Cloudy with data The first African public data centre for Chinese multinational tech company Alibaba is to be launched next month by South African ICT provider BCX. ITWeb reports that in terms of a… Read more
Quiet ride Ride-hailing platform Uber is going electric in Kenya, launching a fleet of electric motorbikes. Reuters reports that the Electric Boda programme is in line with the company’s goal of becoming… Read more
Growth factor South African farmers battling power cuts have been thrown a ZAR1.2 billion lifeline to invest in alternative energy sources. Through the government’s new Agro-Energy Fund, farmers will be able to… Read more
Energy levels The automotive industry in South Africa is driving the adoption of new energy vehicles (NEVs) with a project to set up an extra 100 NEV charging hubs along the country’s… Read more
Clearing the air New data-driven technology is enabling cooking methods on the continent to become cleaner. Africa Business Communities reports that the Smart Cooking Valve has been launched in Rwanda and the DRC,… Read more
