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ITA elects Morakile as Vice President
Jimmy Morakile, group manager for transformation at Business Connexion has been elected as a vice president of the Information Technology Association (ITA). The election took place during the 77th annual general meeting in Johannesburg.  Morakile will be one of three…
InMobi Africa MD in Top 40
Isis Nyong’o, recently appointed Vice President and Managing Director for Africa at InMobi has been named as one of the ‘Top 40 women under 40’ in Kenya’s Business Daily. Isis joined InMobi from Google’s Africa business development unit, where she…
Africa 2.0 Lifetime Achievement nominees announced
The Africa 2.0 Awards have been established to encourage Africans to acknowledge leaders and champions who have contributed to the upliftment of the continent. The Africa 2.0  Awards ceremony event will be celebrating outstanding achievements and excellence by citizens of…
Africa 2020 Vision Awards announces first nominees
The Africa 2020 Vision Awards event will be celebrating outstanding achievements and excellence by Africans and citizens of the African continent over the last decade.  The Awards will be the platform to recognise and commend those home grown African children who have pushed the…
BCX: In search of new markets
In an interview with ITNewsAfrica.com, Vanessa Olver, CFO Business Connexion, discusses the group’s declining financial results, the challenging road ahead and a much more extended focus on SMEs and external African markets. ITNewsAfrica.com: Business Connexion has released their interim financial…
HP makes strategic internal changes
HP has announced the appointment of Gois Fouche as Enterprise Business (EB) Strategy and Transformation Manager for HP South Africa, with immediate effect. Gois began her career in 1986 as the Senior Audit Manager at Meintjes, Putter & Koch and has…
Reshaad Sha: Mobile operators must focus on quality
ITNewsAfrica.com interviewed Reshaad Sha, strategy director at Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group, who provided insights in the mobile connectivity growth in the next five years and the telecoms industry’s focus on the continent. ITNewsAfrica.com: According to Wireless Intelligence report published…
James Gosling joins Google
Google has hired James Gosling, the man who created the Java programming language. It is not clear what Gosling’s responsibilities will be, but speculation is rife that he will advise Google in a lawsuit against Oracle Corporation. “I don’t know…
Christian De Faria: An operator can’t just sell airtime anymore
“The times are changing,” Christian De Faria, Senior Vice President of Commercial & Innovation at MTN Group Limited, says in an interview with ITNewsAfrica.com. “An operator can’t only sell airtime anymore.” “Convergence has become a reality,” De Faria continues. “Data…
Morocco’s IT sector searches for opportunities
The day has just begun, but for Mohamed, web designer and unemployed, the morning tea is one of many cups he will throw back throughout the day in front of his computer. He tells of a lack of opportunity in…
Tom Eggemeier: Harness new media or get left behind
IT News Africa caught up with Alcatel-Lucent’s Tom Eggemeier, Senior Vice President for Sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa, on a whirlwind trip to South Africa. Only a day before he was due in Barcelona, Tom cleared his schedule to…
SAP Africa appoints new COO
Derek Kudsee has been appointed by SAP to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) for sub-Sahara Africa, strengthening the software vendor’s presence in this growing market. Kudsee brings with him a wealth of experience within the business, having previously…
Van Marken to step down as Vox Telecom Group CEO
After five years at the helm of Vox Telecom Group, CEO Tony van Marken has announced his resignation from the Group, effective from March 31. “Guiding Vox over the past five years has been a tremendous adventure and I’m proud…
HP Networking appoints new Country Manager
Graham Vorster has joined HP as the Networking Country Manager for HP South Africa, HP announced yesterday. Vorster has been in the ICT Sector since the late 80’s and his skills profile today is a combination of executive management, enterprise management,…
HP Technology Consulting makes changes to MEMA region
HP has announced the appointment of Rudie Raath as Technology Consulting Country Manager for HP South Africa. This appointment is in line with the company’s plans to transform Technology Consulting in Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) at a worldwide and EMEA…
Wael Ghonim freed, returns to Twitter
Wael Ghonim, head of marketing for Google’s MENA region, was released today after 12 days in captivity at the hands of the embattled Egyptian regime. “Please do not make a hero out of me. I am not a hero.” Wael…
