Articles by Richard Cutcher

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Thu, April 18th, 13:54 · Richard Cutcher

Vodafone Ghana CEO trades Africa for Qatar

Vodafone Ghana is losing its chief executive of three years, Kyle Whitehill, to affiliate company Vodafone Qatar. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 13:50 · Richard Cutcher

KT exit race for majority stake in Maroc Telecom

“Big differences” have forced South Korean telecommunications company KT Corp to drop out of the bidding Vivendi’s 53 per cent stake in Maroc Telecom. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 13:12 · Richard Cutcher

ODM co-founder against StarTimes’ TopTV purchase

A co-founder of TopTV parent company, On Digital Media (ODM), has expressed his concern at the prospect of StarTimes taking over the ailing broadcasting group. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 12:07 · Richard Cutcher

Oracle releases further Java security updates

Oracle have released another wave of security updates in a bid to fix 42 vulnerabilities within Java. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 12:02 · Richard Cutcher

Cell C launches Samsung Galaxy S4 packages

South African network operator Cell C has revealed four contracts available to customers purchasing the new Samsung Galaxy S4 from the end of April. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 08:48 · Richard Cutcher

Evidence mounting against Pule

More than 2,000 pages of evidence allegedly supporting corruption accusations against South Africa communications minister Dina Pule have been submitted to parliament’s ethics committee. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:56 · Richard Cutcher

SA traders starting to accept Bitcoin

Three South Africans currently accepting Bitcoin payments as part of their business have told HumanIPO more consumers and merchants should sign up and help revolutionise payment solutions. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 12:46 · Richard Cutcher

Google Drive down, angry users take to Twitter

Twitter is buzzing with angry Google Drive users who seem to have been thrown out of the online file sharing service. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 11:34 · Richard Cutcher

Seed Engine welcoming next round of applications

Startups are being encouraged to apply for a place on the next Seed Engine accelerator programme with ZAR100,000 (US$11,000) available for 10 successful applicants. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 11:26 · Richard Cutcher

Ad Dynamo looking to Kenya next

South African startup advertising platform Ad Dynano is expecting to enter the Kenyan market next and expand its operations in Nigeria as it continues its focus on emerging markets. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 09:18 · Richard Cutcher

Google chief laughs off prospect of blocking Facebook Home

Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, has told the AllThingsDigital conference it would be “against our religion” to block Facebook Home from Android. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 08:26 · Richard Cutcher

Microsoft teams up with Ghana to provide national data centre

Microsoft has partnered with Ghana’s National Information Technology Agency (NITA) to create a national data centre for public administration. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 07:49 · Richard Cutcher

Facebook’s mobile ads to be bigger than television

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, has defended its mobile advertising plan, saying it will be “more important” than television. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 14:37 · Richard Cutcher

WIOCC adds telecoms expertise to its staff

West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), which carries wholesale broadband in Africa, has hired three professionals from the telecommunications sector to aid their development on the continent. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 13:56 · Richard Cutcher

Gumtree team launch SA job site

A job collating website, powered by the team behind popular Gumtree.com, has been launched in South Africa with more than 50,000 live vacancies. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 10:48 · Richard Cutcher

TopTV drops movies and kids channels

South Africa’s TopTV has dropped two of its channels, Top Movies +24 and Top Junior, as a turbulent six months goes from bad to worse. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 09:42 · Richard Cutcher

Gangnam Style’s Psy rockets to YouTube record

South Korean pop sensation Psy has recorded a record number of YouTube hits in 24 hours with Gentleman, the follow-up to the smash hit Gangnam Style. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 08:36 · Richard Cutcher

8ta cheapest prepaid SA network

8ta has been revealed as the cheapest prepaid mobile network by an individual study carried out by Research ICT Africa, despite its parent company Telkom trying to ditch it earlier this year. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 08:26 · Richard Cutcher

Microsoft in smartwatch hunt

Microsoft seem intent on joining the smartwatch club after suppliers reportedly let slip the computing giant had asked them to send touch-based components. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 14:31 · Richard Cutcher

Egypt outlines five year plan for ICT sector

Egypt has launched its national strategy for the next five years for its ICT sector with a focus on attracting foreign investment and creating new jobs. → Read more