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Tue, March 4th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Carrim forms National Broadband Advisory Council
The South African Department of Communications (DoC) today announced the launch of a National Broadband Advisory Council (NBAC) to advise and support the communications minister in the implementation of the country’s broadband policy. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
IS outsourcing market in SA to hit $2.8bn this year
The combination of South Africa’s IS outsourcing, managed services and hosted services markets will top US$2.8 billion in 2014, with demand for third party support services accelerating as the ICT market develops. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Bank of Africa deploys credit risk management solution for EA
Bank of Africa subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will from now on use a new credit management system in a bid to curb losses that arise from defaulted loans. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 09:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Ole! Media adjusting well in Kenya
South Africa’s Ole! Media Group has received a warm welcome in Kenya in the six months since it launched in the East African country, according to the group chief marketing officer (CMO) and managing director (MD) of MobiMedia Desere Orill. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Vodacom promotes ICT education with tour on cloud computing
Vodacom Business Nigeria through its “Power to You” initiative is exposing Nigerian students to its resources as part of its efforts aimed at promoting ICT education in the country. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Online courses increase by 390% since 2009 – UNITAR
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has launched its 2014 online training courses in financial management, international trade and intellectual property, saying the number of online learning programmes has increased by 390 per cent since 2009. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Liquid Telecom increases its satellite operations in Africa
Liquid Telecom has built a satellite hub at Teraco’s vendor-neutral earth station in South Africa, enabling the company to route African traffic in Africa rather than backhauling it via Europe as many operators need to do. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s first email newsletter platform launched
MailCliq.com has launched in Nigeria, the country’s first platform that allows users to send trackable email campaigns and newsletters at a low price. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 17:40 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Buni TV launches premium subscription service
African video-on-demand (VoD) platform Buni TV has launched its premium subscription service Buni+. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA government must ensure access to tech – Carrim
Government must keep its policies and legislation up to date and relevant to ensure the whole of society benefits equally from the progress brought about by technological advances, according to South Africa’s minister of communications Yunus Carrim. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft executives departing – report
Microsoft executives Tony Bates and Tami Reller are to leave the company in the wake of Satya Nadella’s appointment as chief executive officer (CEO), according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
FullCircle acquisition to expand Ole! Media’s expertise
The recent acquisition of FullCircle Sport Online, a boutique digital sports consultancy, by TEAMtalk, a division of South Africa’s Ole! Media Group will see the company expand its expertise not only in local football but provide FullCircle clients with more services and deeper coverage → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 06:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Egyptian film nominated for Oscar, unavailable in Egypt
Egyptian film “The Square”, named after the infamous Tahrir Square which has been the centrepoint of anti-government protests over recent years, has been nominated for an Oscar, although the film is not available to watch in Egypt. → Read more
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Sat, March 1st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Emmanuel Okeleji, co-founder and CEO, Insidify.com
Professional network Insidify.com offers users the opportunity to improve and make good use of their networks as part of their search for jobs, offering a range of service to empower its users to engage their social and professional connections better in identifying career opportunities. Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Emmanuel Okeleji spoke to HumanIPO about the platform, what role it performs and how it differs from LinkedIn. → Read more
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Fri, February 28th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Insidify.com allows individuals to use networks to find jobs – CEO
Professional network Insidify.com offers users the opportunity to improve and make good use of their networks, according to co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Emmanuel Okeleji. → Read more
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Fri, February 28th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Global digital music market to grow $9bn this year, African market ripe
The global digital music market will grow by US$9 billion in 2014, according to a study by Mahindra Comviva and Ovum Consulting, with Africa one of the markets ripe for digital music. → Read more
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Fri, February 28th, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
Internet Solutions joins A4AI
South Africa’s Internet Solutions (IS) has joined the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), saying it aims to facilitate the achievement targets for cheaper entry-level broadband services. → Read more
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Fri, February 28th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM commits to creating commercially viable solutions for Africa
IBM is committing itself to come up with more commercially viable solutions in the African continent, according to Dr Khamal Bhattacharya, director of IBM research in Africa. → Read more
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Thu, February 27th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Hackers threaten online attacks during Brazil World Cup
Hackers affiliated to the Anonymous group plan to launch online attacks during the football World Cup to be held in Brazil in June, threatening attacks against government, FIFA and sponsors’ sites in order to disrupt the games. → Read more
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Thu, February 27th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA budget focused on development
The South African government’s budget for 2014 will focus on accelerating implementation of the provisions of the National Development Plan (NDP), including pushing forward with digital migration and broadband access. → Read more
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