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Thu, January 16th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom CFO disciplinary begins
The confidential disciplinary hearing into allegations of personal misconduct against the suspended chief financial officer (CFO) of South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom, Jacques Schindehutte, begins today. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Mona should be fired for radio comments – JPSA
The Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) has called for South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) spokesperson Vusi Mona to be sacked after comments made on a radio show. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 11:40 · Chris Udemans
Safaricom reassures customers over data breach
Kenya’s largest mobile operator Safaricom has released a statement assuring its users no customer data has been shared with any external party after concerns about an information breach. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Yahoo! COO fired
Yahoo! chief executive officer (CEO) Marissa Mayer has sacked chief operating officer (COO) Henrique de Castro after little more than a year in the post. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
mapIT system links GPS to SAPO postcodes
mapIT, a division of TomTom Africa, has built a system that accurately links GPS coordinates to physical addresses, potentially streamlining the process of mail delivery. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 09:40 · Nick Sato
Nokia appoints new head of communications for South and East Africa
Nokia has announced the appointment of Leo McKay as head of communications for Nokia South East Africa, replacing Delia Sieff who has been promoted to head communications for Nokia in the Middle East and Africa. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Social media can make or break job applicants – CVFlash
Somto Ifezue, founder of CVFlash, a platform that allows users to create, preview and send CVs to any part of the world, has revealed that an individual’s employability could be boosted or ruined by social media. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Remove taxes on international calls – Safaricom CEO
Taxes imposed on international phone calls by Kenya’s neighbouring countries in East Africa are pushing up calling charges and need to be removed, according to Bob Collymore, chief executive officer (CEO) of Safaricom. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Optimal SEO easiest way for online businesses to drive traffic – Nitestay.com
Femi Okanla, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nigerian online hotel booking platform Nitestay.com, has identified optimal search engine optimisation (SEO) as the easiest way for service-based online services to drive traffic. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Electronic card transactions up 55% in Kenya
Electronic transactions and payments through cards in Kenya increased by KSh403 billion (US$4 billion) to reach KSh1.4 trillion (US$16.2 billion) in the first 11 months of 2013, representing a rise of 55.5 per cent. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 05:00 · Nick Sato
Google acquires Nest Labs
Google has announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase connect home company Nest Labs for US$3.2 billion. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Altron launches new corporate identity
South Africa’s Allied Electronics (Altron) has launched a new corporate identity following its reorganisation into two divisions, including a new logo. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
AR effective as business tool – Gartner
Augmented reality (AR) technologies have a broad role to play in enterprise, and can be used to enhance efficiency and productivity in businesses, according to Gartner. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 17:40 · Tom Jackson
Lack of mobile app development skills in SA drives up costs
The shortage of mobile app development skills in South Africa has become more pronounced and is set to worsen, driving up salaries and the costs of software development and squeezing resources. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
MasterCard, Ecobank partner to accelerate electronic payments in Africa
Ecobank and MasterCard have announced a multi-country licensing agreement which will provide access to MasterCard’s payment solutions for Ecobank’s customers in a further 23 African countries. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
Carrim scores a ‘C’ in DA Cabinet Report Card
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has given communications minister Yunus Carrim a ‘C’ in its annual Cabinet Report Card, commending him for his handling of the department following the departure of disgraced predecessor Dina Pule. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
SA startup seeks to digitise childhood development
A South African startup has developed Monster Moogle, an app which seeks to digitise education and childhood development, creating opportunities for fully interactive learning experiences via mobile. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
“Robust” QoS methodology needed – Safaricom
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom will engage with the country’s regulator and other operators to establish a “robust methodology” for determining quality of service (QoS) ratings, according to Bob Collymore, the company’s chief executive officer (CEO). → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria can reduce poverty by embracing technology – NOTAP
Embracing technology is an essential factor for Nigeria if it wants to reduce its high poverty indices, according to Umar Bindir, director-general of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP). → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
Datatec makes management changes
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed ICT firm Datatec have announced changes to their management structure, with chief financial officer (CFO) Rob Evans becoming operations director and Jurgens Myburgh succeeding him. → Read more
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