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Thu, March 14th, 09:26 · Elly Okutoyi

Comments on Twitter force Botswana to retract statement on Kenyatta

Kenyans On Twitter (#KOT) yesterday took to the social platform to demonstrate against comments by the Botswanan government that president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta was unwelcome in their country, leading to a retraction. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 08:38 · Vincent Matinde

Walmart introduces online shop to empower female entrepreneurs in Africa

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Thu, March 14th, 08:23 · Vincent Matinde

iHeed and Mobento launch health mobile videos for developing countries

Mobento, a video learning site, has partnered with health tech innovator iHeed to launch free mobile health videos for consumption in developing countries. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 08:23 · Richard Cutcher

Keyword advertising a waste of time – eBay

Billions of dollars are being wasted by companies on search engine keyword advertising, according to auction website eBay. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 08:05 · Tom Jackson

Motsoeneng still SABC COO – Pule

Communications Minister Dina Pule says Hlaudi Motsoeneng is still acting chief operations officer (COO) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) until a meeting with an agenda following corporate principles takes place. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 07:38 · Nanine Steenkamp

Hotmail, Outlook prolongs fixing flaw

Microsoft is still working on a fixing a problem, following customer reports of undelivered email messages to Hotmail and Outlook accounts. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:40 · Brandon Gregory

IFP: “national embarrassment” SABC faces revolt

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) said a board and management is needed at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) capable of exclusively working on rebuilding the organisation. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:35 · Gabriella Mulligan

Africa lagging behind in lowering broadband prices – ITU

Africa lags behind other regions in lowering broadband prices, with global prices and affordability relative to incomes differing, according to the latest report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:31 · Gabriella Mulligan

Google awards Schmidt US$6 million bonus

Google is to award chairman Eric Schmidt a US$6 million bonus, as a number of top executives receive hefty cash rewards following a successful financial year. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:20 · Tom Jackson

Study says Facebook “likes” can reveal personal information

University of Cambridge researchers claim to have gleaned “highly sensitive personal attributes” from studying what Facebook users “like” on the social networking site. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:15 · Nanine Steenkamp

Instant success for Afrikaans booking site

South African online booking site LekkeSlaap.co.za has obtained more than 28,000 Facebook fans following last week’s launch, with Afrikaans speakers finding accommodation in their mother tongue. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:02 · Paul Adepoju

BlackBerry partners with local app developers for BB Z10 platform

BlackBerry has disclosed Nigerian app developers have developed about 250 applications for the latest BlackBerry 10 platform. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 14:55 · Brandon Gregory

Times Media Group sells off Exclusive Books and Van Schaik

The Times Media Group (TMG) has announced it has begun a sales process for two of its brands in its book divisions, namely Exclusive Books and Van Schaik. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 14:37 · Kamau Mbote

Ericsson to manage Atlantique’s networks in West and Central Africa

Ericsson is now the official mobile network manager for Etisalat’s Atlantique network, which will spread across West and Central Africa. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 14:24 · Nanine Steenkamp

#hackSTB kicks off 2013 series

South African tech event #hackSTB restarted for 2013 yesterday evening, March 12, with software, interactive digital and tech startup presentations. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 14:22 · Richard Cutcher

Too late to implement tech in SA 2014 elections

A biometric and authentication specialist believes it is too late for the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to put e-voting into practice for next year’s elections. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 14:13 · Tom Jackson

Samsung showcases new products for Africa

Samsung has demonstrated products that will be rolled out across Africa at the opening of its annual Africa Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 14:06 · Gabriella Mulligan

Google to pay Street View fine

Google has agreed to pay a US$7 million fine for having collected private data from individuals’ Wi-Fi networks in the US, through its Street View mapping cars. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 14:01 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigeria not in a position to fight cybercrime, says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has admitted the country is not in a position to fight cybercrime, as the necessary laws on prosecuting them are yet to be passed by the Federal Government. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 13:42 · Tom Jackson

Samsung, MultiChoice sign DStv deal

Samsung South Africa and MultiChoice have announced a partnership that will see DStv decoders built into Samsung televisions. → Read more