April 2023

Embracing technology is the theme of the April edition. It’s the difference between good and great, and can launch even the most rudimentary businesses to the next level. Technology doesn’t just mean new machinery, or new software – it’s everything that makes life easier, quicker, and more efficient.

In Kenya, we speak to G4S – the world’s most recognised provider of security services – about its transition from manned guarding to include more and more technology for clients. In tough times, this provides significant value for those in need of savings.

At Link Africa, embracing innovation and the open access fibre broadband rollout will help many people to take their tech participation higher, driving digital and financial inclusion. The company is busy connecting communities, through a special fibre cable system, as we speak.

For Eduvos, a leading provider of higher-education, taking the classroom online has required significant investment into technology but doing so has helped the company to realised sizeable results, with the record number of new students joining the business this year.

Wanawake Industrial Supplies is bringing some of the best technological advancements in the tooling space to Africa. Working closely with international brands, relaying the needs of the continent, this is a business literally placing the best tech in the hands of its clients.

Mackay Marine SA is sailing nicely after recent acquisition, but technology remains at the heart of this business. Without the world’s premier tech, vessels and offshore support would run into difficult territory. From SA’s major ports, this growing organsation fits, upgrades, and maintains technology to keep people safe.

The tech story is never ending and the examples we have are just a handful of a significant number underway around the continent. Please get in touch and tell us more about your tech journey and how it has changed your strategy. We’re always online at LinkedIn.