Telkom to launch Telkom Transformation and Innovation Awards: Celebrating South African Innovators: Telkom, a leading technology company in South Africa, is proud to announce the launch of the Telkom Transformation and Innovation Awards, set to take place on the 14th of November 2023. This ground-breaking event marks the beginning of an annual celebration, recognising Telkom’s …
African digital innovators are turning plastic waste into value — but there are gaps: Plastic waste in Kampala, Uganda. Omer Faruk Ozbil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Plastic pollution is a growing global menace. Between 2010 and 2020, the global production of plastics increased from 270 million tonnes to 367 million tonnes. Every year, more than …
Five billion people can’t afford surgery – a team of innovators could soon change this: Gasless laparoscopic surgery performed by Dr Biju Islary using the RAIS system. Dr. Hampher Kynjing, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, Author provided Have you or a loved one ever needed surgery? Imagine what your life would be like if you couldn’t have …
South Africa in the news: SA tech startups recognised as innovators by KPMG: South Africa’s tech startup companies Khula and Ukheshe Technologies continue to make major strides while solidifying their presence across the African continent.: “South Africa” – BingNews Unique Achievement: Four delegates from KIIT in Tokyo Olympics: Bhavani Devi and Shivpal Singh – and …
Cape Town’s creative firms are business innovators – but they’re vulnerable: A mural by famed Cape Town artist Faith47. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis/Getty Images In 1941 Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood actress, and George Antheil, an experimental composer, patented “frequency hopping”. The technique is still used today for secure radio communications, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. Frequency hopping employs …
Irish innovators to the fore in Austin – home of SXSW and Texan capital of keeping it weird: Arguably the world's most iconic event for launching new talent and game-changing technology and ideas – a Woodstock meets the Web Summit to the power of ten – South by Southwest has an incredible ability to capture …