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Wed, March 20th, 08:03 · Gabriella Mulligan

Network operators must focus on building broadband backbone across South Africa

Network operators in South Africa must stop focusing solely on Gauteng, the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, as impending national developments require improved broadband access in other parts of the country, according to FibreCo. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 04:57 · Tom Jackson

Ovum: regulators must do more to push rural broadband

An Ovum analyst has said African regulators are failing to assist the rollout of broadband to rural areas, with the spread of broadband set to be the driver of African growth. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 15:59 · Nanine Steenkamp

Cyber war rulebook released

A manual laying down the regulations of military hacking has been published to update traditional battlefield rule sources. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 15:45 · Gabriella Mulligan

Education, health, key targets in DoC’s new broadband policy

The Department of Communications (DoC) intends its revised Broadband Policy to target connectivity for schools and the health sector, as well as digitising government, according to a DoC official. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 13:28 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zimbabwe ministry site hacked

The Zimbabwean Ministry of Mines and Mining Development website was hacked yesterday, March 18, by Turkish hacker Musti Reis. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 13:02 · Tom Jackson

SA broadband provision “inadequate”, ignores consumer – Goldstuck

World Wide Worx chief executive officer Arthur Goldstuck says broadband provision in South Africa is inadequate and operators need to listen more to their consumers. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 10:46 · Gabriella Mulligan

DoC: Radio frequency spectrum a critical input for broadband

The Department of Communications (DoC) will support the use of radio frequencies for South African broadband expansion, according to a DoC official. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 07:42 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s online game company set to launch new website

Olakunle Ogungbamila, chief executive of Kuluya Limited, has told HumanIPO the online games company will launch its new website by the end of March. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 16:12 · Brandon Gregory

Local online crowdfunding platform created by actor

An online crowdfunding platform for South Africans, designed by an actor, is expected to launch in the next month. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 15:04 · Nanine Steenkamp

Decisions influenced highly by mobile search, survey reveals

A survey conducted by Google has revealed the key influence search results have in decision making, highlighting the significance of browser results for businesses. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 14:54 · Tom Jackson

Dropbox to acquire Mailbox

Dropbox has announced it is to acquire the company behind email management application Mailbox, as it looks to diversify its feature offering. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 14:07 · Paul Adepoju

Kuluya.com launches “Oga at the top” game

In addition to more than seven million Google search results, tweets, posts, songs and t-shirts, the "Oga at the top" gaffe made by the Lagos state commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has inspired developers at Kuluya.com to design an online game for visitors to the website. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 12:41 · Vincent Matinde

Huawei Technologies to implement e-government project in Ghana

Huawei Technologies (GH) S.A. Limited has been selected for the implementation of the Ghanaian e-government project aiming to provide online services for citizens. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 10:06 · Brandon Gregory

Forum to discuss Ghana connectivity

A forum, held at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan ICT Centre for Excellence and featuring key telecommunication stakeholders, will discuss how to connect all Ghanaians to the web on Wednesday. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 09:47 · Nanine Steenkamp

Majority of mail from Nigeria is spam

A study exposing the world’s most infamous net fraud spots revealed more than 62 per cent of Nigeria’s email is categorised as spam. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 08:33 · Kamau Mbote

IEBC IT Chief warned on election kits

Problems with Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits had been foreseen weeks in advance of the general elections in Kenya. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 07:10 · Paul Adepoju

Eventsrail eases events registration and ticket purchase with mobile API platform

A mobile website that allows Nigerian event organisers to directly sell tickets has been launched by Eventsrail Limited, a major provider of online registration and ticketing services. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 15:11 · Brandon Gregory

More than 60 per cent of South African organisations affected by bots

More than 60 per cent of organisations in South Africa are infected by dangerous bots, according to a report by Check Point Software Technologies. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 15:05 · Richard Cutcher

Reuters journalist charged with aiding hackers Anonymous

A deputy social media editor at Reuters has been charged with helping hacking collective Anonymous hack his former colleagues. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:12 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigerian ecommerce site Jumia lands US$26 million investment

Jumia, a leading online retailer in Nigeria, has received an investment of US$26 million from the Summit Partners, in a move that will see the company develop its brand across Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco. → Read more