Author: Charissa Swanepoel
Sharjah: TECHzMagazine – News desk The Sharjah conglomerate has launched DIWAN, its own private, group-wide AI assistant, now live for employees across the Group and delivered with technology partner Magure. DIWAN runs on a privately deployed model within the Group’s own cloud environment, designed so that sensitive data stays inside the Group’s infrastructure. Bukhatir Group, one of the UAE’s oldest and most diversified business houses, and Magure, a UAE-headquartered enterprise AI company, today announced a strategic partnership to embed AI across the Group’s businesses, beginning with a milestone already achieved: DIWAN, a secure enterprise AI assistant, is now live in…
Oman: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Otech, the technology arm of Omantel, has forged a strategic partnership with Omani AI startup Remedy to launch RISE Talent, an advanced artificial intelligence-powered enterprise platform. Announced on August 22, 2026, this collaboration focuses on leveraging AI to enhance strategic planning, enterprise performance management, and human capital management across organizations. The RISE Talent platform is designed to bridge the gap between corporate strategy and workforce development. It uses Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to cascade strategic goals across different organizational levels. Rather than treating talent processes as isolated functions, the AI system integrates seamlessly across…
Cape Town: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Cape Town-based artificial intelligence startup Verascient has successfully secured $1.2 million (approximately R19.2 million to R19.5 million) in its inaugural funding round. Founded by South African entrepreneurs Keagan Stokoe and Emile Ferreira, the startup aims to tackle the widespread knowledge gap that causes enterprise AI implementations to fail. The oversubscribed seed round was led by Founder Collective, with participation from Andrena Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise, Summit Ventures, and several angel investors. As companies race to implement artificial intelligence, many initiatives fall short because generic AI tools do not understand the specific, operational reality of individual…
London: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Revolut has officially announced the launch of Revolut Research, a specialized unit within its Artificial Intelligence department designed to engineer native machine learning architectures. Moving away from competitors who bolt on existing third-party AI models, the global financial platform is heavily investing in in-house development to advance AI-powered financial services on a global scale. At the center of this initiative is PRAGMA, a proprietary foundation model developed in collaboration with NVIDIA. Revolut is rebuilding its entire AI stack around this unified behavioral intelligence layer to decode complex financial behaviors in real time. Early deployments on…
Cairo: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Egypt has firmly positioned itself as a heavyweight in the global tech delivery market, with its outsourcing and offshoring sector generating a record $5.2 billion in 2025. Fueled by a massive surge in artificial intelligence adoption, robust infrastructure investments, and a highly skilled talent pool, the country’s information and communications technology sector continues to be its fastest-growing industry. The $5.2 billion generated from outsourcing is the cornerstone of a broader national milestone, as Egypt logged a total of $7.4 billion in digital exports last year. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has set aggressive…
Kigali: TECHzMagazine – News Desk In a strategic move to optimize its national debt portfolio, Rwanda has closed a commercial loan facility comprising €82 million and ¥15 billion. This dual-currency approach enables the country to raise cost-effective capital, mitigating currency concentration risks while lowering overall borrowing costs. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning is utilizing these diverse currency pools to tap into a broader base of international investors and maintain strong debt sustainability. This financial package aligns with the Second National Strategy for Transformation, which emphasizes sustainable economic growth and strategic public investments. By leveraging blended finance frameworks and…
Sinazongwe: TECHzMagazine – News Desk In a major push to bridge the digital divide and modernize public service delivery, the Sinazongwe Town Council has officially received a comprehensive digital infrastructure upgrade, courtesy of the e-Government Division under the SMART Zambia Institute. The deployment, aimed at digitizing local government operations, includes the installation of high-speed internet, advanced communication systems, and modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hardware. The newly delivered infrastructure is designed to integrate the council into the broader Government Wide Area Network (GWAN) – a national initiative aimed at connecting all 116 local councils and government institutions to a…
Lilongwe: TECHzMagazine – News Desk The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is hosting a five-day regional training program to advance broadband mapping and digital infrastructure planning across Southern Africa. Organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with European Union backing, the Africa-BB-Maps Intermediate GIS and Data Management for Broadband Mapping Training brings together ICT and regulatory professionals from Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia. Technical instruction is delivered by Esri South Africa College. The program trains participants in advanced geographic information systems (GIS), enterprise geodatabase management, and data governance using real-world fiber optic and mobile coverage datasets. Opening the session, MACRA…
Tillabéri Region: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Niger is making significant strides toward technological self-sufficiency with the ongoing construction of a new local electronics assembly plant in Hamdallaye, located in the Tillabéri region. Scheduled to open by the end of October 2026, the upcoming DHY Technologie facility will assemble smartphones, computers, and tablets to meet the country’s growing digital needs. On Thursday, August 20, 2026, a high-level government delegation visited the construction site to assess the project’s advancement. The delegation, led by Minister of Communication and Information Technology Adji Ali Salatou and Minister of Technical and Vocational Education Farmo Moumouni, joined…
Abuja: TECHzMagazine – News Desk The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative Implementation Taskforce (NSCI-ITF) in Abuja to operationalize the country’s sovereign cloud framework and accelerate digital independence. NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi emphasized that the initiative will secure critical national data, deepen local capacity, and drive digital transformation across finance, healthcare, education, and manufacturing. A primary near-term focus is helping financial institutions meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) January 1, 2027 cloud compliance deadline. To facilitate this, NITDA will launch a dedicated certification portal by October to vet cloud infrastructure providers,…