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Thu, June 6th, 09:24 · Paul Adepoju
YouTube seeks to develop 6,000 hours of Nigerian content in three days
Google Nigeria has launched a three-day online technology training programme, a feature of which is the creation of 6,000 hours of local content on YouTube that would be relevant for the Nigerian environment. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 08:53 · Paul Adepoju
EFCC arrests 9 over internet frauds in south west Nigeria
Officers from Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested nine people on suspicion of cyber fraud, after a sting operation was carried out in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 07:53 · Paul Adepoju
Konga.com enters online book store marketplace
Nigeria’s online megastore Konga.com has announced it now has the largest online library of books in the entire West African sub-region, with over 100,000 in its collection. → Read more
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Thu, June 6th, 07:44 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft, FBI take on global cybercrime rings
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have launched a major search for cybercrime rings believed to have targeted banks and stolen more than US$500 million from accounts. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 14:11 · Nick Sato
Google navigation to ease transport for Kenyans
Google Kenya has announced an enhanced version of its Turn-by-Turn navigation system that will enable users to navigate easier on the Kenyan roads. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 13:54 · Richard Cutcher
Healthcart.co.za goes live
An independent interactive online pharmacy store has gone live in South Africa, aiming to take non-prescription products to the public. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 13:29 · Nanine Steenkamp
IBM to acquire SoftLayer
IBM intends to purchase SoftLayer Technologies as part of its new cloud creation services. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 09:35 · Nanine Steenkamp
Cybercrime a national crisis in SA
Cybercrime has been declared a national crisis by the South African Centre for Information Security, which revealed the country as third most phished in the world. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 09:30 · Brandon Gregory
Prioritising big data for future success
“Huge value” lies within big data and is something organisations cannot afford to ignore, according to South African Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager for LGR Telecommunications. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 08:47 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian banking platform upgrade to disrupt customers
First Bank Nigeria will be closing its branches across Nigeria by midday on Thursday (tomorrow) until 8am on Monday, June 10, in order to carry essential upgrades to its platform. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 08:46 · Tom Jackson
Amazon to rollout online groceries – report
Amazon is to launch an online grocery business in a bid to target retail sectors as yet saturated by e-commerce, according to Reuters. → Read more
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Wed, June 5th, 08:16 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenyan digital villages project could be scrapped
The Kenyan government could scrap the digital villages project commonly known as Pasha after it failed to deliver on its promise, with only 63 set up so far. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 14:51 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya vs Nigeria World Cup qualifier to be streamed live
Tomorrow’s crunch match between Kenya’s Harambee Stars and Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be streamed live on the internet, allowing fans around the world to catch the game. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 13:45 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei hosts 2013 IP summit for South Africa
Huawei is hosting an internet protocol (IP) summit to discuss business needs and challenges in delivering user experience to end user customers in Johannesburg, South Africa today. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 13:32 · Nick Sato
Microsoft backs Kenyatta’s laptops policy
Microsoft has pledged its support to Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta’s plan to provide free laptops to Class One pupils by promising to assist in teaching teachers to implement the project. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 13:20 · Martin Cheruiyot
Tanzania introduces team to monitor cybercrime
The Tanzanian government has introduced the Computer Emergency Response System Team (CERT) to curb cybercrimes. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 13:09 · Nanine Steenkamp
Russia Today passes one billion views on YouTube
Russia Today has passed the one billion viewers mark on YouTube, becoming the first news provider to reach the count. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 10:46 · Nanine Steenkamp
MTC completes second LTE phase
Namibian telecommunications operator Mobile Telecommunications Ltd (MTC) has completed the second phase of long term evolution (LTE) products with further roll outs in eight major towns. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 10:25 · Nanine Steenkamp
Angola opens first solar school
The first mobile solar school has been launched in Angola in support of improving national education. → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 15:24 · Susan Mwenesi
Securex takes crime busting online
Kenya’s security firm Securex Agencies is turning to online measures to counter the spate of theft, carjacking and robberies that have plagued Nairobi and the rest of the country. → Read more
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