Namibia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has launched a new network tower in the village of Epinga, located in the Ohangwena Region. This project, supported by the national Universal Service Fund, aims to bridge the digital divide in rural areas. During the event, Minister Emma Theofelus distributed over 130 Oka smartphones to residents. The…

Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest financial institution, has officially opened a Representative Office in Egypt. The new office, launched at an event near the Pyramids of Giza, is intended to strengthen trade and investment connections between Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. Group Chief Executive Sim Tshabalala stated that the expansion recognizes Egypt’s strategic…

The Africa Quantum Consortium has launched a continent-wide initiative named Hack the Horizon: The Pan African Quantum Challenge. This program aims to unite researchers, developers, and industry leaders from across Africa and its diaspora to collaboratively build quantum technology solutions. According to the consortium, the project is a strategic effort to assemble a sovereign quantum…

Capitec Bank recently detailed its client-focused innovation strategy, demonstrating how it integrates new technology across all services to enhance banking for its 25 million customers. The bank reported using vast amounts of data to design practical products, resulting in services like opening an account in minutes through its mobile application. It also emphasized transparent pricing,…

A new Black Friday promotion from ASUS offers the TUF Gaming VG27AQM5A monitor for approximately 199 US dollars. The 27-inch display features a QHD Fast IPS panel with a 300 Hz refresh rate and a 0.3 ms gray-to-gray response time. Its connectivity includes dual HDMI 2.1 ports and a DisplayPort 1.4 input, and it supports…

Ubisoft has announced that Anno 117: Pax Romana has achieved the most successful launch in the franchise’s 25-year history, surpassing all internal sales projections. Following its release, the title quickly rose to the second-highest position on Steam and secured top-three chart placements in major markets like the United States, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom….

Team Group has introduced the T-CREATE EXPERT P35S, a portable solid-state drive featuring a unique physical data destruction mechanism. The device offers transfer speeds up to 1,000 MB/s via a USB 3.2 Gen 2 connection and is available in capacities ranging from 256 GB to 2 TB. Its defining security element is a two-stage push-button…

Nvidia has accelerated the launch of its Vera Rubin compute platform, now scheduled for the third quarter of 2026. The platform integrates several new components, including a dual-chiplet Rubin GPU with 288 GB of HBM4 memory, a Rubin CPX accelerator using GDDR7, a Vera CPU, and a BlueField-4 DPU. These elements are connected by a…

The Insurance and Pensions Commission of Zimbabwe has outlined a new strategic direction for 2025 through 2026, aiming to strengthen its regulatory framework and develop the nation’s insurance market. Ipec’s insurance director, Sibongile Siwela, announced a shift in the regulator’s approach, moving from a strict compliance model toward a more proactive and collaborative relationship with…

Live Nation has requested a summary judgment to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice. In a legal memorandum, the company’s attorneys argued that the government’s case relies on improperly defined markets and a lack of evidence demonstrating monopoly power. They contended that the Justice Department artificially inflated Live Nation’s market…