Southern Africa
A Reflection of ZADNA’s Skills Development Milestone Achievements
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South Africa: New digital learning platform launched across ADvTECH schools
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Significant growth ahead for Africa’s mining sector in 2023
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Platform-based ecosystems are Africa’s new plane of competition
Image sourced from Goobjoob Education. Never has there been such a surge in mobile usage and application development to meet the demands and challenges of fast-paced consumers who increasingly rely on mobile devices to connect with brands According to Yaron Assabi, Founder & CEO of MVNE, part of the Digital Solutions Group, “Enterprises now focus on enabling consumers, employees, and ecosystem partners. Companies no longer just serve customers; they collaborate with them. They no longer just compete with rivals; they partner with them. They’re no longer limited by industry boundaries; they ignore them. In short: platform-based ecosystems are the new plane of competition.” In fact, it is becoming such a strong and competitive position that companies are now partnering across the ecosyst...
OADC extends Africa’s open digital infrastructure with data centres in Nigeria and South Africa
OADC CEO Dr Ayotunde Coker Africa’s digital transformation is being accelerated by transformational, pan-African, carrier-neutral data centre operator Open Access Data Centres (OADC), whose flagship data centre in Lekki, Lagos is now operational. The company’s rapid data centre rollout continues, with three new core facilities in South Africa and expansion of the existing OADC Durban facility. Together with OADC’s unique core-to-edge deployment in South Africa, this is enabling telcos, ISPs, cloud operators, the wholesale community and major enterprises to benefit from greater choice, a truly client focussed service experience and an extended African cloud ecosystem. West Africa’s largest data centre campus is operational The first phase of OADC’s flagship facility, OADC Lagos, is now oper...
Multifactor Authentication Helps Secure Online Systems
Image sourced from Iberdrola.com. The approach of the New Year is the ideal time to start investigating Multifactor Authentication (MFA), a layered approach to electronic security that requires two or more credentials to verify identity. SA’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) says the one-time password (OTP) that underpins many MFA systems ensures there’s an extra security layer preventing unauthorised logins. However, most modern phones and laptops now have built-in security keys and use biometrics to implement MFA. These options are more effective than OTP-based solutions alone. Few realise that when you use fingerprint or facial recognition to unlock your smartphone, you’re using two factor authentication. These biometric systems can also be integrated into any corporate we...
