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Fri, May 31st, 10:51 · Brandon Gregory

Aptronics fires warning on cloud use

Businesses should be aware cloud services could be adding extra costs and security risk, despite the significant adoption and growth it has seen in South Africa. → Read more
Fri, May 31st, 10:38 · Richard Cutcher

BlackBerry remains SA’s coolest brand

Young South Africans have voted BlackBerry the “Coolest Brand Overall” in a Sunday Times competition, reaffirming the Canadian brand’s popularity in the country despite its troubles overseas. → Read more
Fri, May 31st, 10:28 · Nanine Steenkamp

Comrades to be tracked by mapIT

The annual South African road race Comrades Marathon will be supported by mapIT and a Twitter feed to enhance spectators’ runner tracking. → Read more
Fri, May 31st, 10:25 · Richard Cutcher

Dark Fibre Africa adds more managers

Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), a South African open access fibre optic provider, has bolstered its management team with the appointments of Reshaad Sha and Brian Alwar. → Read more
Fri, May 31st, 10:15 · Brandon Gregory

COSATU’s “drive-slow” protest against e-tolls goes ahead

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) began their “drive-slow” protest against e-tolling in Johannesburg this morning. → Read more
Fri, May 31st, 10:15 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei awards bursaries to SA engineering students

Huawei has awarded bursaries to 15 students in the faculty of engineering studying at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Gauteng, South Africa. → Read more
Fri, May 31st, 08:34 · Nanine Steenkamp

Google invests $12 million in SA solar power

Google has invested ZAR103 million (US$12 million) in the South African-based Jasper Power project, praising the solar power plant for its financial and transformational potential. → Read more
Fri, May 31st, 08:16 · Brandon Gregory

ITU research figures “distorted” – Research ICT Africa

Mobile figures released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) can present a distorted picture of the situation on the ground, according to Alison Gillwald, executive director of Research ICT Africa. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 15:45 · Kamau Mbote

Q&A: Huawei’s Li Dafeng discusses mobile, tablets and digital migration

HumanIPO caught up with Li Dafeng, regional president of Huawei East and Southern Africa of global ICT solutions provider Huawei, to discuss its current and future operations on the continent. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 15:03 · Richard Cutcher

Cell C launch universal contract for all smartphones

South African mobile operator Cell C has launched the Straight Up Infinity Package for its contract customers, available with all smartphones. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 14:59 · Nanine Steenkamp

Cape Town prime spot for call centres

Cape Town is considered one of the ultimate destinations to establish call centres, attracting some of the world’s largest business processing outsources. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 13:37 · Gabriella Mulligan

More entrepreneurial freedom in Cape Town than Silicon Valley

Cape Town is a better location to launch a startup than Silicon Valley due to the greater entrepreneurial freedom it offers, according to Simon Anderson, founder of Video Agent. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 13:09 · Brandon Gregory

infoDEV, Nokia and AppCampus collaborate with innovation hubs

A collaboration between the World Bank’s infoDev, Nokia and AppCampus with innovation hubs throughout Africa, Latin America and Asia has been announced at the Fifth Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship in East London, South Africa. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 12:47 · Tom Jackson

SITA appoints new CEO

The South African State IT Agency (SITA) has appointed Sithembiso Freeman Nomvalo as its new chief executive officer (CEO) for up to a year, replacing Blake Mosley-Lefatola, who left his post last week. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 12:13 · Tom Jackson

Gauteng allocates $99 million to ICT goals

The Department of Finance of the South African province of Gauteng has allocated ZAR985 million (US$99 million) to realising the region’s aim of becoming a smart and connected. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 10:32 · Tom Jackson

Mentorcamp returning to Cape Town within a year

Mentorcamp is to return for another event in Cape Town either this November or in March next year, according to founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Permjot Valia. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 09:35 · Richard Cutcher

Datatec considering acquisitions

South African networking giant Datatec is considering acquisitions in the United States and elsewhere in Africa because it is convinced the international markets are beginning to recover. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 09:30 · Brandon Gregory

DA urges president to investigate alternatives to e-tolling

Ian Ollis, shadow minister of transport and Democratic Alliance (DA) member of parliament (MP), will write to president Jacob Zuma, urging him to investigate alternatives to e-tolling in the wake of new evidence against the project. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 09:25 · Brandon Gregory

IDC: PC sales drop as market turns to tablets

The International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC tracker has indicated global PC shipments are expected to drop by 7.8 per cent this year. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 08:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

MTN to partner with Indian communication group

Johannesburg-based MTN Group is seeking partnership with Indian Reliance Communications as part of the re-evaluation of its South African assets. → Read more