By Ethan Zuckerman- I saw John Gage, Sun Microsystem’s official international man of mystery, in Arusha last week, and now at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town. The man is clearly traveling too much. (It’s okay, John. Me too.)…

90 percent of email that reached companies in May was spam according to data compiled by TrustLayer Mail, the managed security service from Panda Software. Spam is more than just annoying. Unless there is a good mail filter system in…

Registration has now opened for the ISACA SA CobiT User Convention and Conference to be held at Montecasino on 10 to 12 September 2007. We have a great line-up of international speakers and have once again managed to keep the…

The potential of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to make a difference in the lives of people globally is a fact that has come to be accepted by all. With development and innovation going hand in hand and knowledge becoming one…

BSI Management Systems and Analytix have announced their collaboration in offering BSI IRCA certified* ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Lead Auditor training course in South Africa.

A key feature of Vodafone’s newly launched Mobile Internet Service in the UK is its ability to accurately render web-pages designed for computers on the much smaller screens of mobile devices. Vodafone claims that its technology provides a new way…

Erik Hersman Joseph Mucheru has been named the new site lead for Google Kenya. This was whispered to be happening, but at today’s Google lunch at TEDGlobal the position was made official by Francoise Brougher, Director of Google Business Opportunities.…

Most threats detected in May were related to financially motivated cyber-crime. Panda Software is able to reveal that Trojans and adware were responsible for almost half of all infections detected by Panda ActiveScan in May.

Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile telecommunications operator by number of subscribers, has signed an exclusive agreement with satellite television provider MultiChoice to market pay-TV services to its customers, the company said Sunday.

The African Standard Authority has banned a few of the new PlayStation 3 advertisements, which were recently released in South Africa. The posters all had one same line: “Stocks are limited. Things could get ugly.” The ASA explained why the…

Following the emergence of the first clinical students of Imo State University College of Medicine, the then government of Imo State under Achike Udenwa established the Imo State University Teaching Hospital as an e- tertiary hospital to provide advanced medical…

Google announced further investment for its users and customers in MENA (Middle East & North Africa) by opening a new office in Egypt. The new operation enables Google to better serve its Arabic-speaking users, advertisers, and partners in Egypt and…

The American network chose to remain tight lipped about the reason Koinange, 41, lost his job giving no more than a “he is no longer employed at CNN, and we are not commenting beyond that,” statement from CNN spokeswoman Christa…

New hand-crafted device jewelry will be available at the Helsinki Flagship store Helsinki – Nokia today announced that they are working with noted Finnish artist Björn Weckström to offer a customized, limited edition Nokia N76 multimedia computer available only at…

Roughly nine million people live in Rwanda, and nearly 200,000 of them are infected with HIV. Healthcare facilities often lack the appropriate supplies, reliable Internet connections, and have a limited ability to track patients or the spread of HIV across…

Erik van Veen, the chief commercial officer, said customers will be able to browse the Internet, send and receive e-mails, download information, access multi-media services and use streaming services in a cost-effective way.