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Fri, March 21st, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: Jonas Thulin, security consultant, Fortinet
Jonas Thulin, security consultant at network security firm Fortinet, discusses the importance of maintaining the security of a business’ website in order to preserve the integrity of its brand identity and company data. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
FNB’s online channels voted best in SA
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has had its online banking channels vote the best in the country, according to the 2014 South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi). → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 06:00 · Agatha Nduku
International child abuse website shut down
The United States has announced it has dismantled a massive international online child abuse ring, one of the largest such operations ever uncovered. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Google announces Android Wear
Google has announced Android Wear, an initiative that extends the reach of its mobile operating system to wearable technology. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Getting to new markets quickly gives us competitive advantage – hellofood
Ralf Wenzel, global managing director of foodpanda/hellofood, has said the company’s ability to commence operations in new markets gives it a huge competitive advantage, with the online food delivery marketplace having spread to 40 countries in 22 months. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 17:40 · Chris Udemans
Glocall to launch 4G network in Somalia
United States-based telecommunications provider Glocall will introduce high speed 4G capabilities to Somalia in the third quarter of 2014, hoping the additional connectivity will fuel growth and development in the region. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 17:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: SA mobile operators fighting wrong war
“The mobile operators are fighting the wrong war”, says Marius Burger, managing director (MD) of Indian Atlantic, “and they’re squaring up to the wrong enemy. They should be fundamentally revising their business models to prepare for Google, Facebook and Microsoft, who are aiming at their voice markets.” → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 16:20 · Chris Udemans
Telecash agents increase 63%
Zimbabwean mobile money platform Telecash has seen the number of agents and merchants utilising the service rise 63 per cent, from 1,600 to 2,600, since it was introduced at the end of January. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Online hitches cause KRA to postpone iTax move
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been forced to extend the deadline for its new iTax system, which will require taxpayers to remit their taxes online, following a clogging in the system occasioned by a large number of people trying to access it. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Jumia Nigeria not profitable, focused on growth
Jumia Nigeria is still not profitable two years after its launch, but is instead focused on winning market share, according to former managing director (MD) Tunde Kehinde. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
“Blind support” of one operator will not lower SA call costs – MTN
Lowering the cost of mobile communications in South Africa will not be achieved by “blind support” for a single operator by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to Zunaid Bulbulia, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 13:40 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Low income Kenyans spending too much on mobile airtime
Low income Kenyans are forgoing other important expenses in order to purchase prepaid mobile airtime, according to experts speaking at a World Consumer Rights Day event held in Nairobi on Friday. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
OUTA to protest against e-tolling tomorrow
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Organisation (OUTA) will use South Africa’s Human Rights Day (March 21) to protest the country’s e-tolling bill. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
SAPO’s Hybrid Mail cuts delivery times in half
The Hybrid Mail system adopted by the South African Post Office (SAPO) has cut delivery times to 2.5 days from five, according to general manager Newyear Ntuli. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 11:40 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenya to release 4G network draft policy
Kenya’s Ministry of ICT has announced Kenya will soon have a fourth generation long term evolution (4G LTE) mobile network, with the ministry set to release a spectrum policy for public comment. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
African banks should innovate around Bitcoin – Kipochi
African banks should innovate around the emergence of Bitcoin, which banks in the United States (US) and Europe are incapable of doing, according to Pelle Braendgaard, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Kipochi. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 10:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom reveals Gauteng mobile network investment plans
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has revealed plans for significant investment in Gauteng province’s mobile network over the coming year, with plans to launch 975 new mobile sites around the province. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
SleepOut.com moves operations to Mauritius
African online accommodation platform SleepOut.com has shifted the bulk of its operations to Mauritius while focusing on regional expansion as well as multilingual support and product development. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
TuYu looking to disrupt SA corporate rewards industry
South African startup TuYu is claiming to be the “pioneer” in the country’s mobile corporate reward and incentive industry, having developed an all-encompassing solution to fit a variety of needs and budgets. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos to host forum on accelerating nationwide broadband access
An international forum to discuss ways to accelerate broadband access in Nigeria will be held in Lagos next week, organised by Broadband Rights Africa, Openmedia Group and Atlantic Telecoms and Media. → Read more
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