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Uganda: Airtel to take digital empowerment to Kyambogo University
Airtel Uganda, along with the International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences (AIESEC) recently visited Kyambogo University, as part of the MOU that was signed between the two companies to carry out a Digital Youth Empowerment Programme and…
Responding to change in the age of disruption
The modern business environment is characterised by a giant hyper connected network in which every employee is connected in a myriad of ways and where information can travel instantly anywhere around the globe. Social networks are democratising access to information,…
MTN CEO Sifiso Dabengwa resigns effective immediately
MTN has appointed Phuthuma Nhleko as Executive Chairman in a temporary capacity as Sifiso Dabengwa revealed that he has resigned as CEO. According to a press statement revealed by MTN: “MTN wishes to inform the market that MTN’s Chief Executive…
The effect of the POPI act on the IT industry
The importance of data management has increased considerably in recent years due to the advances in Big Data mining and the benefits it offers businesses. The nature of data management is again undergoing substantial changes, due to the introduction of the…
Sony launches Xperia Z5 smartphone in SA
Sony has officially launched its latest device, the Xperia Z5 Smartphone. Much like the Z3, and other devices in the Xperia lineup, the Z5 features an eye catching waterproof and dust-tight design. To accompany the unique design, the Xperia Z5…
Ethiopia signs LTE agreement with Huawei
Ethiopia has signed a $700 million agreement with China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to expand the country’s mobile phone infrastructure and introduce high-speed 4G broadband network in the capital Addis Ababa and 3G service throughout the country. The agreement is…
Top 10 tablets suited for Africa
There is no doubt that tablets continue to make an impact on the lives of users worldwide. More manufacturers are producing a wide variety of tablets to cater to different user needs – and this causes confusion amongst consumers. Samsung today said that “the volume…
CEO confident new app will drop call rates
New mobile company AppChat is getting ready to revolutionise the South African mobile market if CEO John Holdsworth has his way. While the service is yet to launch, Holdsworth is confident AppChat will reduce voice call rates and improve quality. “The…
Kenya leading with mobile government implementation
According to a paper presented at AfricaCom in Cape Town, Kenya has topped the list of African countries, along with South Africa and Egypt, with a robust mobile government implementation. The report says Kenya is leading the quest to realise…
IBM offers qualified SMEs access to Global Financing
IBM South Africa today announced that credit-qualified small and medium businesses will be able to access IBM’s Global Financing’s $1 billion pot of funding made available to SMB’s, to take advantage of a new suite of advanced technologies such as analytics…
Cisco and Citrix deliver virtual desktops
Cisco and Citrix Systems announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to develop and deliver solutions that help customers simplify and accelerate large-scale desktop virtualisation deployments. “Cisco is collaborating with Citrix on a broad range of virtualization technologies.…
RIM issues statement over BIS outage
While millions of BlackBerry users are struggling to come to terms with the fact that their access to the BlackBerry Internet Service has been interrupted for a third straight day, notoriously shy Research In Motion has issued a statement regarding…
Innovation Dinner focuses on Green IT
The organisers of the bi-monthly ITNewsAfrica Innovation Dinner series have confirmed the theme for the next dinner: Green IT – Trends in efficient Technology. The upcoming ITNewsAfrica Innovation Dinner will take place on Thursday 27 October 2011 at the Michelangelo…
YouTube, Lenovo, Google NASA put students designs into space
YouTube and Lenovo, in cooperation with Space Adventures and space agencies including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), on Monday 10 October 2011 announced YouTube Space Lab,…
Q&A: Will Liquid Net resolve Africa’s broadband challenges?
Nokia Siemens Networks hosted a media Liquid Net roundtable this morning, 11 October 2011 to discuss the company’s plans to meet Africa’s high broadband demands. Liquid Net allows an operator to set up its network to self-adapt to meet capacity…
Blackberry Internet Service down again
Just hours after restoring their Blackberry Internet Service from a worldwide outage, it seems as if Research in Motion’s system has crashed again. The first blackout affected millions of customers and prevented them from using the basic internet services, and…
