Articles by Tefo Mohapi

Thu, April 4th, 11:15 · Tefo Mohapi

New ABSA banking app to be launched next week

ABSA will be launching their long awaited banking app at an event in Johannesburg next Wednesday. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 10:41 · Tefo Mohapi

Nokia Music+ to launch in SA

Nokia South Africa has announced a new subscription-based upgrade to its popular free-to-stream mobile music service is to launch in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 16:24 · Tefo Mohapi

Java enabled browsers still vulnerable

Security experts report millions of computers are still at risk of being compromised due to Java vulnerabilities, despite Oracle having released multiple emergency patches in recent months. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 16:09 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom SA to provide unemployed youth with ICT skills

Vodacom South Africa has partnered with Cisco and MICT-Seta as it looks to alleviate skills development and job creation problems in South Africa within the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 16:02 · Tefo Mohapi

Desan Naidoo appointed by SAS as MD for Southern Africa

Desan Naidoo has been announced by SAS, the business analytics and software services provider, as being appointed as managing director (MD) for Southern Africa. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 14:01 · Tefo Mohapi

Google improves its Maps service for Africa

Google has announced improvements to its Google Maps service specifically aimed at Africa, which include many more detailed maps for more countries on the continent and inclusion of some popular business locations. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 10:31 · Tefo Mohapi

DigiCore director Nhlanhla Gasa murdered

Police in Durban, South Africa, have confirmed Nhlanhla Gasa, DigiCore Holdings director, has been found dead in the Tugela River in Kwazulu-Natal, with the death being investigated as a case of murder. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 08:30 · Tefo Mohapi

Botnet from Russia built to target global payment services

A new botnet from Russia - vSkimmer - has been discovered from underground malware forums, developed to steal payment related data. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 07:58 · Tefo Mohapi

New Android malware targets human rights activists

Tibetan and Uyghur human rights activists are being targeted with new malware which is specifically designed for Android Os based devices, according to Kaspersky. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:30 · Tefo Mohapi

Spam activity increased in February according to report

Spammers have stepped up activities after several months of decline, according to a report by Kaspersky Lab. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:20 · Tefo Mohapi

Gemalto selected by Safaricom to offer customers back-up services

Kenya’s Safaricom will employ Gemalto’s LinqUs Cloud Backup solution to offer mobile subscribers in Kenya a back-up service for phonebook contacts. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 14:50 · Tefo Mohapi

Network security appliances vendor Cyberoam appoints country manager in SA

Adrian Anema is security appliances vendor, Cyberoam’s, new South Africa country manager. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 06:39 · Tefo Mohapi

Middle East and Africa healthcare IT spending to increase to US$4.4 billion

Healthcare providers in the Middle East and Africa will spend US $4.4 billion on IT products and services in 2013, according to research by Gartner. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 16:17 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom SA introduces offer for hearing impaired customers

Vodacom South Africa is doubling SMS bundles for hearing impaired customers at no extra cost in a new promotional offer. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 14:13 · Tefo Mohapi

VC4Africa reaches 10,000 member milestone

Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa) has reached 10,000 members today. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:25 · Tefo Mohapi

Nashua Communications showcase their Open Unified Communications technology

Senior technologists, high profile customers and guests of Nashua Communications were demonstrated the communication capabilities and scenarios at the South African company’’s Innovation Centre in Midrand this week. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 13:24 · Tefo Mohapi

EMEA CIOs to spend more on IT in 2013, report predicts

A research report reveals approximately 71 per cent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) region are forecasted to increase investment in IT this year. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 09:23 · Tefo Mohapi

Report suggests most companies fail to secure corporate mobile devices

A report by Kaspersky Lab in association with market research specialists B2B International suggests most companies fail to pay adequate attention to securing corporate mobile devices and the data stored on them. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 14:06 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data celebrates a successful 20 years of doing business in Botswana

One of South Africa’s great ICT exports, Dimension Data, celebrated 20 years years of operations in Botswana yesterday. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 13:18 · Tefo Mohapi

Q&A: KasiMP3 founder Mokgethwa Mapaya

The music industry continues to experience declines in revenues year-on-year, with International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) reports estimating 95 per cent of music downloaded online is illegal. → Read more