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Fri, September 20th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
Spinlet is in Nigeria to create an ecosystem – COO
Francis Ebuehi, chief operating officer (COO) of Spinlet, has said the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria, in addition to the country’s avalanche of music talent and large population, are attracting the company to the West African powerhouse. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 11:00 · Brandon Gregory
Hypercube to encourage women in technology
Hypercube, Zimbabwe’s first tech hub, wants to work towards addressing issues which limit women and other marginalised groups within the industry, once it opens in November. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 10:00 · Brandon Gregory
Free Wi-Fi now available in Green Point, Cape Town
Free and unlimited Wi-Fi has been launched at St Andrew’s Square in Green Point, Cape Town, an initiative by the Green Point City Improvement District (GPCID) in collaboration with the City of Cape Town. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 09:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
OPINION: Privacy a perspective on progress
As surveillance issues continually surface surrounding government policies and other operations around the world, the fears, intentions and suspicions around the gathering of data and the loss of privacy are contested. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s BPO industry to address unemployment
Uganda’s minister of ICT John Nasasira yesterday launched a 240-seater Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) incubation centre in Kampala, a move that is in line with the country’s vision of curbing unemployment by exploiting the worldwide demand for BPO. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 08:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Nandi, MoTeCH win UN awards
Ghanaian Nandi Mobile and Mobile Technology for Community Health in Ghana (MoTeCH) have been awarded United Nations (UN) World Summit Awards (WSA), recognising their e-content development. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 08:00 · Brandon Gregory
Finding relevance in big data and using it effectively
Using big data effectively does not include “sifting through” historical data, but rather focusing on the present, according to Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager of LGR Telecommunications. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 18:30 · Nick Sato
Dimension Data appoints new directors to AccessKenya board
South African IT firm Dimension Data has announced the appointment of three new directors to the board of AccessKenya following its acquisition of the Kenyan internet service provider (ISP). → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 17:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenya’s police boss tells officers to avoid hateful social media groups
David Kimaiyo, Kenya’s inspector general of police, has directed all officers to refrain from joining group accounts on social media that produce hate speech. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Data costs too expensive to provide connectivity to all – Facebook
The current cost of data is 100 times too expensive for it to be economically feasible to provide internet as a basic human right, according to Facebook, though the company is working on measures to bring costs down. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 13:40 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom abides by competition rules with price reductions
Telkom has made some wholesale tariff reductions, following through on commitments made during a competition tribunal earlier this year. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Liquid Telecom rolls out East Africa’s largest data centre
Liquid Telecom has launched the “largest and most sophisticated data centre in East Africa”, offering secure space for dedicated hosting, interconnect services, network providers and enterprises in Africa. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 12:40 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania’s fibre optic cable network attracts neighbouring countries
Tanzania’s national fibre optic cable network, known as the National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB), is attracting interest from Uganda and Mozambique as neighbouring countries seek to link up to it. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 12:20 · Brandon Gregory
Top strategic technology trends for 2014
Technologies that drive significant change and technology trends with the largest potential for significant impact were discussed by Chris Howard, chief of enterprise software research, at the Gartner Symposium in Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
Internet democratises media creation – Google
Teju Ajani, business development manager for Google Nigeria, believes the internet has brought democracy to media creation and consumption. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
ICC judge warns Kenyan media and bloggers against exposing Ruto trial witnesses
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a stern warning to Kenyan media, bloggers and social media users not to reveal the identity of protected witnesses at the trial of deputy president William Ruto. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Implications of big data misunderstood – Dimension Data
Much of the value of big data has been hyped to unrealistic levels, according to Stephen Green, general manager for data centre solutions at Dimension Data, though it does have undeniable benefits. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Microsoft releases ‘Fix It’ to protect browser attacks
Microsoft has released a software fix for Internet Explorer after hackers took advantage of a bug in the web browser to attack a number of its users. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Oxygen Broadband Networks offers free Wi-Fi at Nigeria’s Chicken Republic outlets
Oxygen Broadband Networks has launched free Wi-Fi internet access at outlets of Chicken Republic across Nigeria, starting with Lagos State. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
ZTE to take cloud computing overseas
ZTE Corporation, one of the world’s largest telecommunications equipment companies, has plans to expand its cloud computing services overseas. → Read more
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