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Fri, January 11th, 09:42 · Elly Okutoyi

Report: How the poor in Kenya use mobile phones

Kenyans living on less than US$2.50 a day, or at the bottom of the pyramid (BoP), often forgo an expenditure to afford mobile phone credit, according to a new survey. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 09:00 · Tefo Mohapi

IT buyers looking for “stability, capability and accessibility” in 2013

Technology analysts Ovum say IT buyers in 2013 will be looking for stability and ways to prepare for the next five years in their business cycle. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 15:20 · Paul Adepoju

JKK IT Company Repositions Management And Internal Structures

The new General Managing Director (GMD) of IT company JKK has pledged to boost the implementation of networking, storage, e-business and service solutions across Nigeria and help thousands of entrepreneurs with their marketing. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 13:52 · Paul Adepoju

GHIPSS aim to reduce West African cross-border cash transactions

Archie Hesse, Chief Executive of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System, has revealed plans to launch an internet-powered payment system that will interconnect Ghanaian financial service providers with their contemporaries in Nigeria and Francophone West African countries. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 12:55 · HumanIPO

Malawi schools to be built from American Teza Technologies funds

Teza Technologies have raised US$235,000 in sponsorship to build two new schools in Malawi. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 10:38 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Computer Society advise government on youth-focused local software development

The Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) has advised the Nigerian government to provide an environment that is conducive for businesses in 2013, to encourage the active involvement of Nigerian youths in local software development. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 08:06 · Tefo Mohapi

Servaas Venter appointed as EMC Southern Africa’s new country manager

EMC Southern Africa, the Southern African division of the global IT service and solution provider, has confirmed the appointment of Servaas Venter as its new Country Manager. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 19:09 · Tefo Mohapi

Gartner positions Dimension Data in leaders quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services

Dimension Data, the specialist IT solutions and services provider, announced on Wednesday that Gartner, the IT research and advisory company, had positioned it in the “Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services (COPS) 2012 report”. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 13:29 · Paul Adepoju

UN report identifies opportunities for economic growth in Africa via software development

A report by the United Nations’ Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) has revealed economic growth in developing countries, including those in Africa, could be spurred by local software production and development. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 14:42 · Gabriella Mulligan

UN: Women lag in technology and science

Women are behind in terms of employment in technology and science related fields and may also face obstacles to their career progression due to prevalent attitudes hindering equal gender balances, says the United Nations (UN). → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 11:01 · Brandon Gregory

ABSA blamed for glitch causing panic for Capitec Bank clients

Absa-powered card machines debited transactions from December 13-18 last year as late as January 6 on clients’ accounts, Capitec Bank Holdings confirmed. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 08:13 · Tefo Mohapi

Shell renews global storage and hosting services contract with T-Systems

T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom’s corporate customer unit and owner of former South African government-owned ICT service provider arivia.kom, has renewed its business contract with energy giant Shell. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 07:15 · Richard Cutcher

OUTA to continue SA e-tolling battle with fresh appeal

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) are “confident” the December ruling against them will be overturned after announcing they plan to appeal. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 15:44 · Paul Adepoju

GTB improves transactions security with new technologies and internal procedures

The Nigerian Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) will install new technology and begin internal procedures aimed at enabling the bank to easily identify fake transactions and prevent fraud on customers' accounts. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 11:50 · Paul Adepoju

KITS Technologies holds professional training on energy efficiency for data centres in Lagos

Adopting energy efficiency has been described as the potential remedy to the high costs being incurred by Nigeria and other West African countries, according to KITS Technologies. → Read more
Sun, January 6th, 19:36 · Tefo Mohapi

Analysts predict mobile broadband to grow by 19% annually from 2013

Operators worldwide should bet on mobile broadband being their biggest opportunity for revenue for growth for the next three years, according to Ovum, the UK based technology analyst company. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 12:07 · Brandon Gregory

SITA renders government site unhackable by shutting it down

Following the hacking of three South African government websites, the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has simply shut down one of them. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 10:35 · Paul Adepoju

Ericsson donates world class physics lab to University of Lagos

Swedish manufacturer Ericsson has donated a refurbished physics laboratory to the University of Lagos in Nigeria, in a move hoped to help educate and create the next generation of technologists and scientists. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 09:48 · Brandon Gregory

Starcomms shareholders approve Capcom’s US$210 million acquisition

Shareholders of Starcomms, the Nigerian code division multiple access (CDMA) telecommunications service provider, have approved a share structure reorganisation as part of Capcom’s acquisition of the company. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 16:27 · Brandon Gregory

SA Communications Minister Dina Pule scores badly on Cabinet Report Cards

South Africa’s Communications Minister Dina Pule scores an E on the respected Mail & Guardian Cabinet Report Cards, which is not considered good enough for her to retain her position. → Read more