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Wed, March 13th, 08:24 · Richard Cutcher

Cards and Payments Africa 2013: Not many people, but the right people

The organisers of Cards and Payments Africa 2013 have declared the conference and exhibition a success, although they admit improvements can be made for next year. → 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, 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, 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
Tue, March 12th, 09:56 · Gabriella Mulligan

Cardinals tweet farewell to followers

Cardinals heading into the papal conclave to elect a new Pope have tweeted goodbye to their followers, as signal jamming devices will prevent communication throughout the voting. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 14:43 · Richard Cutcher

Kenyan I&M Bank looking at ATM biometric registration

I&M Bank, in Kenya, is investigating biometric devices to install into ATMs to tackle credit card fraud. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 13:48 · Paul Adepoju

SME/IT business conference hosted next week in Lagos

A business conference aimed at creating a robust SME/IT environment in Nigeria through joint participation of the various stakeholders in the IT industry will take place next week. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 13:10 · Richard Cutcher

Chip and PIN cutting counterfeit fraud, challenges remain

A credit card fraud expert has said the introduction of chip and PIN payments has cut down on counterfeit fraud, but criminals are not standing still. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 13:10 · Gabriella Mulligan

ICC considers Kenyatta request to appear via video link

Judges of the Trial Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are considering a request by Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta that he be allowed to stand trial via video link. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 11:57 · Richard Cutcher

Omni-channel banking will improve consistency

Ensuring customers are connected to their bank 24 hours a day will improve consistency of service, according to Hendus Venter of Nedbank. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 11:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

Woolworths speaks out about online success

South African chain store Woolworths revealed the company’s plans to launch a new website and 60 online campaigns last week at The Heavy Chef Project’s March session on e-commerce in Johannesburg. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 08:48 · Gabriella Mulligan

IEBC site back online

The website of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is back online, having been inaccessible throughout the election process. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 07:44 · Richard Cutcher

FNB’s innovation does not include cocaine

A top FNB bank director has told the Future Bank Africa 2013 conference their innovation is different from the Apple model of going into a “a dark room, eat a lot of pizza and do cocaine”. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 15:40 · Richard Cutcher

Geek Girl Dinners Cape Town chair speaks on International Women’s Day

Women in the workplace are often “overlooked” in the tech industry and need to “stand up for themselves”, says Suhaifa Naidoo, chairperson of Geek Girl Dinners Cape Town. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 15:39 · Paul Adepoju

Vision 2015: ICT to contribute 15% of Nigeria’s GDP

Eugene Juwah, executive vice president of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has predicted by 2015 the nation’s ICT sector will be contributing 15 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 15:36 · Richard Cutcher

Africa’s Payments and Retail Show to begin in Johannesburg next week

All things mobile money, banking and payments in Africa will be showcased for three days in Johannesburg from Monday. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 14:19 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA entrepreneur to appeal to DTI for favourable SMME law discussion

South African entrepreneur Heather Malcomess plans to approach the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in an attempt to alter newly proposed legislation in favour of supporting Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 10:40 · Gabriella Mulligan

Crowd-sourced election reports soar on Uchaguzi

Incident-mapping website Uchaguzi, which has been documenting the Kenyan elections, has seen crowd-sourced reports soar 480 per cent since the polls began. → 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, 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