using ICT products and services. The global...
EMEA server revenues down again
Factory revenue in the EMEA server market reached $2,8-billion in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), a decrease of 3% when compared with the same quarter of 2012. According to the latest EMEA Server Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC), Shipments reached...
TelecomDistribution, Huge Telecom partner
TelecomDistribution, the official importer and distributor of the NEC range of PABXes for the sub-Saharan region, is partnering with Huge Telecom by adding GSM-based telephony solutions to its product offering. TelecomDistribution distributes its products and services...
ARV treatment reduces TB co-infection
A new study by University of Cape Town researcher Dr Venessa Timmerman shows that not only does Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) reduce incidents of tuberculosis (TB) in people infected with HIV, but they also reduce mortality in those infected with both diseases. A...
New funding round for Africa’s iROKOtv
iROKOtv, the Africa-based movie platform for Nigerian movies, known colloquially as ‘Nollywood’, has announced a funding round of $8-million, led by existing investor Tiger Global, with further participation from Sweden-based Kinnevik and introducing new investor to...
Mustek snaps up interest in Sizwe Africa IT
Mustek has signed agreements, dated 12 December 2013, to acquire an indirect 26% equity interest in Sizwe Africa IT Group, for a total cash consideration of R15 166 666.45. Mustek will also advance a loan of R6 666 667 to Zaloserve, the ultimate holding company of...
TomTom includes festive toll route updates
TomTom has announced the inclusion of up to date traffic information along all the main toll routes this holiday season via its Twitter handle, @TomTom_SA. The Twitter handle, which already regularly updates followers on congestion delays along South Africa’s...
Africa positioneded as a manufacturing hub
The amount of investment flowing into African countries and the number of global brands investing in Africa has risen sharply in recent years, according to the latest analysis from IDC Manufacturing Insights. For many low-cost manufacturers, the future lies in...
Intel signs FC Barcelona sponsorship
Intel and FC Barcelona have announced a partnership agreement that brings together two brands with shared core values of innovation and performance, as well as to support and improve the communities they serve around the world. “This is more than a sponsorship to...
Slight recovery in EMEA storage market
The external disk storage systems market value in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) recorded a slight recovery from the previous quarter, growing 1,7% annually in 3Q13 to $1,68-billion, according to the latest EMEA Quarterly Disk Storage Systems...
Government initiatives drive MEA e-health
It is a good time to be a patient in some Middle East and Africa countries. Government authorities have named e-health a top priority and are backing up their words with solid financial support. As a result, public (and many private) hospitals and clinics are building...
Africa’s ICT outlook for 2014
Although Africa is set to continue as a key ICT investment destination, 2014 holds a number of challenges that the continent will have to overcome to realise its full potential. International Data Corporation (IDC) offers the first of its annual predictions for the...
Ricoh SA scoops honours for infant channel
Ricoh SA’s IT distribution channel has snagged top honours at a Ricoh EMEA awards ceremony in Spain after it was only established in July, 2013. Performance is measured by quantities sold, hardware revenue, consumables revenue, profit, growth and strategic channel...