Articles by Tefo Mohapi

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Wed, January 30th, 16:01 · Tefo Mohapi

Alicia Keys appointed as BlackBerry’s new Global Creative Director

In a surprising announcement, BlackBerry Chief Executive Thorsten Heins, has named Alicia Keys as the Canadian phone manufacturer’s new Global Creative Director. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 08:56 · Tefo Mohapi

Takealot.com buys a portion of Mr D

Online retailer Takealot.com has bought a 60 percent stake in South African Mr D, previously known as the food delivery service Mr Delivery. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 08:34 · Tefo Mohapi

Research In Motion will reach its “natural end”, despite today’s BB10 launch

Research In Motion’s imminent launch of the BlackBerry 10 (BB10) is widely seen as make or break time and Jan Dawson, Chief Telecoms Analyst at Ovum, believes the new devices will provide "a temporary boost in performance but no salvation”. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 08:06 · Tefo Mohapi

NATIVE gets young South African men networking through whisky brand partnership

One of South Africa's leading integrated digital marketing agencies, NATIVE, is assisting in an engaging online social media and content presence campaign for whisky producer Chivas Regal in the country. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 05:29 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKOtv launches app exclusively on Nokia Lumia

Nigeria’s major online distributor of indigenous movies, iROKOtv, has struck an exclusive deal with Nokia to deliver a brand new mobile app. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 05:06 · Tefo Mohapi

Third edition of Mobile Web East Africa returns to Nairobi in February

The third edition of Mobile Web East Africa 2013, dubbed “the most progressive and interactive mobile industry events in Sub-Saharan Africa”, returns to Nairobi on February 19-21, and promises a more “international feel”. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 18:54 · Tefo Mohapi

Dimension Data awarded “Avaya Partner of the year” title

Founded in South Africa and with headquarters in Johannesburg, Dimension Data has scooped two awards from Avaya, including Partner of the Year 2012. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 18:48 · Tefo Mohapi

Rob Fleming appointed as Blue Label Telecoms Chief Marketing Officer

Rob Fleming has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer for South Africa's Blue Label Telecoms (Blue Label) in a bid to expand the company's market presence and drive its product innovation plans. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 12:59 · Tefo Mohapi

BlackBerry World for BB10 to include Music, Movies and TV Shows

With the BlackBerry 10 (BB10) launch just a day away, Research In Motion (RIM) has revealed BlackBerry World will not just be an App Store, but also have music and video content. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 12:38 · Tefo Mohapi

Michael Jordaan (FNB): “I am not resigning as CEO of the most innovative bank in the world”

Michael Jordaan, Chief Executive at South Africa's First National Bank (FNB), took to Twitter to end speculation surrounding his job at FNB after MoneyWeb published an article citing bank insiders who suggested he was quitting. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 11:04 · Tefo Mohapi

Hacktivists expose passwords and information from universities and businesses across Africa

During a campaign codenamed "ProjectSunRise", hacktivist group Team GhostShell yesterday (January 28) exposed data including 700,000 accounts and records from universities and businesses in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Algeria. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 10:55 · Tefo Mohapi

Re-branding underway at SA’s Softline, to be known as Sage

South African software specialists Softline has announced a re-branding exercise that will see it change its name to Sage, bringing it into line with British-based parent company The Sage Group. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 09:57 · Tefo Mohapi

Twitter introduces advertising in North Africa

Twitter has launched advertising services in North Africa while launching similar services in the Middle East. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 06:31 · Tefo Mohapi

New Geeko range of tablets launched by South Africa’s Esquire Technologies

South Africa's Esquire Technologies, the 2012 African Distributor of the Year, is set to launch the Geeko Junior and Geeko Premium Tablets. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 16:57 · Tefo Mohapi

FEATURE: What does Facebook Graph search mean for Brands?

There has been a lot of hype surrounding the launch of Facebook’s Graph Search, but what does the "new" tool mean for businesses? → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 15:23 · Tefo Mohapi

SONY fined for failing to prevent PlayStation cyber attack in 2011

UK regulators have fined Sony almost US$400,000 for failing to prevent cyberattacks on its PlayStation Network in 2011. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 15:10 · Tefo Mohapi

Latest version of Skype from Microsoft blocks Shylock Malware

The malicious malware developed by hackers that steals online banking credentials and information from Skype has finally been “blocked” by Microsoft. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 13:21 · Tefo Mohapi

RIM on the comeback trail, predicts Gartner’s VP of Research

Research In Motion (RIM) will launch the BlackBerry 10 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday, and Gartner’s Vice President of Research believes it could signal a comeback for the Canadian phone manufacturer. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:44 · Tefo Mohapi

Vine, new video sharing service by Twitter

Twitter has launched a micro-video sharing application, Vine, exclusive on the iPhone and iPod Touch. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 09:58 · Tefo Mohapi

Fortune ranks Google as the best tech company to work for

Google has been listed as the number one company to work for in the USA by renowned business publication Fortune. → Read more