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Mon, July 7th, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Michael Walker, search and analytics director, 25AM

Michael Walker, search and analytics director at 25AM, explains how marketers can best use video sharing site YouTube to promote their brands. → Read more
Fri, July 4th, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Pfungwa Serima, CEO, SAP Africa

Pfungwa Serima, chief executive officer (CEO) at SAP Africa, discusses how the Internet of Things allows for African enterprises to develop novel business models. → Read more
Fri, June 27th, 12:00 · Guest Post

GUEST POST: Hamilton Rashefola, sales director at IBM SA.

Businesses and the government should not look at the cloud from a purely technological perspective but see it as an enabling force for progress, according to Hamilton Rashefola, sales director at IBM South Africa. → Read more
Fri, June 13th, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Tech alone cannot address POPI challenges

Drew van Vuuren, chief executive officer (CEO) of information security and privacy firm 4Di Privaca, explains technology alone will not be able to address challenges provided by South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, warning small and medium enterprises not to ignore requirements that will be imposed on them. → Read more
Fri, June 6th, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Accelerator interest turns to later stage startups

Sylvia Brune, co-founder of Nigerian startup accelerator 440, discusses how later stage startups can benefit from accelerator programmes. → Read more
Fri, May 16th, 09:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Why Apple wants to buy Beats

Apple’s acquisition of headphones and music streaming business Beats has been questioned by industry experts and tech enthusiasts alike. However Lawrence Lundy, consultant at Frost & Sullivan, believes this could be one of the most lucrative buyouts yet. → Read more
Thu, May 15th, 09:00 · Guest Post

REVIEW: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

With the world moving towards larger smartphones, consumers wanting smaller devices have been left behind. Sony has attempted to fill the gap with the Xperia Z1 Compact. → Read more
Tue, May 13th, 09:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: 6 tips for CIOs amidst global ICT changes

Christo Briedenhann, regional director at Riverbed Technologies, offers chief information officers (CIO) advice on changing their IT infrastructure amidst changes in the IT landscape. → Read more
Mon, May 12th, 18:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Xiaomi may be first truly global Chinese brand

Lawrence Lundy, consultant at Frost & Sullivan, highlights the growth of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi and how the company has managed to undercut global competitors. → Read more
Fri, May 9th, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Sami Lahoud, VP of communications, Mastercard MEA

Sami Lahoud, vice president of communications in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) for MasterCard, explains how new technologies, including biometrics, can play a role in financial inclusion on the continent. → Read more
Thu, May 1st, 16:00 · Guest Post

Guest post: Using biometrics to secure African identities

Eric Billiaert, communication director of government programmes at Gemalto, explains how biometric identification data can secure the identities of African citizens, and faith in government bodies to keep identifying information secure. → Read more
Thu, May 1st, 12:00 · Guest Post

REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy S5

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is loved by some and hated by others. Here is a comprehensive guide to the good and bad of Samsung’s flagship smartphone. → Read more
Fri, April 25th, 08:30 · Guest Post

REVIEW: Nokia Asha 2010

The recently released Nokia Asha 210 provides a smartphone option for those who want a physical QWERTY keyboard and do not want to fork out more than US$100. The new model improves on the Asha 201 and 205 at an affordable price. → Read more
Thu, April 10th, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Claire Cobbledick, head of marketing, Gumtree

With the competitive world of online marketing and search engine optimisation not providing a level playing field for big business and small enterprises, Claire Cobbledick, head of marketing at Gumtree, explains how more and more small businesses are making use of online classifieds. → Read more
Mon, April 7th, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest post: Chris Wen, product country manager, Asus Kenya

As the capabilities of technology increase so do the threats to its integrity. The incidence of cybercrime has been rising exponentially over the past number of years, proliferated by those with the technical know-how and access to computers. Chris Wen, Asus Kenya’s product country manager, explains how the cloud can protect organisations. → Read more
Fri, March 28th, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest post: Nathaniel Borenstein, chief scientist, Mimecast

Nathaniel Borenstein, chief scientist at Mimecast, discusses the importance of internet governance on healthcare, crime prevention and manufacturing in the future, highlighting the role of efficient governance on the evolution of the web. → Read more
Wed, March 26th, 14:00 · Guest Post

Guest post: Alan Knott-Craig Sr, CEO, Cell C

This week the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is in court facing legal claims by leading operators MTN and Vodacom, challenging the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) which will provide asymmetry with negative repercussions for larger operators. In this guest post, Alan Knott-Craig Sr, chief executive officer (CEO) of Cell C, which supports the new rates, discusses the case and says this week is a landmark one for South African telecommunications. → Read more
Mon, March 24th, 09:00 · Guest Post

Guest post: Dr Pieter Streicher, MD, BulkSMS.com

Dr Pieter Streicher, managing director of BulkSMS.com, discusses how the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) should navigate SMS interconnect rates while circumventing high communication costs and lowering SMS spam. → Read more
Fri, March 21st, 08:00 · Guest Post

Guest post: Jonas Thulin, security consultant, Fortinet

Jonas Thulin, security consultant at network security firm Fortinet, discusses the importance of maintaining the security of a business’ website in order to preserve the integrity of its brand identity and company data. → Read more
Thu, March 20th, 17:00 · Guest Post

Guest post: SA mobile operators fighting wrong war

“The mobile operators are fighting the wrong war”, says Marius Burger, managing director (MD) of Indian Atlantic, “and they’re squaring up to the wrong enemy. They should be fundamentally revising their business models to prepare for Google, Facebook and Microsoft, who are aiming at their voice markets.” → Read more