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Thu, March 28th, 12:11 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom makes CEO appointment

Former Vodacom managing director Sipho Maseko has been appointed Telkom Group’s long-awaited new chief executive and will take charge from Monday. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 10:43 · Paul Adepoju

Blue Bamboo compatible with more than 60 Apple MFi apps on iTunes

The world’s first payment device manufacturer to obtain MFi ((Made for iPhone, Made for iPad, and Made for iPod) certification, Blue Bamboo, is compatible with more than 60 MFi applications on iTunes. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 10:16 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria is still a haven of cyber criminals – national security adviser

Nigeria’s national security adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, has said despite all the efforts of the nation’s various agencies in tackling cyber-related crimes, the nation remains a haven for cyber criminals. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 10:05 · Nanine Steenkamp

Africa is the future, says global entrepreneur

American entrepreneur Daniel Epstein, founder of the Unreasonable Institute, told HumanIPO he believes Africa has great opportunities. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 09:26 · Brandon Gregory

Pule: Mngqibisa is not my boyfriend

Dina Pule, South Africa’s communications minister, has denied Phosane Mngqibisa is her romantic partner, as was alleged by the Sunday Times, while she faces a probe by a parliamentary panel. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 09:24 · Paul Adepoju

NITDA promotes sustainable and secure online transactions in Nigeria with PKI

Nigeria’s National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced its readiness to introduce Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in order to enhance the security of online transactions and to sustain the platforms. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 09:02 · Paul Adepoju

Cross industry group formed to domesticate ICT products and services

A multi-sectorial partnership initiative, Nigeria Content Advocacy Initiative (NiCADI), has been formed by various players in Nigeria’s ICT sector with the goal of domesticating the nation’s products and services. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 08:56 · Kamau Mbote

Spam blocker suffers largest cyber attack ever

Global internet services have been slowed down after one of the largest cyber attacks in history with the targeting of a spam blocking organisation, Spamhaus, and experts warn things could get worse. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 08:44 · Elly Okutoyi

Electronic voter registration takes centre stage in day one of Kenya’s Presidential petition

Kenya’s electoral body, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), has been accused by the prime minister, Raila Odinga, of failing to utilize proper technologies in the general elections as the petition hearings began yesterday. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 08:25 · Richard Cutcher

Divers arrested on suspicion of cable sabotage

Three divers have been arrested off the coast of Egypt accused of trying to cut through an undersea internet cable. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 07:33 · Vincent Matinde

Nigeria Ondo state spent US$6 million on smartcard project

Ondo State in Nigeria has spent NGN950 million (US$6 million) to deploy a smartcard for the Welfare Services Management named Kaaddi Igbe-Ayo. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 05:44 · Nanine Steenkamp

Female ‘difference’ not an obstacle, says SA male developer

South African Clint Lynch, senior developer at Realm Digital, believes being a woman should not keep females from entering the tech space as gender is not exceptional to other differences. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 05:36 · Paul Adepoju

Kim Kardashian denies posting tweet that insults Nigeria

Kim Kardashian has dissociated herself from a controversial tweet circulating on social media which insults Nigeria and its women. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:46 · Brandon Gregory

SABC hits a blunder with BRICS translations

Much of what was said by leaders at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit, which is drawing to a close today, during their address to the media was lost in translation after the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) failed to turn the volume up. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:45 · Nanine Steenkamp

Big interest in SA investment follows Unreasonable visit

The entrepreneurial Unreasonable at Sea ship’s visit to South Africa has been greeted with great enthusiasm by various parties as the startups pitched at the Waterfront yesterday (Tuesday) in Cape Town. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:36 · Kamau Mbote

MasterCard launches second wave of Project Inspire

MasterCard and UN Women Singapore kicked off the second wave of Project Inspire yesterday, setting aside US$25,000 for the woman that will change the world → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:34 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Link Forum honours winners of MTN Afrinolly Short Film Competition

Winners of the MTN Afrinolly Short Film Competition have collected their awards and prize money from the organisers, FansConnectOnline. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory

Zimbabwe’s Econet launches debit card and POS terminals

Econet, Zimbabwe’s leading mobile operator, has launched a mobile debit card described as the first of its kind as part of the operator’s cashless transaction plans. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:30 · Tefo Mohapi

Spam activity increased in February according to report

Spammers have stepped up activities after several months of decline, according to a report by Kaspersky Lab. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:24 · Richard Cutcher

West Africa Com becomes Connecting West Africa

The conference formerly known as West and Central Africa Com has been rebranded as Connecting West Africa in its tenth year and will be held in Dakar, Senegal. → Read more