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Tue, March 12th, 15:44 · Brandon Gregory

Top TV’s pornography application to be heard by ICASA

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced public hearings concerning TopTV’s application for the broadcasting of adult content channels will take place this Thursday. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 15:36 · Richard Cutcher

African election embarrassment down to people and processes, not technology

The lack of process and training given to people applying technology in African elections is the likely culprit when things go wrong, according to Stan Khan, managing director (MD) of South African Muvoni Biometric & Smartcard Solutions (MBSS). → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 15:33 · Gabriella Mulligan

Cable cuts cause Telkom outage

Telkom experienced disruptions to its service today, as cable theft left customers in the Pretoria area unconnected. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 15:03 · Tom Jackson

China agrees to cyber security talks with US

China has offered to talk to the United States about cyber security in the wake of a war of words between the two governments over hacking. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 14:57 · Brandon Gregory

Parliament seeks answers from SABC board

Parliament wants answers from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board as a matter of urgency following the resignations of Ben Ngubane and Thami ka Plaatjie, chairman and deputy of the respectively. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 14:53 · Gabriella Mulligan

Microsoft shares Kinect code

Microsoft has made its Kinect for Windows code available on an open source licence, making it easy to reuse while also inviting public interaction and feedback on samples. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 14:25 · Kamau Mbote

FEATURE: Main uses of internet in Kenya a cause for concern

According to the second Julisha report 59 per cent of internet users in Kenya access the web to download movies, images and music, as well as watch television. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 14:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

Swazi political Facebook use illegal

Swaziland ruler King Mswati III has prohibited the population from using Facebook as a platform for election campaigns until further notice. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 14:05 · Brandon Gregory

The Massive streamlining communication in property industry through tech

An online web application is looking to connect the different levels of property management and maintenance, to bring about a sense of community within the real estate industry. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 14:04 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Lami Idakwo, head of operations and strategy, 360di Limited

Next Tuesday, March 19, 360di Limited, a Lagos digital agency, will hold an SME/Information Technology business conference with the theme: “From Lagos to global; Digitizing your business across borders”. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:52 · Richard Cutcher

Investors should be backing NFC in South Africa

Visa’s head of emerging products and innovation in Africa has backed Near Field Communication (NFC) technology as a sound investment. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:27 · Tom Jackson

Samsung SA, Vodacom launch infrastructure collaboration

Samsung South Africa and Vodacom are to collaborate on mobile and network infrastructure services for businesses, to provide a more integrated mobile solution portfolio. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:26 · Nanine Steenkamp

Science lab to launch at SA school

A science lab will be launched on Friday, March 15, at the Amatshezulu Secondary School, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) as part of the local municipality’s social investment program. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:26 · Elly Okutoyi

OPINION: Will Kenya’s President-elect and his deputy continue using social media?

After being announced on March 9 as Kenya’s President-elect, many people have been speculating on whether Uhuru Kenyatta, together with his deputy William Ruto, will continue using their social media profiles once sworn into office. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:13 · Kamau Mbote

ISP speed index needed for Africa

ICT specialists have voiced a need to have an ISP speed index for the continent’s operators, with such a move seen as beneficial for market competitiveness. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:03 · Richard Cutcher

Challenge is to innovate the right way – Nedbank

A lack of innovation can kill a business, but resources must be put into the right areas, according to George Chirwa, head of digital and mobile at Nedbank, South Africa. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 12:51 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA women speak out as Sandberg publishes one for the ladies

Following the release of Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In” yesterday, March 11, females in the tech industry spoke out about gender roles in the workplace. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 11:30 · Brandon Gregory

SA’s Naspers to create world’s third largest classifieds site

South African mass media site Naspers is set to bring about the world’s third largest classifieds site with the merging of its two Russian online classified sites with Avito in a US$570 million deal. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 11:18 · Tom Jackson

BlackBerry shares spike on Lenovo buyout rumours

Shares in BlackBerry rose 10 per cent yesterday after Lenovo chief executive officer (CEO) Yang Yuanqing said a buyout of the ailing smartphone maker “could possibly make sense”. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 11:11 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: was technology used effectively during Kenyan election?

The Kenyan election is complete, with Uhuru Kenyatta emerging victorious in the much-anticipated polls. But with all the coverage of the technological aspects of the election, from the Google Election hub to biometric voter registration, how effectively was technology utilised in this crucial vote? → Read more