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Wed, September 18th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
Important to understand big data – Huawei
It is important to understand the concept of big data and the benefits it produces, considering 90 per cent of the world's data has been generated over the past 12 months, according to Cameron Bahar, software executive at Huawei Technologies. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
VC4Africa selects September Cohort
Investment community VC4Africa has selected ten entrepreneurs from across Africa for its September Cohort, to benefit from three months of business development support and introductions to its investor network. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 18:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
More women in tech will solve community problems – Naidoo
The increase of women in tech is necessary to develop more effective solutions in communities, Suhaifa Naidoo, chairperson of Girl Geek Dinners Cape Town (GGDCPT), has said. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
New SABC board must put egos aside – Kholwane
The new board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) must put personality clashes aside and prioritise the interests of the public broadcaster, according to Eric Kholwane, the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
IBM to rerun Tech Start Up Smart Camp
IBM South Africa will be presenting its Tech Start Up Smart Camp in October, giving local entrepreneurs the opportunity to participate in the IBM Global Entrepreneurship Program. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory
Look to the future when evaluating conventional IT practice – Young
Companies must take into account their future aims if evaluations over the continuing use of conventional IT practices are to be worthwhile, according to Colleen Young, head of chief information officer (CIO) research, vice president and analyst at Gartner. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 12:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
SnappCab goes live
South African taxi app SnappCab has launched in Johannesburg, providing competition for similar solutions Uber and Zapacab. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 10:30 · Tom Jackson
SA e-tolling to be implemented this year
The Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) will be implemented this year, transport minister Dipuo Peters has told parliament, though no date has yet been set. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Tech4Africa reveals line-up
Technology conference Tech4Africa has revealed its programme, following the closure of speaker submissions for the event taking place in October, in South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 07:00 · Winfred Kuria
Cloud and Virtualization Africa Summit set for Johannesburg
The annual Cloud and Virtualization Africa Summit will take place on September 30 and October 1, bringing together industry thought leaders. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
SABC set for new board, DA criticises selection process
The parliamentary portfolio committee has announced the final list of recommended names for the new South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC) board, though opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has criticised the selection process. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 18:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: Alice Munyuna, member of dotAfrica steering committee
Alice Munyuna, steerco member at dotAfrica, spoke to HumanIPO about the challenges African governments face with policy creation, following discussions at the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) conference last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom can still be rescued – Solidarity
South African trade union Solidarity has painted a poor picture of Telkom’s financial situation following a meeting involving the part state-owned fixed-line provider’s stakeholders. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 15:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
FFP appeals to state for decreased cell phone rates
South African political party Freedom Front Plus has written to the minister of communications asking for more affordable cell phone tariffs. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Tourism Radio developing for Google Glass
Tourism Radio is in the process of developing for Google Glass, despite missing its Kickstarter fundraising target. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Altech and Huawei launch new business
Altech and Huawei have set up a new business, Altech Collab, in a bid to drive future growth initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 10:30 · Brandon Gregory
Three technologies businesses should use – Bona
IT allows businesses to optimise their processes and provides a new means by which business can compete through new models, said analyst Alexa Bona during her presentation at the Gartner Symposium in Cape Town yesterday. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 20:00 · Nick Sato
Smartphones to outnumber feature phones in Kenya by end of 2013
Smartphone sales will surpass those of feature phones in Kenya if current trends continue. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Mobile Money surpasses one million users
Mobile Money subscribers on South Africa’s MTN network have reached one million since the service was launched in November last year. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Online lessons to be released for SA students
Lessons are to be broadcast online to assist with the examination preparations of final year South African high school students in the Western Cape. → Read more
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