According to Marc Van der Poll, network architect at Datacentrix of ICT solutions provider, Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, a business with a warehouse storing r1 billion of goods is likely to encounter an annual stock loss of around r200,000 while the business may conduct an asset inventory once

According to a research paper by a Kampala based Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) titled, “how technology is aiding the COVID 19 fight in Africa” technology has become one of the most important tools Africa is using in its fight against the noble coronavirus.

The impact investment fund, Vital Capital has introduced ‘The Vital Impact Relief Facility’ to assist African companies that have been stricken by the virulent COVID 19. The facility aims to aid enterprises to continue giving essential services since most countries are under lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID 19.

Local company, Biodx has substantial disinfectant formulations, fully produced in South Africa to keep South Africa disinfected and safe. Whilst many individuals, companies, and manufacturers initially stocked up on disinfectants and sanitizers at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they didn’t realize how long this will hold. There are

The 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge has expanded its focus to mitigate problems associated with the deadly COVID-19. The Challenge seeks the world’s developers to build technology solutions for COVID-19 and climate change since the world is facing unprecedented interconnected challenges. The winner of the challenge takes home

A Ghanaian SHS graduate has developed a chatbot app which enables people to determine if they have coronaVirus. The app named ‘Abbey’ will lessen the burden on health practitioners who have to explain the symptoms of the deadly virus. The app developer, Musthapha Zaidan said: “ It is important to note

African startup portal, Disrupt Africa has launched ‘Pipeline’, a novel offline service which allows corporates, investors, and accelerators to easily source innovative startups in Africa. This service will help corporates looking for technology solutions to business challenges, investors seeking to widen their portfolios or accelerators looking for applications to their

The Covid Global Hackathon, #BuildforCOVID19 has opened up submissions for developers to build software solutions. The main aim of the Hackathon is to find solutions using technology to fight down the challenges of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. BuildforCOVID welcomes both local and global focused solutions with support from

A website is known as ‘Covidvisualizer.com‘ has been developed in the US to help users to visualize the earth and to track down the cases, deaths, and recoveries associated with the deadly Corona Virus (COVID 19). This website follows the mismatched media reports on COVID 19 across the world

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is providing free of charge eLearning courses on the fundamentals of IT to anyone interested in learning more about technology. CompTIA and its industry partner BenchPrep are providing free 30-day licenses for the CertMaster Learn eLearning course for CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+). CompTIA ITF+

The technology company, Apple has expanded its ‘App Store’ to 20 new countries. The countries include; Afghanistan, Gabon, Cote d’Ivoire, Georgia, Maldives, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Rwanda, Tonga, Zambia, and Vanuatu. This expansion will give app developers the opportunity to

IntiGo, a Tunisian taxi scooter startup has launched delivery services to consumers and businesses due to the lockdown announced to contain the spread of Corona-virus (COVID 19). This comes after Tunisia had announced a lockdown across the country to control the spread of Coronavirus since the country at the time

The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) IT students’ association named the School of Technology Students Association (SOTSA) has developed a mobile application called ‘COVID-19 ALERT GHANA’ to support the government of Ghana in a fight against the Corona Virus. COVID-19 ALERT GHANA mobile app is purported to

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is processing applications for this year’s Challenge until April 18, 2020, amid the COVID 19 pandemic. This challenge will enable participating countries to compete in the Challenge finals at the MEST Africa Summit 2020. The challenge is meant to help post revenue

A Cape Town start-up has invented an affordable security smart alarm that sends notifications to communities on an app. This app will help the vulnerable communities, especially those who struggle to afford high-tech security systems, electric fencing, burglar bars and the services of a 24-hour armed response unit. According to

The Cabinet Secretary(CS) for Education in Kenya, Professor George Magoha has announced that the government will facilitate learning through Radio, Television, YouTube and the Kenya Education Cloud starting March 23, 2020. This action follows the fact that 15 million learners are home due to the coronavirus pandemic. The severity

ElCoach, a Cairo-based fitness startup has raised six-figure (USD) in seed funding, without disclosing the exact amount. The investors that took part in the round include Egypt’s Endure Capital, 500 Startups (500 Falcons), Wise Capital and some local angel investors. The startup plans to use the investment to expand

EMQ announces expansion to Africa. Global financial settlement network, EMQ has announced its footprint expansion into Africa, offering customers from around the world secure, affordable and real-time cross-border settlements across multiple markets in the continent. The expansion to Africa follows a series of launches to reinforce EMQ’s network infrastructure

Social media platform, WhatsApp is planning to introduce a disappearing messages feature. This feature will allow users to send messages to each other where they can then set a duration in which the messages will delete after a set period of time. According to Beta, the current settings ranges between

Engineers Without Borders ‘EWB’ Canada has announced the launch of Hummingbird Impact. Hummingbird Impact is a venture fund that leverages on nearly a decade of EWB Canada’s experience delivering talent and seed capital to early-stage, for-profit social ventures in Africa. Hummingbird Impact is raising a $20M blended- finance impact

Co-creation Hub popularly known as ‘CcHUB’ is calling on to fund and provide research and design support, via their Design Lab, for COVID-19 related projects. This comes after the current Coronavirus pandemic and its related consequences in other sectors of various economies across the globe. The project is in the

Seed accelerator company, Y Combinator sets to host Demo Day online on March 16, 2020. This action taken by YC follows the widespread of Corona Virus alias Covid 19 in many countries. A report by the YC stated, “We believe this is the right thing to do for the safety

A Ghanaian owned youth operating company, Henson Geodata Technologies(HGT) has launched ‘Myagro360′ a mobile app to aid local farmers improve their records and pest management. Myagro360 is an integrated farm management application that assists a farmer from the pre-production stage to the sale of farm produce. The premium AI