Commonwealth News
HCL Technologies expands its presence in Sri Lanka, opens new facility
Dec 1, 2021
HCL Technologies (HCL), a global IT major, opens a new and one of the largest facilities in Sri Lanka. This facility can accommodate around 4,000 employees. The new development is expected to provide global IT services to prospective clients. The architectural design...
TCS expands partnership with Malaysia’s Celcom for digital transformation
Dec 1, 2021
India's IT services major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) partners with Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom), a leading telecommunications provider in Malaysia, to transform the latter’s core business support systems (BSS). TCS will boost Celcom microservices-enabled...
How this woman entrepreneur realised the power of technology and data and started two data firms 20 years ago
Dec 1, 2021
Meet Auckland-based tech entrepreneur Carmen Vicelich. She is the founder of Data Insight, an analytics startup and Valocity that focuses on the property and its market valuation. Her unique, cloud-based platform is famous across New Zealand, Australia, India, and...
Geothermal prospecting license issued in African Malawi
Nov 30, 2021
Kalahari GeoEnergy Ltd announces receiving a grant of a Reconnaissance License for the Chiweta geothermal prospect in northern Malawi. The license was granted by the Malawi Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy, and Mining. The main objective is to assess the...
Kenyan-made Boda boda runs on Sh100 Nairobi to Nyeri
Nov 30, 2021
Embakasi-based Opibus Limited displays an electric Boda boda (a motorcycle taxi) that can ride from Nairobi to Nyeri town, a distance of about 100 kilometres costing less than a dollar at the conference in Wote town, Makueni. It is the first locally manufactured...
A ride across Malawi’s capital in a locally made vehicle
Nov 30, 2021
A young Malawi boy invents a one-of-kind fuel-efficient vehicle from scratch. Born and raised in Chimoka village, one of the townships of Lilongwe, Nkhoma believes that people in remote areas could use his vehicle as an ambulance. It can go up to 60km/hr cutting...