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Etisalat charges students on importance of quality career choices
Etisalat has charged students in Nigerian public secondary schools to secure their future through quality career decisions. The Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko, made this call last week in Lagos while speaking at the 14th…
Facebook brings its Internet.org Innovation Challenge to Africa
Facebook is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa. According to the company,  with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet to improve the standard of education and economic health in their communities. Developers across Africa are…
Are you driving business value through your online presence?
Today it is not hard to launch a website, but to launch a website that reaches your target audience and drives business value is not that simple. It is important to tie your website strategy back to your business goals.…
Technology to speed up emergency response in SA
Cenhealth has partnered with ER24 to use technology to speed up emergency response. This partnership will aim to close the gap between patient information and emergency services, saving crucial minutes by providing paramedics with rapid access to life-saving information. CenHealth…
The Always-On business set to become the norm in 2016
There’s no doubt that 2015 will be seen as the year wearables went mainstream, the time that beacons became more widespread to truly enable the Internet of Things, and when a white-and-gold (or blue-and-black) dress sent the internet into a…
SAP Africa opens new office in Angola
SAP Africa has announced the opening of an office in Luanda, Angola – its fifth regional hub in Africa. The office is located in Luanda’s Edificio Escom business district and is headed up by regional head, Pedro Guerreiro, as Managing…
Ericsson reveals top 10 consumer trends for 2016
In the fifth edition of its annual trend report, Ericsson ConsumerLab revealed the 10 hottest consumer trends for 2016 and beyond. This year’s report shows consumers believe artificial intelligence (AI) will soon enable interaction with objects without the need for…
IAB opposes provisions in the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill
Since its release, according to IAB SA, the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill has come under intense scrutiny for being too general in its approach. As its members are deeply affected by the provisions in the bill, the IAB SA has…
Video Interview: Hlula Msimang discusses how JHB is evolving as a smart city
Hlula Msimang, Head of Safety and Security for the City of Johannesburg headlined the latest ICT Business Breakfast – which was held on 02 December, 2015. Before his appointment as Head of Safety and Security for the City of Johannesburg,…
OutSystems Platform 9 Bali: The Next Level of Speed and Control
OutSystems Platform 9 Bali presents new features that will, according to the company, enhance app adoption and user experience through actionable analytics and mobile performance enhancements. OutSystems, the world’s leading enterprise Rapid Application Delivery (RAD) provider, announced, on 17 November…
Next edition of Samsung’s Gear VR revealed
Samsung Electronics South Africa has revealed its latest Gear VR device, which is compatible with the Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. According to the company, the latest edition of the Gear VR is compatible with…
Nigeria: Airtel honours outstanding UTME students
Airtel Nigeria, has thrown its weight behind the maiden edition of the Pass.Ng Excellence Award 2015, organized by examination preparatory and e-testing platform, Pass.ng, to honour 10 outstanding students in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) JAMB examination. The…
Digital Tranformation: The key contact centre focus
Customer experience is the last source of sustainable differentiation in a battle for the next generation digital consumer, and the only way for contact centres to rise to this challenge is through digital transformation, says Interactive Intelligence. Deon Scheepers Manager,…
Top 5 Threat Predictions For 2016
As 2016 approaches, Fortinet and its threat research division, FortiGuard Labs, have made their annual predictions of the most significant trends in malware and network security going into 2016. As in years past, the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud…
WiFi getting big attention in Africa
With the changing telecommunications environment in Africa, not too mention the market dynamics, mobile operators are finding themselves under tremendous pressure to adapt or face getting left behind. The introduction of affordable smartphones and the dominance of social media and…
MTN fine cut to $3.9bn by NCC
According to a report via fin24.com, MTN has stated that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had agreed to cut the fine to $3.4bn and that this penalty needs to be paid by December 31 2015. According to the report, the company has…
