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For years, artificial intelligence has largely been associated with hyperscale data centres and cloud computing environments. But the next phase of AI innovation is moving much closer to where decisions need to happen at the edge of the network. This shift is being driven by a new generation of applications that cannot afford delays. Whether […]

When patients move, their healthcare data should move with them A patient in an underserved community may begin their care at a local clinic, be referred to a district hospital, have tests processed elsewhere, and later need specialist treatment or follow-up in another province. At every handover, the next care team needs enough context to […]

Ventures Platform, Africa’s leading seed-stage fund, has announced the final close of its second institutional fund – VP Pan-African Fund II (VP PAF II)– at $84 million, exceeding its original target of $75 million.  Achieved just three years after the close of Fund I and against a markedly more cautious global venture backdrop, the oversubscribed […]

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, today announced the appointment of Brock Ballard as Chief Revenue Officer effective 1 October 2026. Brock joins the team from Bentley Systems following an extensive recruitment process led by AVEVA; he will succeed Sue Quense in the role as she steps into an advisory capacity. Brock brings over […]

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, economies and societies at an unprecedented speed. As demand for cloud computing, AI workloads and data-intensive digital services accelerates, access to resilient, scalable and locally hosted digital infrastructure will become increasingly critical to Africa’s competitiveness and economic growth. Against this backdrop, MTN Group ...