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Wed, December 12th, 10:40 · Tefo Mohapi

2012’s top Google searches in South Africa revealed

Free classifieds site OLX, deceased pop diva Whitney Houston and Hurricane Sandy were the top three search trends in South Africa for 2012 according to the Google Zeitgeist. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 09:51 · Tom Jackson

Q&A: Nic Haralambous, Motribe co-founder

Nic Haralambous, co-founder of Motribe and now CEO of NicSocks, talks to HumanIPO about the development of Motribe, its partnership with and eventual acquisition by Mxit and his own plans for the future having left the company. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 09:36 · Brandon Gregory

Mango offers free Wi-Fi on its Christmas flights

Budget South African airline Mango will offer free Wi-Fi to its customers flying between Johannesburg and Durban this festive season. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 09:14 · Richard Cutcher

“We sold sponsors a dream”, says founder of HealthQ Technologies

The creator of the world’s first open source metabolic chamber says the groundbreaking technology housed in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, could change the “digital health landscape completely”. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 07:09 · Brandon Gregory

South African software company making big impact State-side

Cape Town managed software company Personera is now part of Facebook’s elite Preferred Marketing Developer Program and building a strong customer base in the United States. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 15:16 · Tefo Mohapi

41 employees confirmed to be retrenched, Mxit says it’s channeling funds into “key growth areas”

Mxit, the “largest social network in South Africa”, says it plans for aggressive growth in 2013 with the implementation of an extremely focused technology and business plan. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 15:10 · Richard Cutcher

Dina Pule calls on South African ICT industry to contribute to policy making

The South African government has signed up 22 industry experts to advise Dina Pule, the Minister of Communications, on future ICT policy. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 14:34 · Tefo Mohapi

More than two million South Africans use LinkedIn

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 187 million members, has announced more than two million South Africans have signed up. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 12:57 · Tefo Mohapi

Trouble at World of Avatar as Mxit set to retrench employees and Boom.fm shuts down

World of Avatar has suffered further blows after announcements that Mxit is to retrench staff and Boom.fm is to close. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 12:22 · Brandon Gregory

Klerksdorp to get 120km of fibre-optic cable

Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) is investing more than R81 million (almost US$10 million) in 128 kilometres of fibre-optic cables to be installed in Klerksdorp to bring high-speed internet to the region. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 11:58 · Tom Jackson

Twitter used in campaign to spread information on Mandela health

Twitter is playing its part in disseminating information of the condition of former South African president Nelson Mandela, as the government steps up its efforts to keep the public informed after criticism of its handling of his last hospitalisation. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 10:12 · Tefo Mohapi

Keith Bothma appointed as HP SA’s Networking Unit and Sales Manager

Hewlett Packard (HP) South Africa has confirmed the permanent appointment of Keith Bothma as HP Networking BU and Sales Manager for the Enterprise Group, assuming these new roles with immediate effect. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 08:15 · Vincent Matinde

GAVI partners with Vodacom to improve health through mobile tech in Africa

Telecoms operator Vodacom has partnered with public-private health group GAVI Alliance in a move expected to ensure health initiatives in Africa are integrated with mobile technology, especially the use of SMS text messaging. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 08:05 · Brandon Gregory

Durban’s successful Ulwazi project looking to expand

A four-year-old social history project in Durban bringing traditional oral histories into the digital age could be brought to Cape Town and Johannesburg. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 15:35 · Richard Cutcher

ICASA aiming to clean up allocation of sports broadcasting rights

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has admitted it will have “failed the country” if it does not sort out regulation of sports broadcasting rights in time for the digital migration. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 15:16 · Tefo Mohapi

Is RB Jacobs, the FNB Guy, a ‘twitterbot’ or the real thing?

South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) have been leading the way in using technology as part of their brand and customer service, with one such example the “personification” of the FNB brand through the Twitter account @RBJacobs The FNB Guy. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 13:26 · Vincent Matinde

Africa Portal celebrates second year as top destination for researchers in Africa

Africa Portal is marking its second year in existence as a resource policy portal for African educationalists. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 13:14 · Brandon Gregory

Snapt user interfaces big in the US

Snapt, the South African snap-on user interface provider, has built a 95 percent American clientele and has opened its first store in the United States. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 10:46 · Tom Jackson

SA government sites hacked

Three South African government websites were hacked yesterday by a Moroccan hacker, who claimed the action was a response to South Africa’s support for Western Sahara liberation group the República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD). → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 09:09 · Tom Jackson

Motribe co-founder launches online subscription sock company

Nic Haralambous, the co-founder of recent Mxit acquisition Motribe, has launched NicSocks, an online subscription sock company to sell South African socks at a cheaper price. → Read more