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Wed, March 27th, 07:44 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya’s chief justice’s private email hacked

Chief justice and president of the Supreme Court of Kenya Willy Mutunga’s private emails came under attack on Monday by hackers, as he heads up the one of the most crucial legal cases in the country’s history. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 05:20 · Richard Cutcher

Western Cape to invest US$5.7 million in broadband

The Western Cape government’s planned investment in its Broadband Initiative has significantly trumped that of Gauteng province. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 15:22 · Richard Cutcher

Web Africa offering free ADSL trial in SA

South African internet service provider Web Africa is offering a free 14 day or 5GB usage trial on its ADSL services. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 12:10 · Paul Adepoju

Growing African membership of online community addressing complex global health problems

The coordinator of HIFA2015 (Healthcare Information For All by 2015), a global campaign working for a future where people are no longer dying for lack of basic healthcare knowledge, has said online discussion forums are bringing all stakeholders together to help address complex global health problems. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:54 · Richard Cutcher

Africa’s Seacom connection restored

Undersea cable giant Seacom has said services have been restored to Africa after a cable cut between Egypt and Europe, with connection for the majority of customers should return to “normal”. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 07:26 · Vincent Matinde

Malawi Telecommunications expands internet access to three cities

Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) has spread its internet network across the country by offering Wimax connections in Lilongwe, Blantyre and Zomba. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 07:12 · Richard Cutcher

SA’s MWEB receives extra capacity during Seacom outage

South African internet service provider MWEB has apologised to its customers for the disruption caused by the Seacom cable cut and is using Facebook to keep them updated. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 14:28 · Brandon Gregory

Google announces white space trial in South Africa

A Google initiative will see ten educational facilities in Cape Town performing wireless broadband over white space networks in connection with connectivity for rural areas. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 11:19 · Paul Adepoju

Google partners with journalists in Ghana on local contents and revenue generation

The country manager of Google Ghana, Estelle Akofio-Sowah, has expressed their commitment to help media houses to increase their revenues and improve their online presence. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 11:03 · Elly Okutoyi

We are not to blame for hacked sites, says Safaricom

Kenyan network operator Safaricom has denied its servers have been hacked and said the vulnerabilities experienced on several accounts are on the affected sites and not their servers. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 09:37 · Kamau Mbote

Assange leading in nomination for human rights awards in the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is reported to be leading the vote for the US Human Rights Awards despite being pursued by the US government for publishing classified documents that allegedly showed human rights abuses. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 09:15 · Kamau Mbote

Seacom congestion persists as repairs continue following cable cut

Seacom users continue to experience congestion following a cut of the cable in the Mediterranean Sea with the company saying work to restore transmission to customers was ongoing. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 08:46 · Elly Okutoyi

Microsoft Office 2013 now available in Nigeria

Nigeria is the first African country to have Office 2013 available in its market, barely two months after it was officially made public. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 08:05 · Vincent Matinde

Ethiopia to begin construction of Ethio ICT park

Ethiopia has begun the construction of an ICT park that will cost ETB5 billion (US$270 million) and is funded by the government. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 16:10 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zamtel chair to lead SATA

The chairman of Zambian telecommunications operator Zamtel will step in as chairman of the South African Telecommunication Association (SATA) from April to address challenges in the telecommunications industry. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher

Apple to introduce two-factor security

Two-factor authentication will be introduced by Apple to add an extra layer to its protection against hackers trying access information in consumers’ accounts. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:58 · Richard Cutcher

Chrome becomes Africa’s favourite browser

The latest statistics on web browser usage has shown Google Chrome take the lead in Africa, while Internet Explorer is nosediving. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:25 · Tefo Mohapi

Nashua Communications showcase their Open Unified Communications technology

Senior technologists, high profile customers and guests of Nashua Communications were demonstrated the communication capabilities and scenarios at the South African company’s Innovation Centre in Midrand this week. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:07 · Nanine Steenkamp

Reuters social media editor denies hack charges

Matthew Keys, former deputy social media editor at world-renowned news agency Reuters, has denied charges of hacking to deface an online article of the Los Angeles Times for which he was suspended. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 11:59 · Paul Adepoju

Hackers’ group targets enemies of Pakistan

A hacker has told HumanIPO he and his team will be targeting websites of nations they perceive to be enemies of Pakistan in future attacks. → Read more