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Mon, June 10th, 09:03 · Richard Cutcher
Interswitch splits company in two
Pan-African integrated payment processing and transaction switching company Interswitch Transnational Holdings has divided its business into two divisions, to separate focus on regional and international operations. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 08:57 · Kamau Mbote
Q&A: SleepOut CEO Johann Jenson
HumanIPO caught up with Johann Jenson, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kenyan accommodation site SleepOut, to talk about the company’s plans for expansion after it recently secured US$200,000 of funding from Africa Media Ventures Fund (AMVF). → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 08:10 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom’s maintenance to blame for massive downtime
The countrywide blackout of ADSL services for many South Africans has been put down to Telkom's maintenance work. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 07:26 · Kamau Mbote
Joseph Tiampati takes up Kenyan ICT reins
Joseph Tiampati, a mathematician and a loser in the Narok County gubernatorial race, has been nominated as Kenya's Ministry of ICT principal secretary. → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 15:26 · Nanine Steenkamp
Wikipedia films Sinenjongo learners
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organisation (NPO) running Wikipedia, recently filmed the Joe Slovo Grade 12 class for a documentary, featuring requests for free online access to aid in their school work. Despite the letter-based request being sent in 2012, no response had been made until Victor Grigas, Wikimedia foundation storyteller and fundraiser, came across […] → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 15:02 · Tom Jackson
Telkom confirms ADSL downtime, affects SA ISPs
Telkom has confirmed ADSL downtime has occurred across various regions of South Africa today, though it is yet to ascertain the reasons behind it. → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 14:06 · Richard Cutcher
MapIT swaps Times Live for TomTom
Global location specialists TomTom have agreed a ZAR37.5 million (US$3.7 million) deal with Times Media Group (TMG) to buy a 51 per cent stake in South African MAP Integration Technologies (MapIT). → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 10:43 · Brandon Gregory
City of Johannesburg to get Top Level Domain name
The City of Johannesburg is soon to have its own domain name .joburg, following the success of the initial evaluation phase of the new Top Level Domains (gTLD) project. → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 09:48 · Nanine Steenkamp
MTN ready to assist with Ghana fibre cuts
MTN Ghana has agreed to collaborate with the national government in tackling the frequent fibre cuts which disrupt telecom services. → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 09:36 · Richard Cutcher
US authorities harvesting personal data
The extent of the United States government’s snooping on citizens’ activities on the internet has been revealed, with its security agency tracking Google, Facebook and Apple accounts. → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 08:55 · Kamau Mbote
ICAAN announces top level changes
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has promoted chief operating officer (COO) Akram Atallah to the newly formed Generic Domains Division as president. → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 08:49 · Paul Adepoju
Abuja to host Nigerian Internet Governance Forum
Abuja will host the Nigerian Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) on June 18, in a bid to connect domestic stakeholders in the cyber world. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 15:08 · Brandon Gregory
GoMetro recorded 750,000 trip requests last month
South Africa’s commuter rail app GoMetro received 750,000 trip requests on its platform last month, going live in its fourth province last week. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 14:47 · Nick Sato
Google adds functionality to Maps API
Google has updated its Google Maps Engine API, enabling developers with large amounts of location-based data the chance to show that information through a mobile or web app with the Google Maps or Google Earth interface. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 14:38 · Mercy Makumi
Turkish Twitter users arrested
Turkish police have raided 38 homes with the help of IP addresses and arrested 25 Twitter users who were sympathetic to the anti-government demonstrations in Istanbul. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 14:37 · Nanine Steenkamp
Snapplify partners with SPi Global
South African digital publishing startup Snapplify has partnered with universal leading Business Processing Order (BPO) service provider SPi Global to expand its worldwide connections. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 14:26 · Nick Sato
Kenya to increase broadband access to 20% by 2017 – CCK
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) plans to increase broadband access in the country to 20 per cent by 2017. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 13:15 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya urged to act on internet pornography, considers total ban
The National Media Monitoring Committee has called on the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) to draw up legislation that will effectively regulate content online, especially pornography which it says is a big threat to the youth. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 11:26 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana fibre optic network underway
Work on Ghana’s Eastern Corridor Fibre Optic Backbone network began yesterday (Wednesday) with 800km of cable planned to provide fast and reliable web access. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 09:29 · Richard Cutcher
Wi-Fi hampering plant growth
A school experiment has suggested plants could struggle to grow when placed next to Wi-Fi routers. → Read more
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