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200 Apple employees get laid off
200 Apple employees working on Project Titan, its autonomous vehicle group, have been dismissed. These dismissals are seen as an anticipated restructuring of the team under the leadership of Doug Field, and Bob Mansfield. An Apple spokesperson told CNBC that…
Government CIOs to invest in cybersecurity and data analytics in 2019
Cloud solutions, cybersecurity and analytics are the top technologies targeted for new and additional spending by public sector CIOs in 2018, while data center infrastructure is the most commonly targeted for cost savings, according to a survey from Gartner, Inc. This increased focus on data reflects CIOs’…
9mobile gets new CFO
Nigerian Telecommunications company, 9mobile has announced the appointment of Phillips Oki as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Oki has worked at KPMG Nigeria, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Royal Merchant Bank, Pepsico International, TBIC Nigeria Ltd and Babcock University. Acting Managing Director of…
Rwanda sheds light on new SIM card regulations
Rwanda’s telecommunications regulatory body, Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA), has issued a new directive regarding SIM card use. From 31 January, nationals and foreigners with work permits or refugee cards will be allowed a maximum of three SIM cards on…
Nigeria sees growth in internet users revealed NCC
On Monday, 21 January 2019, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) released its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for December 2018. Data from the report shows that overall internet users increased to 111,632,516 in December 2018 from the 108,457,051 recorded in November…
Liquid Telecom Zambia appoints its first female CEO
Liquid Telecom has appointed Susan M’kandawire Mulikita as CEO of Liquid Telecom Zambia to accelerate growth and market penetration across the country. Based in Zambia, Susan joined the company on 14 January 2019 and becomes the first female to join…
FNB launches QR code payments on its banking app
FNB is expanding its digital payments ecosystem by enabling consumers and sole proprietor businesses to perform and accept QR code payments using the FNB Banking App. This makes FNB the first bank in South Africa to integrate QR code payments…
Kenya: Major telecoms firm invests in cybersecurity business
The advent of technology and higher internet usage has made things easier and convenient for both businesses and individuals. However, this has brought with it the risk of cyber-attacks by hackers. A new cybersecurity report from Vodafone highlights that the…
The new LG V40ThinQ brings content to life with 5 cameras
LG Electronics announced that they will release the V40ThinQ in partnership with Vodacom on 7 February at a retail price of R12,499 postpaid and R599 per month on a Vodacom contract. The device sports five-cameras, with three cameras mounted on…
How your business can avoid legal irregularities associated with POPI
It’s only a matter of time before the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) becomes the next compliance issue for local businesses. Major data breaches are now a part of daily news and there’s little doubt this will place a…
What does 2019 have in store for us?
Despite the undeniable power of modern predictive analytics, in some ways we are no better off than the old crone with her crystal ball when it comes to predicting what the world holds in store for us in 2019. That’s…
Zimbabwean internet restored by court order
Unrestricted access to Internet services was restored in Zimbabwe on Monday, January 21, by the country’s high court after it found that minister of security, Owen Ncube, did not have the authority to keep these services suspended. This is after…
The impact of digitisation on the energy sector
“The fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) is pushing energy efficiency, as more and more items become digitised. The Internet of Things (IoT) includes the refrigerator in your home, the aircon in your office and the entire production process in your…
Rocket challenge targets digital skills shortage
Local information technology value-added distributor, Axiz is calling undergraduate students between 18 years of age or older who are currently studying engineering, science, or technology at an accredited college or university to take part in the Rocket APT Challenge. Hosted…
The dangers of not upgrading ageing infrastructure
It’s the dawn of a new year and we’ve all made resolutions to update our health, our lives and even our jobs. An important consideration for new years resolutions is the inclusion of a commitment to update IT infrastructure. Outdated…
DDoS is the new spam…. here’s how to mitigate it
Always-on, always-connected apps can help power and transform your business – but for threat actors, they can also act as gateways to data beyond the protections of your firewalls. With most attacks happening at the application level, protecting the capabilities…
