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Wed, December 12th, 13:01 · Brandon Gregory

WikiAfrica believe free access for children could become reality

The possibility of Wikipedia Zero coming to South Africa is “very real” as learners at a Cape Town high school lobby major mobile phone operators to allow free access to the online encyclopedia. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 12:30 · HumanIPO

Businesses increasing usage of encryption to secure their data

Companies are increasingly turning to encryption to protect their information from intruders, according to a B2B International survey. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 12:13 · Elly Okutoyi

US$15,000 grant for Ghana’s parliamentary monitoring site

Ghana’s parliamentary monitoring site, Odekro, has been awarded a US$15,000 grant by the Indigo Trust, a UK-based foundation, just two weeks after its launch. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 10:40 · Tefo Mohapi

2012’s top Google searches in South Africa revealed

Free classifieds site OLX, deceased pop diva Whitney Houston and Hurricane Sandy were the top three search trends in South Africa for 2012 according to the Google Zeitgeist. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 09:36 · Brandon Gregory

Mango offers free Wi-Fi on its Christmas flights

Budget South African airline Mango will offer free Wi-Fi to its customers flying between Johannesburg and Durban this festive season. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 08:05 · Vincent Matinde

AfDB to finance science and technology education in Uganda with US$103m

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged to fund science and technology in the Ugandan higher education system to the tune of US$103 million, boosting the country’s development plan. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 14:17 · Tom Jackson

Wanted man McAfee wants to return to US

Antivirus software tycoon John McAfee, currently in a Guatemalan detention centre as he flees Belizean police, has spoken of his desire to return to the United States in an Internet broadcast. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 12:22 · Brandon Gregory

Klerksdorp to get 120km of fibre-optic cable

Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) is investing more than R81 million (almost US$10 million) in 128 kilometres of fibre-optic cables to be installed in Klerksdorp to bring high-speed internet to the region. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 11:15 · Vincent Matinde

Cyber-Duck listed as one of the fastest growing digital companies in EMEA

Cyber-Duck, a UK digital agency, has been listed by Deloitte Technology Fast EMEA 2012 as one of the fastest technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 08:05 · Brandon Gregory

Durban’s successful Ulwazi project looking to expand

A four-year-old social history project in Durban bringing traditional oral histories into the digital age could be brought to Cape Town and Johannesburg. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 06:38 · Kamau Mbote

2013 will be the year of the Hybrid Cloud

The year 2013 may see a further explosion in cloud, with those providing security to be the main players in the IT industry, technology researcher Gartner predicts. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 14:02 · Kamau Mbote

50 Kenyan techies headed for certification from a global examiner

Carnegie Mellon University, in partnership with the Kenya ICT Board, has prepared a pilot exam to be sat next week by developers, offering them a chance to prove their abilities meet international standards in addition to a certification award from a world-renowned institution. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 13:51 · Paul Adepoju

WaveTek Nigeria to improve broadband coverage in Africa with Carlson wireless agreement

WaveTek Nigeria, an ICT solutions provider, and American company Carlson Wireless Technologies have teamed up to adopt television ‘white spaces’, required to meet Africa’s growing demand for broadband coverage. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 13:26 · Vincent Matinde

Africa Portal celebrates second year as top destination for researchers in Africa

Africa Portal is marking its second year in existence as a resource policy portal for African educationalists. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 11:22 · Elly Okutoyi

Tough rules for ISPs as CCK looks at combating cybercrime

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has set up new rules that require all internet service providers (ISPs) to issue devices with unique IP addresses by the end of the year, to prevent user anonymity on the networks. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 10:46 · Tom Jackson

SA government sites hacked

Three South African government websites were hacked yesterday by a Moroccan hacker, who claimed the action was a response to South Africa’s support for Western Sahara liberation group the República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD). → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 09:57 · Paul Adepoju

Musicians, sports stars and gadgets are top search queries in Ghana – Google

The Google 2012 Zeitgeist has revealed that in the last 12 months Ghanaian search trends showed people were more interested in musicians and sport than politics, despite the country going through one of its closest general elections. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 09:28 · Elly Okutoyi

Konza Tech City chairperson named

Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki has appointed John Ngumi as the chairman of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority, to be charged with regulating, monitoring and evaluating the development of Konza City. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 08:47 · Tefo Mohapi

Network assessment service announced by SA’s Dimension Data

Business performance could be improved by a new service launched by Dimension Data to help customers review traffic patterns, flows and volumes across their networks. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 14:38 · Brandon Gregory

Why movies are not available through iTunes in South Africa

The iTunes Store in South Africa can only offer music downloads because of complexities involving exclusive rights to other content held by media companies. → Read more