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Jochai Ben-Avie, senior global policy manager at Mozilla.
Barriers to internet access in Africa revealed
Internet penetration in Africa sits at about 25%. Mozilla-backed research reveals the main barriers to internet access in African countries... read
Nominations open for IT Personality and Visionary CIO of the Year
Nominations open for IT Personality and Visionary CIO of the Year

Marking its 60th anniversary, the Institute of Information Technology Professionals SA (IITPSA) is calling for nominations for its Annual IT Personality and Visionary CIO of the Year Awards... Read

Three African markets worst affected by spam calls
Three African markets worst affected by spam calls

Truecaller Insights reveals the top 20 countries affected by spam calls in 2017, including the top three African countries... Read

Dudu Mkhwanazi
New CEO for Project Isizwe

Project Isizwe has appointed Dudu Mkhwanazi as its new CEO. Mkhwanazi is deeply committed to enabling social justice and empowering South Africans through free access to the internet... Read

ICT
Convergence Partners exits investment in Dimension Data
Convergence Partners exits investment in Dimension Data
The contractual investment term between Convergence Partners and DiData ended in September 2016 and the companies negotiated a consensual exit to the investment... read

WOMEN'S MONTH
Standard Bank announces 2017 Top Women Awards finalists
Standard Bank announces 2017 Top Women Awards finalists

Issued by Topco Media

The awards attracted a flood of entries for this year's 14th annual ceremony, which will take place at Emperors Palace on 17 August, before a host of business and government leaders, along with celebrities... read
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Data & Analytics
Boris Dzhingarov
How to prevent staff from compromising your data security

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

No matter what size your business is, if you have staff, they're sending emails to customers, clients, and other employees. This puts your data security at risk... read
The pros and cons of virtual data rooms
The pros and cons of virtual data rooms

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Virtual data rooms are a digital version of the locked file cabinet that is used for securely storing files with an access code. However, this isn't the only solution for digital collaboration... read
Development
Melissa Burns
Upgrading business with mobile app development

Melissa Burns

Today there are over 4.6 billion mobile phone users worldwide, and over 2.6 billion of them have smartphones... read
Internet
#SmartHomes: The number one tenant amenity today is Wi-Fi
#SmartHomes: The number one tenant amenity today is Wi-Fi

Riaan Graham

In today's crazy technology age, we are seeing many new developments being incorporated into the home... read
Seacom acquires MacroLan, expands in Western Cape
Seacom acquires MacroLan, expands in Western Cape
Seacom has acquired Cape Town-based internet service provider (ISP) and managed services provider, MacroLan... read
Mobile & Apps
Nigeria's Max launches on-demand motorcycle transport
Nigeria's Max launches on-demand motorcycle transport

Gabriella Mulligan

Nigerian e-courier startup, Max, has launched a new on-demand motorcycle transportation service, MAXGo, in Lagos, addressing the city's road traffic congestion... read
Search for the Huawei sector
Search for the Huawei sector
Chinese company, Huawei, went from being a name no-one could pronounce, to a brand of cellphone that most consumers are well aware of... read
Tech Startups
Every African tech hub for itself in quest for sustainability
Every African tech hub for itself in quest for sustainability

Tom Jackson

“This is done on a tech hub by tech hub basis. Each is figuring out their own business models for continued support and growth.” read
#StartupStory: Howler
#StartupStory: Howler

Ilse van den Berg

Howler is the consolidation of three events and entertainment platforms that event organisers can use to optimise the planning, promotion, and management of their events... read
Technology
2017 Fak'ugesi Festival themed ‘Brave tech hearts beat as one'
2017 Fak'ugesi Festival themed ‘Brave tech hearts beat as one'
The Fak'ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival will once again be a celebration of technology, creativity, collaboration, and innovation from across the African continent... read
Bas de Vos
How to use blockchain to reinvent asset management

Bas de Vos

Without going into the specifics too deeply, blockchain is a huge, global distributed ledger or database running on many devices and open to anyone within the blockchain... read
Pilot project shows robots streamlining warehouse operations
Pilot project shows robots streamlining warehouse operations
Technology group Wärtsilä and DHL have completed a successful pilot, where the companies tested mobile robots in the warehouse... (video) read
Researchers Ahmed Eleish (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and Shaunna Morrison (Carnegie Institution of Science). Photo: Anirudh Prabhu
Crime-tracking tools could point to new mineral reserves
Striking gold used to be a matter of luck, but tools used to track criminals, diseases and social networks could soon uncover vast troves of valuable minerals... read
Bitcoin dispute results in split-coin
Bitcoin dispute results in split-coin
A dispute among developers of virtual currency Bitcoin gave birth to a new version of the crypto coin after they failed to agree on software changes... read
Telecoms
MTN targets data and digital growth
MTN targets data and digital growth
MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter has announced a strategy that means to reposition the mobile network operator to claw back market share and capture the growth in African consumer spending... read
Business
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City of Cape Town announces road closures
The City of Cape Town has announced temporary road closures in parts of the CBD today, Tuesday, 8 August 2017, to accommodate two gatherings which have been approved... read
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