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MTN’s Qhubeka empowers rural kids
MTN Business, a mobile telecommunications company, is addressing the various socio-economic challenges which face the multitude of disadvantaged communities across South Africa through the Qhubeka corporate social investment (CSI) project. Qhubeka, which means to ‘move forward’, is a ‘one child,…
Social Media – popular amongst students
We are at the beginning of a fundamental shift in the way that teaching and learning takes place – but this should not be seen as a threat to educators, but rather as an opportunity to take on the new…
Tech aids Kenya mango farmers
Kenya is considering strengthening its agriculture technology in order to increase its farming business. The Kenya government has issued a warning that the lack of post harvest technology has resulted in significant losses in production. Over the past 10 years,…
Africa – key contributor to Lenovo’s future growth
Lenovo considers Africa to be the emerging market that will generate the most sizeable proportion of its future growth. In part, that is because many of the 900 million people on the continent have a voracious appetite for technology, in…
Kenya demands single mobile money transfer
YUCASH, the mobile money transfer service brand of Essar Telecom Kenya Limited, has welcomed the recent recommendation by a government task force calling on mobile service providers to develop a common system for facilitating mobile money transfers across networks. A…
Egypt’s TE Data gets global recognition
Egypt’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) TE Data, has been awarded the International Quality Certificate for its efforts in the field of design, development and provisioning of telecommunication services from the German TÜV Rheinland Company. The award is one of the…
Interview: iBurst sees success in DRC
iBurst Africa is a wireless data provider established by its current founder and CEO, Thami Mtshali, to offer superior connectivity solutions to consumers and businesses on the African continent. iBurst Africa has established operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Q-KON, MTN Business use satellite to help connect SA’s youth
Q-KON, an engineering group and provider of turn-key solutions and managed network services within the African telecommunications market, has provided a VSAT satellite technology solution in support of a cyberlab setup at Mampoi Secondary School in Qwaqwa, South Africa. A…
Nigerian Nobel Laureate endorses 3D TV
Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has endorsed the new LG Cinema 3D television, launched recently in the Nigeria. Soyinka praised LG Electronics for the new innovation during the product launch event. Soyinka says it is a worthy venture that…
Tech Mahindra to expand into Nigeria
Tech Mahindra, a global systems integrator and business transformation consulting company, plans to establish its Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operations in Nigeria. The company hopes that by establishing their headquarters in Nigeria, the West African country will serve as a…
Egypt considers e-voting for future elections
Information technology in Egypt is on the rise, with ICT leaders and industry experts pushing for e-voting to be introduced in the country. The new plans were revealed at Intel’s “Egypt Tomorrow – IT Vision for a Brighter Future” conference. The…
Intel Capital eyes African tech market
African innovation is at the heart of Intel’s interest in the African technology market. Intel Capital is Intel’s investment division that makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and established companies. Currently Intel Capital is seeking lucrative investment opportunities in…
Want a Google+ account? Here’s how…
It has come to light that there is a small glitch on the Google+ website. As many Gmail and Google fans will know, Google+ is the new social networking website that is supposed to revolutionise the way people interact with…
MSN very successful in Africa ahead of re-launch
Regional Executive Producer for MSN in Europe, Middle East and Africa Alexandre Michelin recently paid a visit to South Africa to talk about the future plans of MSN in terms of taking the brand beyond just a news website. ITNewsAfrica…
Google maps out Southern Sudan
Google has teamed up with World Bank, UNOSAT, and RCMRD to bring together more than 100 Sudanese in the diaspora to map Southern Sudan, ahead of the country’s July 9th independence day. The event is the second of a series…
MTN appoints Group Chief Commercial Officer
MTN has created the position of Group Chief Commercial Officer and appointed Christian de Faria, to address the need for end-to-end customer process management. The GCCO will provide a clear, central direction in the key areas of Sales and Distribution,…
