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Wed, April 30th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
SA 2nd most targeted for phishing, losses of $320m last year
South Africa is the second most targeted country globally when it comes to phishing attacks, with the resultant cost totaling over US$320 million in 2013, according to Drew van Vuuren, chief executive officer (CEO) of information security firm 4Di Privaca. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian company implements SAP Business ONE Cloud for operations
OneCard Nigeria, a fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company has announced it has implemented SAP Business ONE Cloud for its top up solutions on multiple platforms. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 18:30 · Chris Udemans
Mt. Gox customers settle class action
Customers of the defunct Japan-based Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox in the United States (US) and Canada have agreed to settle their class action lawsuits claiming the company defrauded them, according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Forex Time announces 30% bonus to boost online trading in Nigeria
International forex broker, Forex Time (FXTM), has announced a 30 per cent bonus exclusively for Nigerian clients to motivate traders to benefit from the world’s most liquid financial market. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
SA broadband speeds lag behind – Akamai
South African broadband speeds are far below those of the rest of the world, according to the latest Akamai study, in spite of a 14 per cent increase in speed year-on-year. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
iROKOtv ends ads-based free service, to focus on subscriptions
Jason Njoku, founder of African video streaming service iROKOtv, has announced the company is ending its free ad-based service to entirely focus on providing subscription-based video-on-demand services. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
DoC to digitise SA military history
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has partnered with the Department of Military Veterans to record, profile and digitise information on the country’s military history for viewing on smartphones, tablets, PCs and television. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Jovago targets Nigerian businesses with loyalty programme
Jovago, an Africa Internet Holding (AIH)-founded online hotel booking platform, has announced a loyalty programme for Nigerian businesses to boost the country’s hospitality industry. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Dimension Data plans to boost data centre business to $4bn
South African information technology firm Dimension Data has announced plans to quadruple the size of its data centre business to US$4 billion in the next five years. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Facebook entering financial services – report
Facebook is preparing to provide financial services such as remittances and electronic money, with the company awaiting authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland for a service allowing users to use Facebook to store money and pay others. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria Internet Registration Association to hold general assembly tomorrow
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) will hold its general assembly tomorrow, according to Adebunmi Adeola Akinbo, the association’s acting secretary and chief operating officer (COO). → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Microsoft detects Internet Explorer security flaw
Microsoft has said it is working quickly to repair a security flaw in its Internet Explorer web browser after it detected attempts to exploit the weakness. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mauritius leads Africa in using ICT for development – WEF
Mauritius leads Africa in terms of leveraging ICT for economic and social development, ranking 48th in the world in the 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) Networked Readiness Index. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Bekele speaks out after alleged ITU freeze
Dot Africa Connect (DCA) executive director Sophia Bekele has urged girls to educate themselves using ICT and the internet, despite allegedly being barred by the African Union Commission (AUC) from speaking at today’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Girls in ICT event held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Okolloh named in TIME 100 2014
Kenyan Ory Okolloh, who co-founded Ushahidi and now leads Omidyar Network's investments and transparency programmes in Africa, has been named on the 2014 TIME 100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. → Read more
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Mon, April 28th, 07:00 · Agatha Nduku
Indigo Publications reports profit increase on back of digital strategy
Indigo Publications, which owns the digital Africa Intelligence magazine, has registered its 11th consecutive year of growth and profit, with turnover increasing 7.4 per cent to US$4.7 million on the back of its longstanding digital strategy. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN in talks over streaming services – report
South African mobile operator MTN is in talks with an Asian content provider, aiming to give South Africans access to streaming films and series, according to a report. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
SAP Africa partners Techno Brain to address Africa’s skills shortage
SAP Africa has partnered with Kenyan IT firm Techno Brain to address the skills shortage in Africa through the introduction of SAP Education student training kits, e-learning programmes and a hybrid classroom instructor-based teaching model across the content over the next two years. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya rolls out 3G network in Uasin Gishu
Orange has rolled out its 3G network service in Uasin Gishu county, initially covering Eldoret and its environs, providing improved connectivity to the area. → Read more
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Fri, April 25th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Vodacom, DoC open Kimberley ICT teacher centre
South Africa’s Department of Basic Education, along with mobile operator Vodacom and the Department of Communications (DoC), has announced the opening of an ICT teacher centre in Kimberley. → Read more
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