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Wed, March 5th, 09:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
mapIT rebrands to TomTom SA
South African digital maps provider mapIT is rebranding to TomTom South Africa, giving the company an opportunity to leverage the well-known brand. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Business Connexion reorganises leadership
Business Connexion (BCX) has announced a reorganisation of its executive leadership to “advance the Group’s positioning as a global player”. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
Japan still probing Mt. Gox bankruptcy
The Japanese government is still probing the shutdown and bankruptcy filing of Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, finance minister Taro Aso has told reporters, and is not yet sure whether any crime is involved. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Caxton sells remaining TMG shares – report
South African media group Caxton has sold its remaining stake in Times Media Group (TMG), according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Indian phonemaker to release dual-boot devices
Indian smartphone manufacturer Karbonn Mobiles is set to release dual-boot devices in June that support both Android and Windows operating systems (OS), according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
South Africans swapping cash for cards – FNB
South Africans are abandoning cash for card payments, cutting banking costs by reducing the need to transport money, according to First National Bank (FNB). → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Gates named richest man in world by Forbes magazine
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has once again been named the richest man in the world by Forbes magazine, beating Mexican telecoms mogul Carlos Slim into second place in a list that contains ten tech figures in the top 50. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom Mobile, BlackBerry announce integrated carrier billing
South African operator Telkom Mobile and BlackBerry have announced integrated carrier billing will now be available to BlackBerry smartphone users on the network, in the first integrated billing partnership concluded by Telkom Mobile. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
AccessKenya appoints Senanu deputy CEO
Kenyan internet and IT solutions provider AccessKenya Group has announced Kris Senanu has been appointed deputy chief executive officer (CEO), in addition to his role as managing director (MD) of the group’s internet division. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Carrim forms National Broadband Advisory Council
The South African Department of Communications (DoC) today announced the launch of a National Broadband Advisory Council (NBAC) to advise and support the communications minister in the implementation of the country’s broadband policy. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
IS outsourcing market in SA to hit $2.8bn this year
The combination of South Africa’s IS outsourcing, managed services and hosted services markets will top US$2.8 billion in 2014, with demand for third party support services accelerating as the ICT market develops. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
MTN standardises international call rates
South African mobile operator MTN has simplified its international call rates across its contract, PayAsYouGo and TopUp platforms. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom holds unredeemed Bonga points worth $37m
Kenya’s leading mobile network operator Safaricom owes its clients KSh3.2 billion (US$37 million) in unclaimed Bonga points, after only 80 per cent of its reward scheme points were redeemed in the form of airtime, data bundles, merchandise and SMSs → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
MasterCard expands operations to 7 African nations
MasterCard has announced the addition of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Chad, Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau and Gambia to the African markets in which it operates, taking it into 48 out of 55 African nations. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian Stanbic Bank’s mobile money subscribers near 1m – product manager
The number of mobile money subscribers of Nigerian commercial bank Stanbic IBTC will soon reach one million, Gbenga Agboola, the bank’s mobile platform product manager, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 13:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nokia’s Imaging SDK 1.1 targets Kenyan app developers
Nokia has introduced the updated version of its Imaging Software Development Kit (SDK), hoping to help Kenyan developers create imaging apps that can run on mobile devices and PCs. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Social Media Week coming to Johannesburg
The global Social Media Week (SMW) event is to arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa, in September, the second African destination of the series after two successful events in Lagos. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Bank of Africa deploys credit risk management solution for EA
Bank of Africa subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will from now on use a new credit management system in a bid to curb losses that arise from defaulted loans. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 11:04 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius case adjourned after witness photo broadcast
The murder trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius was disrupted this morning, as it emerged eNCA broadcast a picture of a witness contrary to her consent and the court’s conditions on the live broadcasting of the case. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
Over 96% of mobile malware affects Android devices
Over 96 per cent of mobile malware infections occur on Android devices, highlighting an increase in malicious software created for the increasingly popular platform, according to a study. → Read more
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