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Mon, January 28th, 15:17 · Brandon Gregory

TPG America to target South African mining industry with new management program

The Project Group (TPG) America has teamed up with TPG Africa in order to promote integrated Management Control Systems (iPMCS) throughout the continent, and will begin its focus on the South African mining industry. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 15:10 · Tefo Mohapi

Latest version of Skype from Microsoft blocks Shylock Malware

The malicious malware developed by hackers that steals online banking credentials and information from Skype has finally been “blocked” by Microsoft. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 13:57 · Paul Adepoju

Judge set to decide fate of Malaysia-based Nigerian accused of cybercrime and money laundering

Hope Aroke, a Nigerian student accused of money laundering and and cyber crimes, will discover on Friday, February 1, whether he has made bail or not. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 09:35 · Vincent Matinde

65% of firms fear cyber attacks in 2013

A new survey has shown that some 65 percent of companies across the globe fear cyber attacks in 2013, with even more considering the Internet as a gateway or malicious attacks. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 09:25 · Vincent Matinde

Online Japanese car retailer opens offices in Nairobi

CarView, an online Japanese car sales site, has launched operations in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, injecting KSh50 million (US$571,000) into its regional expansion plan. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 07:10 · Tefo Mohapi

Eugene Kaspersky named 2012 Influencer of the Year

Eugene Kaspersky, owner of Kaspersky Lab, has been named the 2012 Influencer of the Year by Channelnomics in recognition of the company’s leadership and impact on the industry. → Read more
Sun, January 27th, 16:46 · Tefo Mohapi

Zimswitch vPayments launched in Zimbabwe, real-time online payment gateway

Zimbabweans will be able to transfer money online and buy products on the web after the Zimswitch vPayments was launched in the southern African country. → Read more
Sun, January 27th, 16:18 · Tom Jackson

African e-learning revenues set to rise more than 100%

Revenue derived from African e-learning projects is to increase by more than 100 percent to US$512.7 million by 2016, with the region having the highest growth rate globally for most e-learning products. → Read more
Sun, January 27th, 16:12 · Tefo Mohapi

GitHub’s search feature exposes passwords and hundreds of SSH Keys

GitHub, the online developer platform for collaboration that is also a source code repository, has announced upgrades on its search engine, but exposed passwords in the process. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 16:16 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Stuart Minnaar – the saviour to South African students’ spending

Studentology is on the edge of releasing its mobile app extension, Yappo, and both are the brain children of Stuart Minnaar. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 16:07 · Kamau Mbote

Google looking at replacing passwords with hardware tokens

After a streak of hackings over the past few years, Google is testing a new way of making accounts safer by replacing passwords with hardware tokens. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 15:13 · Kamau Mbote

Africa rated world’s second fastest growing economy

Africa is now ranked the world’s second fastest growing economy, after the continent surged five percent with analysts projecting 5.3 percent growth this year. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 12:53 · HumanIPO

SARS hoax mails stealing from SA citizens

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned South African citizens about a hoax email doing the rounds which attempts to steal money from victims under pretences of online tax collection. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 11:05 · Tom Jackson

3,200 ICT trainers to be deployed across Rwanda

At least 3,200 teachers who have completed a year-long training course in ICT are to be deployed in schools across Rwanda in order to build the country’s capacity for teaching computer skills. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 09:42 · Paul Adepoju

Phase3 Telecom to provide high-speed broadband for Nigerian rural schools

Phase3 Telecom, a Nigerian aerial fibre infrastructure company, will provide high-speed broadband connectivity via its Open Access Network to schools in rural parts of Nigeria. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 08:47 · Tom Jackson

Rwandan microfinance institutions urged to embrace ICT

Microfinance institutions in Rwanda must embrace information technologies if they are to obtain central bank help in managing their financial operations, according to the bank's governor → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 08:42 · Richard Cutcher

SA’s Telkom to slash rates next week

South African Internet provider Telkom is reducing the cost of its uncapped fixed-line broadband by up to 40 percent as it looks to undercut its competitors. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 14:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Google Chairman praises Nairobi as Africa’s tech hub

Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has presented a summary of his Africa trip in which he said Kenya’s capital Nairobi was “a serious tech hub and may become the African leader”. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 13:31 · Brandon Gregory

South African Internet speed bounces back in third quarter

A recent research study by Akamai Technology titled “State of the Internet” has concluded South Africa’s average Internet connection speed is increasing. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 12:46 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya at advanced 4G/LTE testing phase

Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communications has said the country is at an advanced testing phase of a advanced 4G/LTE network, months after it advertised tenders for the technology’s equipment. → Read more