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Tue, March 25th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
SA cloud computing adoption vital to African app usage – Oracle
South Africa’s adoption of cloud computing is imperative to the adoption of cloud applications in Africa, according Sudarshan Roongta, vice-president of Oracle’s Industry Strategy and Insight programme for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s Ahonya.com secures funding from Rio Partners and Savannah Fund
Ahonya.com, Ghana’s premier online shopping platform, has announced it has secured seed funding from Rio Technology Partners and Savannah Fund. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA broadband policy urgently needed – Carrim
South African minister of communications Yunus Carrim has told ICT Green Paper public hearings in Polokwane the country urgently needs to implement its broadband policy in order to accelerate development. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank, VFX in money transfer deal between Kenya, UK
Kenya’s Equity Bank has partnered with VFX Financial to launch a real-time, cross-border and multi-currency money transfer service between Kenya and the United Kingdom (UK). → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Google Kenya picks new policy and government manager
Michael Murungi is the new public policy and government relations manager in for Google Kenya, taking over from Ory Okolloh. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian Stock Exchange launches X-Whistle portal
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched a whistleblowing portal - X-Whistle - with the aims of curtailing fraud and making the exchange a global market. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Broadband important for sustainable development – Kagame
Broadband has been instrumental in helping Rwanda achieve its development goals, president Paul Kagame told the ninth meeting of the United Nations (UN) Broadband Commission for Digital Development in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Telkom joins EASSy upgrades
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has announced it is an active participant in the latest upgrades to the East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy). → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
Huawei disturbed by NSA server infiltration
Chinese technology giant Huawei has said it will condemn the infiltration of its servers on the part of the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) should allegations be true, according to Reuters. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lamudi becomes Uganda’s largest online property portal
Online property portal Lamudi has said it is now the largest online property portal in Uganda, which it attributed to meeting the demands of the Ugandan population in major cities. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Mt. Gox finds $100m of Bitcoins
Japanese Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox said it has found thousands of Bitcoins (BTC) worth over US$100 million after the company filed for bankruptcy and was subject to investigation following an apparent incident of hacking. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 10:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Global internet governance body gets new commissioners
A total of twenty-five distinguished scholars and experts have joined the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) Research Advisory Network (RAN), which will assist in identifying and prioritising internet governance and policy issues within the commission’s mandate. → Read more
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Sat, March 22nd, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Axxess cuts prepaid ADSL prices
South African internet service provider (ISP) Axxess has announced it will cut its prepaid ADSL prices, from ZAR29 (US$2.65) to ZAR9 (US$0.80) a gigabyte, just a week after it reduced its capped ADSL top-up rates. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s iSpace announces entrepreneurial programme for women
Ghanaian incubation and innovation hub iSpace has announced it is participating in the #40forward Initiative in conjunction with Google, targeted at helping female entrepreneurs who want to turn their ideas into reality. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Enterprises to spend over $490bn this year due to malware
International enterprises will spend over US$490 billion in 2014 because of malware associated with pirated software, according to a Microsoft-sponsored International Data Corporation (IDC) study. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
AccessKenya launches ICT security solution
AccessKenya has launched Managed Security Services (MSS), a security as a service solution which targets high-risk environments and services sector. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: Jonas Thulin, security consultant, Fortinet
Jonas Thulin, security consultant at network security firm Fortinet, discusses the importance of maintaining the security of a business’ website in order to preserve the integrity of its brand identity and company data. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
FNB’s online channels voted best in SA
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has had its online banking channels vote the best in the country, according to the 2014 South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi). → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Getting to new markets quickly gives us competitive advantage – hellofood
Ralf Wenzel, global managing director of foodpanda/hellofood, has said the company’s ability to commence operations in new markets gives it a huge competitive advantage, with the online food delivery marketplace having spread to 40 countries in 22 months. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Jumia Nigeria not profitable, focused on growth
Jumia Nigeria is still not profitable two years after its launch, but is instead focused on winning market share, according to former managing director (MD) Tunde Kehinde. → Read more
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