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Is mobile money the answer to financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa? – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotDecember 18, 2023February 12, 2024

The economic value added to the continent’s GDP by mobile technologies and services will be worth $155-billion by 2025. Transactions on mobile money platforms reached $490-billion in 2020. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP...

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Why Africa needs a serious platform for contemplating our digital transformation and its governance – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotOctober 20, 2023February 12, 2024

Digital governance for African transformation Too often digital transformation in Africa is narrowly understood as increasing the use of digital products and services by governments, companies, consumers and nonprofit organisations....

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The role of African governments in enabling healthy digital futures – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotOctober 20, 2023February 12, 2024

Oupa Nkosi/M&G A vision for a digital African future In 2021, the African Digital Futures Project, an initiative and practice arm of the School of International Futures (SOIF), brought together...

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Ballies playing with phones – The Honor 90 – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotOctober 5, 2023February 12, 2024

Global technology brand HONOR announced the launch of the HONOR X6a and HONOR X5 Plus in South Africa, the latest additions to the X Series. I had the chance to...

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ACDC’s 150W portable power station is pricey but makes load-shedding easier – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotJuly 28, 2023February 12, 2024

Dynamic: ACDC's portable power station is a welcome addition during load-shedding. I was in panic mode this week when Eskom announced that it would take control of the City of...

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a powerful solution for load-shedding – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotJuly 24, 2023February 12, 2024

Mobile power pack handles four-hour shoot with ease Every manufacturer claims their product is best, but the proof — well, it lies in the pudding. Mziwamaqithi Mzini and Zaheer Cassim...

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Asus Zenbook 14 Flip OLED – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotApril 26, 2023February 12, 2024

Reviewing laptops as a journalist is always centred more around work and less around play. I usually follow the same set-up to pull documents from the cloud to work seamlessly...

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Spotify overhauls app. Now it’s like TikTok, Instagram Stories mash-up – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotMarch 13, 2023February 12, 2024

Spotify has announced changes to its app and user experience, with a focus on creators. Spotify has announced changes to its app and user experience, with a focus on creators. ...

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Technology firm Cisco is helping countries like South Africa plug the digital skills gap – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotFebruary 14, 2023February 12, 2024

The Covid-19 pandemic turbocharged digitisation across industries, such as transport, healthcare, energy and education, and now technology company Cisco is now working on optimising the hybrid working system. (David Paul...

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analysts – The Mail & Guardian

tholamotFebruary 14, 2023February 12, 2024

OpenAI’s generative AI tools, ChatGPT and DALL-E 2, has brought artificial intelligence into contemporary popular discourse in all corners of the social sphere, from the art world and music to...