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Tue, August 20th 2013, 13:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO Debate: Is Nigeria right to enforce local ownership rules on mobile operators?

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has suggested the country’s mobile networks, such as MTN, Airtel, Etisalat and Globacom, should be locally owned to ensure better services. → Read more
Mon, July 15th 2013, 13:18 · Nick Sato

AccessKenya to invest KSh35 million in network expansion

AccessKenya has announced plans to invest KSh35 million (US$411,000) in the expansion of its fibre and wireless networks and other ICT solutions to the country’s 47 counties for the remainder of 2013 and in 2014. → Read more
Mon, July 8th 2013, 10:59 · Kamau Mbote

AccessKenya board urges shareholders to accept takeover bid

AccessKenya’s board of directors has recommended shareholders accept a KSh3.2 billion (US$36 million) takeover bid of 100 per cent of the shares by South Africa’s Dimension Data. → Read more
Thu, July 4th 2013, 12:05 · Nick Sato

CMA grants full waiver for acquisition of AccessKenya

Kenya’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) has granted internet and telecommunications Company AccessKenya approval for full acquisition by South Africa’s Dimension Data, waiving the domestic ownership rule. → Read more
Mon, July 1st 2013, 11:08 · Kamau Mbote

IT managers leave companies vulnerable by ignoring vulnerabilities – report

Despite the number of ICT devices carrying vulnerabilities dropping by 8 per cent between 2011 and 2012, Dimension Data’s 2013 Network Barometer Report says there is an ongoing lax approach on the part of network managers. → Read more
Mon, July 1st 2013, 07:28 · Richard Cutcher

Neotel sale rumoured again

Dimension Data, MTN and Vodacom are all reported to be in the frame to secure Tata Communications’ stake in telecommunications operator Neotel. → Read more
Wed, June 26th 2013, 09:12 · Susan Mwenesi

Organisations are not upgrading their networks – Raoul Tecala

Raoul Tecala, Dimension Data’s business development director for network integration, has said organisations are not upgrading their networks for enterprise mobility and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) environments as aggressively as expected. → Read more
Thu, June 6th 2013, 13:52 · Richard Cutcher

Microsoft to train 3,000 unemployed in SA

Microsoft South Africa has announced it will invest ZAR146 million (US$14.7 million) in the government’s Jobs Fund, aiming to train more than 3,000 unemployed graduates over the next three years. → Read more
Mon, May 27th 2013, 08:10 · Kamau Mbote

Connected Kenya conference kickoff

The Connected Kenya conference is set to officially kick off tomorrow, with the Kenya ICT Board updating delegates on developments on the National ICT Master Plan. → Read more
Mon, May 13th 2013, 11:35 · Brandon Gregory

Seedstars World, introducing new entrepreneurs

The Seedstars World pitching event kicked off in Cape Town on Friday (May 10), giving invited startups the opportunity to pitch their entrepreneurial innovations and ideas to a panel of judges. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd 2013, 13:41 · Kamau Mbote

May’s Connected Kenya conference to explore ICT in devolved government

The fifth annual Connected Kenya conference, bringing together techies, policy makers and development partners, will concentrate on the use of ICT in devolved governments, beginning on May 27. → Read more
Tue, February 19th 2013, 10:47 · Tefo Mohapi

Windows Phone 8 app for real-time tracking of players and scores a first for South African golf

Dimension Data and Microsoft South Africa have developed a Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 app designed specifically for use at the 2013 Dimension Data Pro-Am golf tournament. → Read more
Wed, February 6th 2013, 14:51 · Richard Cutcher

680km stretch of National Long Distance cable goes live in SA

Mobile operators MTN and Vodacom and telecommunications network operator Neotel will begin benefiting from a new fibre optic network after the Gauteng to KwaZulu-Natal leg went live. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd 2013, 17:13 · Tefo Mohapi

Looking to migrate applications to the cloud? SA ICT company believes it can help

One of the largest and most prominent ICT companies in South Africa believes it has the solutions for organisations looking to migrate their applications to the cloud. → Read more
Tue, January 8th 2013, 15:01 · Tefo Mohapi

Cisco Expo 2013 South Africa partners confirmed

Leading information and communication technology (ICT) companies have been confirmed as sponsors of the Cisco Expo 2013 South Africa, to be held in Sun City, from March 3-5. → Read more
Mon, December 24th 2012, 07:52 · HumanIPO

African Tech Company of the Year

Technology in Africa is constantly evolving and companies face unique challenges on the continent as they try to keep up with international competitors while providing suitable services to the African consumer. The HumanIPO team pick out which companies they believe have performed best. → Read more
Tue, November 6th 2012, 13:28 · Tefo Mohapi

Tim Knowles resigns as Stortech’s boss

Having served as the chief executive officer of South Africa’s Vodacom-owned Stortech since August 2003, Tim Knowles has renounced his position. → Read more
Wed, October 3rd 2012, 14:45 · Tefo Mohapi

Natural resource firms continuing to outsource ICT services

The benefits of cloud computing and IT outsourcing continue to play a critical role for companies in the natural resources sector as they enable businesses to deliver ICT services, while at the same time driving effectiveness and efficiency of the services to natural resource end users. → Read more
Mon, August 27th 2012, 09:04 · Tefo Mohapi

Cloud computing as a disruptive technology for collaboration and enterprise software

As far as disruptive technology goes, cloud computing is a disruptive market force to traditional IT business operations with its pay-as-you-go consumption model and asset-light delivery of key business applications and services. → Read more
Thu, August 9th 2012, 04:01 · HumanIPO

African Innovator a new ICT magazine is launched by IT News Africa

IT News Africa, an online news site focused on technology in Africa, has launched a quarterly ICT magazine brand named the African Innovator. → Read more