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Thu, January 17th, 13:01 · Brandon Gregory

e.tv hits back over digital migration delay claims

South African free-to-air broadcaster e.tv has lashed out at Communications Minister Dina Pule for suggesting broadcasters were the cause for the digital migration delays and for misrepresenting the court ruling. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 12:42 · Kamau Mbote

Embassies across East Africa targeted in cyber attacks

A report by Kaspersky Lab has detailed how Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania were the targets of a cyber espionage network attacking computer networks of several international diplomatic agencies, mostly embassies. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 10:43 · Tom Jackson

‘Instasham’ costs Instagram half its users

Facebook-owned social network Instagram has lost half its active users since it controversially changed its terms of use, even though it backtracked on the new policies within a day. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 09:45 · Tefo Mohapi

70 million Cisco Linksys routers at risk of newly discovered Zero-Day vulnerability

A zero-day vulnerability that allows hackers to gain remote access has been discovered in the popular Cisco Linksys range of routers. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 15:42 · Gabriella Mulligan

OPINION: Facebook must look to emerging markets for growth

Facebook will be forced to focus on expanding its user base in emerging markets if founder Mark Zuckerberg is to realise his dream of connecting the world, with reports suggesting use in developed markets is nearing saturation. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 11:24 · Richard Cutcher

Kenya and Nigeria listed among countries using Internet surveillance and censorship technology

An American-made Internet surveillance and censorship technology is being deployed by governments in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt, according to a Canadian civil rights group. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 10:25 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s Konza City requires $8bn for phase 1

Dr Reuben Mutiso, a director of the newly inaugurated Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KOTDA), today informed investors that between KSh680 billion and KSh700 billion (approximately US$8 billion) is required to complete Konza Tech City’s first phase. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 09:45 · Brandon Gregory

Digital Migration 2015 target could be missed by three years – South African government

The Department of Communications (DoC) in South Africa has warned the country will miss the internationally agreed deadline to migrate to digital signal by 2015 if the South Gauteng High Court ruling is put into action. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 08:40 · Robin Okuthe

Facebook launches Graph Search

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new type of search engine on the social networking site, providing users with a new way to search for photos, people, interests and places. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 07:34 · Richard Cutcher

OPINION: South Africa’s communications regulator given little room to work and fails to impress

As Communications Minister Dina Pule announced she was appealing the court’s decision to hand control of the set-top-boxes essential to digital migration to SABC, e.tv and free-to-air broadcasters, a familiar response emerged from the industry’s regulator - silence. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 11:29 · Paul Adepoju

Truce yet to be reached in dispute over AFCON broadcast in Nigeria

The Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON) has revealed no solution is in sight on the dispute over who will screen the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), despite the competition kicking off in South Africa on Friday. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 11:01 · Tom Jackson

Google denies killing Botswanan donkey

Google has been forced to deny that its Street View vehicle killed a donkey in Botswana after an image of the prone animal appeared online. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 05:20 · Tefo Mohapi

Q&A: Vinny Lingham on Gyft, the festive season and living in Silicon Valley

South African technology entrepreneur Vinny Lingham is not resting on his laurels despite the success of Yola and it having raised US$25 million from Johan Rupert’s Reinet Investments. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 10:34 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: The Nigerian Communications Commission is a history of failure

Created in 1992 by the then military government, the Nigerian Communications Commission became the watchdog of Africa’s largest nation’s multi-billion dollar communications sector. But after two decades of existence, the consensus opinion is that the NCC is yet to fully fulfill its mission and responsibilities. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 10:08 · Tefo Mohapi

Samsung Mobile Nigeria Facebook fan page hijacked

The Facebook fan page of Samsung Mobile Nigeria has been hacked, with the latest administrator post on the page reading “I am a Muslim and I want you fanpagen to behold back manager really”. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 08:24 · Kamau Mbote

Court stops Kenya’s TV digital migration until after elections

The High Court in Kenya has suspended the analogue TV broadcasting switch-off until after the March 2013 general elections. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 10:34 · Tefo Mohapi

Q&A: “We are still a major player in mobile,” says Tom Erskine, Nokia Head of Smart Devices for India, Middle East & Africa

Nokia have had well publicised financial woes since Stephen Elop took over as Chief Executive, including shutdowns in Finland and thousands of employees being laid off worldwide. But the company soldiers on and, if we are to believe Elop, is on the comeback trail. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 10:01 · Kamau Mbote

Google launches election hub in Kenya

Search engine giant Google has launched an election hub portal in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, for updates on campaigns, news and information related to the country’s polls slated for March 4, 2013. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 09:38 · HumanIPO

Intel to launch low-cost smartphone in Kenya

Chip giant Intel is intending to plunge deeper into low-end smartphone manufacturing, with HumanIPO learning that it is set to launch a low-cost phone in Kenya in the coming weeks. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 09:34 · Tefo Mohapi

OPINION: WEF report warns of “global risk of massive digital misinformation”, is Internet censorship the answer?

A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) sounds a warning about the "global risk of massive digital misinformation" which it says "sits at the centre of a constellation of technological and geopolitical risks ranging from terrorism to cyber attacks and the failure of global governance". → Read more