Binance Appoints New General Manager for Africa
Binance has named Sammy Mutua as General Manager for Africa, anchoring its push into Sub‑Saharan markets. Based in Nairobi, Mutua will lead regional strategy, market development, regulatory outreach, and partnership building across public and private sectors. He brings over two decades of experience from M‑Pesa, Visa Sub‑Saharan Africa, and Letshego, aligning with Binance’s long‑term vision for the continent. The hire comes as demand for digital assets and efficient cross‑border payments accelerates across Africa.
79% of SA Organisations Experienced Three Identity-Related Breaches in 12 Months
A CyberArk‑sponsored Identity Security Landscape Report shows that 79% of South African organisations suffered at least three successful identity‑related breaches in the past 12 months, driven by a 92‑to‑1 machine‑to‑human identity ratio. While 94% of firms have deployed AI agents,...
NEC XON Detects and Stops Ransomware Attack with Cortex XDR
A global recruitment firm faced a ransomware intrusion that began with reconnaissance in its public‑facing network. NEC XON’s Managed XDR service, powered by Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, identified the mapping activity in real time and automatically blocked the malicious IP. Human...
Dell Unveils PowerStore Elite to Drive the Next Era of Storage Modernisation
Dell Technologies introduced PowerStore Elite, a next‑generation storage platform that supports block, file, virtual‑machine and container workloads. The system delivers up to three times the performance of prior models, a 6:1 data‑reduction guarantee and scales to 5.8 petabytes in a 3U chassis...
Fortune 500 Solar Manufacturer Enters SA Market
SOLARWORLD Africa and IBC SOLAR South Africa have secured a partnership to distribute Tongwei’s premium photovoltaic modules, marking the first preferred Tongwei distributors in the country. The deal arrives as South Africa’s solar sector adds roughly 5,000 MW of capacity in...
How To Use an AI Enterprise Platform
Artificial intelligence enterprise platforms are reshaping how companies process data, automate decisions, and generate insights. By continuously learning from vast datasets, these platforms enable predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and real‑time personalization. Successful adoption requires careful selection, seamless integration with legacy...
HashKey MENA Pilots Stablecoin Payment Corridor Linking Africa and the Middle East
HashKey MENA, a Dubai‑based exchange licensed by VARA, has launched a pilot stablecoin payment corridor linking the Middle East and Africa. The corridor, built on the Aptos Layer 1 blockchain and partnered with Pan‑African payments platform Daya, will enable B2B settlements...
EthioPay-IPS Surpasses 1 Million Daily Transactions, Processing Over ETB 5 Billion
EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national payment switch owned by the central bank and local financial institutions, processed more than 1 million EthioPay‑IPS transactions in a single day, with a total value exceeding ETB 5 billion (approximately $91 million). The milestone earned EthSwitch and BPC the Asian...
Spiro Secures $215M to Accelerate Africa’s EV Revolution
African electric‑mobility firm Spiro announced a $215 million investment round led by Impact Fund Denmark and Equitane. The capital will fund expansion of its battery‑swapping network, manufacturing capacity, and entry into new markets such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
Standard Bank Leads South Africa in AI Maturity Rankings
Standard Bank Group was named the most AI‑mature bank in South Africa and the second‑most mature across the Middle East and Africa in the inaugural Evident AI Index. The ranking evaluates 25 leading regional banks on talent, innovation, leadership and...
Ecobank Introduces World’s First Commercial Bank-Issued Nature Bond
Ecobank Group has issued the world’s first ICMA commercial‑bank‑issued Nature Bond on the London Stock Exchange, raising $450 million. The bond was 3.9× oversubscribed, drawing $1.36 billion of orders and earning Moody’s top SQS1 Excellent sustainability rating. Proceeds will finance sustainable agriculture, deforestation‑free...
Westcon-Comstor Launches SASEvolution Powered by Palo Alto Networks
Westcon‑Comstor has launched SASEvolution, a programme that pairs Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma SASE platform with Westcon‑managed services to create ready‑to‑sell, bundled solutions for its EMEA channel partners. The offering targets mid‑market and enterprise customers with distributed workforces, simplifying design, deployment...
“It’s Not About Dashboards, It’s About Action”: AVEVA EVP Kim Custeau on the Future of Industrial Intelligence
At AVEVA World 2026, EVP Kim Custeau outlined the company’s shift from dashboards to actionable industrial intelligence, emphasizing data integration, pragmatic AI, and user‑centric design. She described how AVEVA’s CONNECT platform now enables non‑technical engineers to drag‑and‑drop insights, turning raw data...
Xiaomi Introduces the New Xiaomi 17T with Leica Camera
Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi 17T, a flagship phone debuting in South Africa on 9 June 2026. The device features a Leica‑co‑engineered triple‑camera array, each sensor 50 MP, with up to 120× AI Ultra Zoom and professional‑grade video modes. Powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 8500‑Ultra and...
The Lab Digitisation Blind Spot in African Manufacturing’s Digital Transformation
African manufacturers are accelerating digital adoption, deploying ERP, smart factories, and supply‑chain platforms, yet quality laboratories remain paper‑based. This lab digitisation blind spot creates compliance risks, delays export certifications, and can lead to rejected shipments. Cloud‑based lab management solutions such...