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Q&A: SA mentality on startups should change for better ecosystem
Eric Edelstein, chief executive officer at Zunguz and serial techpreneur, spoke to HumanIPO about the local talent in building businesses (more)
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2 days agoSA banks regard technological innovation as critical
South Africa’s four largest banks, namely First National Bank (FNB), Absa, Standard Bank and Nedbank, believe technological innovation is (more)
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SAPO goes digital
The South African Post Office (SAPO) has pitched itself as the most technologically advanced public service after launching the Trust (more)
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2 days agoAltech sets delisting date
Altron has said it expects to delist Altech from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on August 20, 2013 after its offer to acquire the (more)
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2 days agoRevenue-making startups present in Cape Town
Six Cape Town-based startups all making revenue presented their business models and visions at the first ST4GE event last night.
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2 days agoSocial media can overtake operators
Mobile-based social media can potentially overtake the role of operators as services overlap with growing data and content delivery, (more)
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2 days agoDMMA neutral on NAB’s resignation from SAARF
The Digital Media Marketing Association (DMMA) today expressed their support for the South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) (more)
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2 days agoPercentage of South Africans shopping online falls
The number of South Africans shopping online has fallen by four per cent in the last year, according to the latest MasterCard Online (more)
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2 days agoSEACOM network back up after backhaul problems
Terrestrial backhaul issues between Mtunzini and Johannesburg were to blame for service disruptions on the SEACOM networks in South Africa (more)
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3 days agoFNB Online recognised by PwC survey
First National Bank’s (FNB) online banking platform was honoured as the best for internet banking at the thirteenth PwC survey on South (more)
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3 days ago
SABC and e.tv quit SAARF
Both the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and e.tv have stated their reasons for supporting the National Association of (more)
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3 days agoMobile money should be simple to reach unbanked – Standard Bank
Mobile money will be a solution for the unbanked it if is simple and relevant enough to reach them, a South African representative from (more)
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3 days agoSocial Estate - the new online platform connecting community members
A residential complex trustee has launched a new type of social network, called Social Estate, aiming to connect neighbours and streamline (more)
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3 days agoMTN misses chance to enter Myanmar
The MTN Group has missed out in its bid to become one of two new operators in the state of Myanmar, losing out to Norway’s Telenor and (more)
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3 days agoSABC defends appointments
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has hit back at claims by the Media Workers’ Association of SA (MWASA) they were (more)
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3 days agoBen Martins now considering public submissions on e-tolling
The Department of Transport has confirmed the minister Ben Martins is now considering the public submissions on the draft regulations for (more)
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3 days agoLocal excellence key to less global dependency
The growth of locally produced mobile solutions will be sufficient once enough recognition is given to African expertise, social media (more)
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3 days agoNo suspects identified in SAPS hacking case
The South African police appear to be no closer to finding out who hacked the SA Police Service (SAPS) website, with the investigation (more)
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4 days agoMTN SA appoints new enterprise business division head
MTN South Africa has appointed its chief technical officer Lambo Kanagaratnam to head up its enterprise business division, with Eben (more)
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4 days agoBozza all for piracy
Artist promotion platform Bozza believes piracy can play a positive role in the exposure of local artists as part of providing digital (more)
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4 days agoMobile advertising about function, not device, expert says
Mobile advertising is more about the device ability than the phone as a key role player in the growing e-commerce and trade industry, Quirk (more)
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4 days agoBranded content pulls on heartstrings and is the future
Branded content is the future of effective advertising, according to Launch Factory managing director Spero Patricios, who believes it is (more)
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4 days agoVodacom offer Q5 in SA
The BlackBerry Q5 is available in South Africa through Vodacom from today (Thursday), on both prepaid and contract packages.
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4 days agoOrange to provide more open, local services to Africa
Orange is planning to provide more democratised services through local partnerships to African countries within the next few years.
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4 days agoDigitisation of Africa will drive democracy
The digitisation of processes across Africa should not be driven by financial gains, but promote employment on the continent, Nigeria-based (more)
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4 days agoNaspers: MultiChoice is focusing on online content
Eben Greyling, chief executive officer (CEO) of Pay-TV Platforms at Naspers, has said MultiChoice is focusing on increasing its online (more)
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4 days agoADC as a service delivers better ROI
By managing application delivery infrastructure effectively within application delivery controllers (ADCs), businesses can experience (more)
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4 days agoVisa’s mobile money entry in Egypt unlikely to set a trend
Cases of card companies such as Visa and MasterCard working with networks to introduce mobile money in Africa are going to be rare, (more)
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4 days agoBlackBerry Jam sessions hitting SA in July
The BlackBerry Jam Africa and Middle East Tour is coming to South Africa in July, offering developers in the country a chance to experiment (more)
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4 days agoFacebook commerce a growing future trend, Zunguz says
Facebook social commerce is a growing trend as part of brand engagement in the online social trading space, social money platform company (more)
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5 days agoOperators and banks a marriage made in hell, expert says
The possibility of collaborations between banks and network operators is highly contested amongst industry players as the success of mobile (more)
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5 days agoOUTA raises concerns over GFIP collusion fines
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has welcomed the Competition Commission’s decision to fine 15 construction groups a (more)
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5 days agoThe slowest smartphone revealed
Apple’s iPhone 5 has been labelled the slowest smartphone compared to its rivals, according to an industry recognised test carried out by (more)
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5 days agoApps key to African connection building
App development is one of the key drivers of local mobile projects to drive connections in the African diaspora, web and mobile services (more)
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Group dating site launched in South Africa
South Africa’s latest dating platform has been launched, aiming to remove the awkwardness from one-on-one dates and instead looking to (more)
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5 days agoTech saves lives on Cape Flats - RLabs
Technology’s role in social reconstruction is saving lives and teaching startups, entrepreneurs and marketing agents to turn around (more)
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5 days agoSA copper theft falls in May
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has announced copper theft decreased in value last month by ZAR1 million (more)
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5 days agoNaspers records profit increase
South African multimedia giant Naspers has reported a full-year profit increase of 23 per cent following growth in DStv subscribers as well (more)
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5 days agoAfrica’s digital migration remains controversial
Digital migration in Africa continues to be a controversial matter in Africa as tech advancement is hampered by widespread poverty.
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5 days agoISPA call for spectrum audit details
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has come under pressure from the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) to (more)
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5 days agoMP rejects electronic monitoring system
Democratic Alliance (DA) chief whip Watty Watson has compared a proposed electronic monitoring system to track the attendance of South (more)
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5 days agoCOSATU calls for investigation into e-tolling procurement process
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and other civil society groups have called for an independent investigation into the (more)
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5 days agoThe benefits of applying Interaction Process Automation
Interaction Process Automation (IPA) allows companies to accomplish more in less time when dealing with business processes and customer (more)
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5 days agoKhayashopping to launch in August
Zimbabwean trading company Khayashopping will be launching its online service soon, becoming the first of its kind in the country.
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6 days agoDoC to appeal Press Ombudsman decision
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has slammed the Press Ombudsman for throwing out its three complaints against the (more)
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6 days agoStartups asked to contribute to World Design Capital Cape Town 2014
Tech startups in the Western Cape are being encouraged to contribute to World Design Capital Cape Town 2014 (WDCCT), although they are (more)
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6 days agoCell C’s Facebook account hacked
Cell C today announced its Facebook account had been hacked.
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6 days agoPower FM’s website restored after hacking incident
The recently launched Power FM radio station’s website was reportedly hacked yesterday by a hacker who goes by the name “black real”.
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6 days agoDA raises further questions over MTN-Iran case
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the investigation into the conduct of former ambassador to Iran (more)