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Fri, March 15th, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Website developers of LekkeSlaap and TravelGround

LekkeSlaap, an Afrikaans-language accommodation booking site, has hit online success with more than 28,000 “likes” on Facebook within a week of its launch. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 12:56 · Vincent Matinde

Paid-to-blog website 10KWEB expands into West Africa

Blogging company 10KWEB has extended its presence into Burkina Faso, expanding its wings further into West Africa. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 12:08 · Brandon Gregory

Pigeon Pie, creating brand strategies for entrepreneurs

Marwaan Sasman, owner and founder of Pigeon Pie, believes web development and social media are the crucial aspects of an effective brand strategy, with application development being secondary. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 10:17 · Richard Cutcher

North Korea claim to be victim of US hack

Internet servers in North Korea have allegedly been brought down, disabling access to some websites, with the state’s media claiming US foul play. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 09:44 · Gabriella Mulligan

African YouTube use grows 90 per cent

YouTube use across Africa grew by 90 per cent in the space of a year, with the website responding with offerings for mobile and low-speed connections, as well as rolling out country-specific domains across the continent. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 08:44 · Kamau Mbote

Jubilee and CORD take rivalry to social media

The Jubilee Coalition and CORD have taken their ongoing row over the results of the Kenyan election to social media, as the latter challenges the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as president-elect. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 15:11 · Paul Adepoju

Expert blames middlemen, product supply chain for high cost of IT gadgets in Nigeria

An expert in e-commerce has blamed the high costs of gadgets in Nigeria on the large number of middlemen that handle a product before it gets to the final consumer. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 14:41 · Brandon Gregory

Cloud no longer simply a “buzz or a trend” in South Africa

South African business is fast adopting and applying cloud solutions as a means of transforming business. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson

Oracle to acquire SA’s Nimbula

US software firm Oracle is to acquire South African startup Nimbula, in an effort to strengthen its cloud offerings. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 12:41 · Gabriella Mulligan

Google Reader to close

Google has announced the retirement of Google Reader, in the latest service closure as part of the company’s “spring cleaning” push. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 11:12 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA social media use has more political potential, says SAIIA

The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) believes South Africans are not utilising social media to full potential in comparison to other international countries. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 11:03 · Richard Cutcher

AfDB launch open data platforms in 20 countries

Twenty African countries are now part of the Africa Information Highway after the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched open data platforms across the continent. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 10:56 · Tom Jackson

DA accuses SIU of hacking own emails

South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has accused the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) of hacking its own staff emails to stave off further scandal at the state anti-corruption organisation. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 10:36 · Nanine Steenkamp

Google announces new Android head

Sundar Pichai is the new Android architect, replacing Andy Rubin as the search giant embarks on merging the internet and mobile corporate subdivisions. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 08:38 · Vincent Matinde

Walmart introduces online shop to empower female entrepreneurs in Africa

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Thu, March 14th, 08:23 · Richard Cutcher

Keyword advertising a waste of time – eBay

Billions of dollars are being wasted by companies on search engine keyword advertising, according to auction website eBay. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 07:38 · Nanine Steenkamp

Hotmail, Outlook prolongs fixing flaw

Microsoft is still working on a fixing a problem, following customer reports of undelivered email messages to Hotmail and Outlook accounts. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:35 · Gabriella Mulligan

Africa lagging behind in lowering broadband prices – ITU

Africa lags behind other regions in lowering broadband prices, with global prices and affordability relative to incomes differing, according to the latest report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:31 · Gabriella Mulligan

Google awards Schmidt US$6 million bonus

Google is to award chairman Eric Schmidt a US$6 million bonus, as a number of top executives receive hefty cash rewards following a successful financial year. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:15 · Nanine Steenkamp

Instant success for Afrikaans booking site

South African online booking site LekkeSlaap.co.za has obtained more than 28,000 Facebook fans following last week’s launch, with Afrikaans speakers finding accommodation in their mother tongue. → Read more