As organisations continue to become more digitised, throughout 2023 Africa remains one of the world regions most targeted by cybercrime. At a recent press conference in Johannesburg, Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) shared some insights and statistics related to the regional threat landscape in the third quarter of 2023 and made forecasts on how the situation is going […]
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MTN Group has made two key appointments to its executive team. The mobile operator has promoted MTN Ghana CEO Selorm Adadevoh to group chief commercial officer, effective 1 April 2024. He will assume the role currently held by group COO Jens Schulte-Bockum, whose contract ends on 31 March 2024. Adadevoh’s new designation has been amended […]
Read MoreThe Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been listed on Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list. According to Forbes’ 20th annual ranking released on Tuesday, the distinguished Nigerian economist holds the 87th spot, surpassing South African businesswoman Mpumi Madisa, who stands at 88th. Tanzanian President Samia Hassan also makes her debut on the […]
Read MoreOver the past five years, 1.8 billion people have started using social media, helping platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok reach more users than ever. Although the growth rates in the social media space have significantly slowed down compared to 2020 and 2021, the number of users continues to rise. According to data presented by OnlyAccounts.io, […]
Read MoreAccording to a recent study conducted by Juniper Research, data roaming fraud is becoming an increasing concern for telcos around the world. Their insights suggest that global data roaming fraud will cost telcos around $8 billion per year by 2028. It already accounts for around 80% of global operator roaming-based losses, which are spurred on […]
Read MoreAfrica Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, is pleased to announce that iOCO has selected the colocation giant as a partner for data centre services to expand its range of digital business offerings to the market. Through this collaboration, iOCO’s customers will benefit from Africa Data Centre’s best-in-class, secure data centre colocation services, that […]
Read MoreOperators’ revenue from SMS traffic, used for authentication, such as MFA (Multi-factor Authentication), will represent over 70% of global mobile authentication spend by 2025. According to telecommunications experts at Juniper Research, despite market pressures, including rising SMS fraud and increasing termination charges, SMS will remain enterprises’ most used technology to authenticate and identify their users […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), regulatory support to all investors, including operators in Nigeria, will be predicated on their playing by the rules and regulations guiding the sector. According to the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, Commission places a lot of premium on compliance to industry laws, regulations and guidelines as […]
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Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation and Enactus, the world’s largest global business and higher education network have partnered for a mentorship programme that will see 75 university student leaders mentored by Schneider Electric employees including key leadership team members across the Anglophone Africa region. Launched during […]
Read MorePatricia Technologies, a Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange has commended the Nigerian Police Force for apprehending the perpetrators behind the security breach on its trading online platforms sometime ago. Chief Executive Officer of the Tradefada, Seun Dania in a statement highlighted the significance of the Police effort in restoring trust not only in Patricia Technologies but also […]
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