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Thu, March 7th, 08:34 · Brandon Gregory

DoC believes they are not bad for business

The South African Department of Communications (DoC) has said they are not bad for business because no concerns have been raised with them. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 08:19 · Brandon Gregory

Q&A: Marie Lora-Mungai, Buni TV founder and chief executive

HumanIPO caught up with Marie Lora-Munga, founder and chief executive of Buni TV, a Kenya-based video on demand platform. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 08:05 · Kamau Mbote

IEBC chairman jumps to Safaricom’s defence

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman has absolved Safaricom of blame over the system failures during Monday’s election, saying his commission was responsible for the problems. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 07:34 · Richard Cutcher

HTC sales down 40 per cent

HTC phone sales fell by almost 44 per cent to US$384 million in February compared to the same period in 2012, despite releasing its latest device the HTC One. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 06:52 · Richard Cutcher

8ta brand to sponsor PSL for five years

South African mobile operator 8ta has clinched a five-year sponsorship deal with the Premier Soccer League (PSL), less than week after Telkom had appeared to ditch the brand. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:47 · Paul Adepoju

NITDA DG urges Nigeria’s education stakeholders to invest in e-learning

Stakeholders in the Nigerian public and private sectors have been advised to invest more in e-learning as a way of unlocking the potential of Nigerian youths. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:47 · Richard Cutcher

RSAWeb impressed by City of Cape Town partnership

The first internet service provider (ISP) to go live on the City of Cape Town fibre optic network has praised the municipality and suggested its politicians might be trying to prove a point. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:47 · Nanine Steenkamp

New SMPTE committee to focus on cinema sound

Global leading motion-image committee, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), has announced the establishment of a new technology committee to regulate cinema sound standards. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:43 · Tom Jackson

EU fines Microsoft US$731 million

The European Union (EU) has fined Microsoft US$731 million, saying it had broken a legally binding commitment made in 2009 by failing to offer consumers a choice of web browser. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:41 · Paul Adepoju

Zinox boss urges government to subsidise computer costs for Nigerian students

An IT expert has asked the Nigerian government to initiate a policy through which it will be able to support personal computer ownership by the nation’s students. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:35 · Brandon Gregory

Cosatu condemns “rushed” bill on e-tolling

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has condemned the manner in which the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill was “rushed” through the National Assembly without public debate. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:31 · Kamau Mbote

UK resorts to social media to fight election interference claims

British High Commissioner Christian Turner has turned to Twitter to fight allegations of interference in the Kenyan electoral process, which included suggestions the UK had even increased troop numbers in the country. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:14 · Gabriella Mulligan

IEBC site may have been hacked

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC’s) system may have been hacked, as the country turns to manual counting of votes due to the failure of the electronic system. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 14:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

Cutting MTR risk to investment – Vodacom

Cutting mobile termination rates (MTRs) by too much or too soon will hinder capital investment in the sector, according to Vodacom, with the main impact to be felt by rural communities currently unconnected. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 13:48 · Brandon Gregory

FNB leads the way for digital banking in South Africa

First National Bank (FNB) is leading the way in terms of digital banking in South Africa with the launching of the dotFNB digital branches and the latest statistics proving their success. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 12:55 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana’s president officially launches US$10billion Hope City project

The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has cut the ceremonial sod signifying work beginning on the US$10 billion Rlg Communications’ ICT park Hope City. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 12:42 · Gabriella Mulligan

SAPS launches anti-corruption telephone hotline

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched an anti-corruption telephone hotline in Gauteng, in a bid to bring police conduct more in line with the organisation’s Code of Conduct and Ethics. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 12:21 · Tom Jackson

MultiChoice to hike DStv prices

MultiChoice has announced it is to hike DStv subscription prices, with the new packages to come into effect on April 1. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 11:51 · Vincent Matinde

It is not our fault, Safaricom says of failure of election results relay

Safaricom has issued a statement distancing itself from the failed electronic vote relaying system, saying it provided a perfect system to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 11:09 · Tom Jackson

Free State to investigate website deal

The Free State provincial government is to investigate whether or not it got value for money in the redesign of its website, premier Ace Magashule has said. → Read more