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Thu, June 20th, 10:28 · Brandon Gregory
Gauteng Online Schools Project scrapped
The Gauteng Department of Finance in South Africa has decided to scrap the Gauteng Online Schools Project in favour of e-learning solutions and is now issuing tenders for the new project. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 07:40 · Richard Cutcher
Google calls for private data consistency
Google has called on governments around the world to “get together” and give close scrutiny to the process of data collection. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 07:28 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei SA to invest in cyber labs for youth
Huawei has announced several initiatives geared towards bridging the digital divide in South Africa through empowering schools and communities by providing equipment necessary for running cyber labs. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 14:17 · Brandon Gregory
Online reporting on Zambia unfair – government spokesman
Kennedy Sakeni, Zambia’s chief government spokesman, has slammed various online publications’ continuous negative reporting on the country. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 13:54 · Brandon Gregory
SA’s Naspers rumoured to acquire India’s RedBus
Naspers, the South Africa-based multimedia giant, is reportedly likely to acquire a controlling stake in RedBus, the India-based online ticketing company valued at approximately US$100 million. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 13:49 · Martin Cheruiyot
UNWTO General Assembly in southern Africa to be boosted by ICT
Zambia and Zimbabwe will partner to host the world’s biggest tourism event, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in August. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 13:45 · Igor Hobotov
Google offers free AdSense course
Google is offering a free 10 week online AdSense course to show new and more experienced users how to obtain extra funds as they get their websites off the ground. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 13:11 · Nick Sato
More than 1 million businesses advertising on Facebook
More than one million businesses are now advertising on Facebook, the company has announced, the first time the social media giant has made such data public. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 12:33 · Kamau Mbote
Kaspersky advises on allowing BYOD in offices
Kaspersky Lab has said organisations are struggling to cope with changes in the security landscape and policies, with the rise of bring your own device (BYOD) chief among the challenges. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 10:52 · Brandon Gregory
David Maynier: security breach at DIRCO by Britain’s GCHQ must be investigated
The large security breach at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) by the UK Government’s Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) must be investigated, David Maynier, South Africa’s shadow minister of defence and military veterans, has said. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 09:55 · Brandon Gregory
The opportunities and challenges of big data in South Africa
Big data is virtually unlimited, but presents both challenges and opportunities for players in the ICT industry, according to Grant Vine, technical director of South African IT solutions company Cybervine. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 07:52 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft frees 2 million computers from virus
Microsoft has said that its Digital Crimes Unit has freed at least two million PCs from one of the world’s largest cybercrime rings. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 14:37 · Brandon Gregory
FNB banking app garners half a million users
First National Bank (FNB) has revealed its banking application for smartphones has gathered 500,000 users since its launch almost two years ago. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 14:12 · Brandon Gregory
ANC slams Eastern Cape DA councillor for racist email
The African National Congress (ANC) has slammed Stanford Slabbert, an Eastern Cape Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor, for reportedly sending a racist email. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 13:39 · Nick Sato
ICC dismisses Ruto trial by video link
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed Kenyan deputy president William Ruto’s request to attend his forthcoming trial through a video link, though it granted him leave to be absent for some of the proceedings. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 12:42 · Igor Hobotov
Jumia confirms host of new partners
Nigeria’s leading e-commerce site Jumia has completed a payment partnership with MasterCard as well as exclusive product deals with Nokia, Dell and Intel. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 10:00 · Brandon Gregory
Lombard Tyres turns to SAP Business One ERP technology
Lombard Tyres, a leading independent tyre dealer in South Africa, has turned to SAP Business One Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology in a bid to centralise their business management, accounting, reporting processes and stock control. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 08:22 · Kamau Mbote
Yahoo! received 13,000 requests from NSA
Yahoo! has said it received between 12,000 and 13,000 requests from the the US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) in the past six months. → Read more
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Mon, June 17th, 11:26 · Richard Cutcher
Google to cooperate with internet censorship
Google has given ground in the campaign to increase censorship of the internet by donating around US$4.7 million to protection schemes. → Read more
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Mon, June 17th, 10:47 · Nick Sato
Google experimenting with balloon-powered internet access
Google has launched Project Loon, which hopes to provide internet to underserved parts of the world through the launch of thousands of balloons to the edge of space. → Read more
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