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XON summit audience keen to trigger Africa’s smart city deployments
XON and NEC’s annual summit, following NEC’s investment in XON in July 2015, attracted more than 400 guests from over 20 countries, 150 of them C-level executives, who gained insight into XON’s integrated market approach with NEC that has resulted…
Viettel expects to provide every Tanzanian with a Mobile Phone
Viettel has launched a new mobile and internet service in Tanzania. According to the company the service will be launched under the brand name, “Halotel.” Beside 2G services, Viettel’s offerings in this market will bring competitively-priced 3G connectivity to the most…
South Africa: Social Media reacts to Grayston Bridge collapse
According to a report via News 24 a pedestrian bridge, located near Grayston Drive in Johannesburg South Africa, which is currently under construction across the M1 highway has collapsed. A report by The Citizen revealed that Johannesburg Metro Police spokesperson Superintendent Edna Mamonyane…
Twitter to cut 336 jobs
According to a report via the BBC, social media giant Twitter will be slashing 336 jobs – which is the equivalent of 8 percent of the company’s workforce. According to the BBC report, the news of the job cuts came…
Investec acquires stake in Vumatel
Vumatel and Investec have finalised a deal in which the South African and International Specialist Bank and Asset Manager has acquired a minority stake in the business. The announcement follows a significant equity investment by the bank into the company…
BlackBerry appoints new board member
BlackBerry Limited has appointed Wayne G. Wouters, PC, to the Company’s Board of Directors. Wouters will also serve as a member of the audit and risk management committee of the Board of Directors. “I am pleased to welcome Wayne Wouters…
Africa’s Top 10 Richest in Tech
Africa is home to some of the richest individuals in the world. One of the richest, according to Forbes, in Africa is currently Aliko Dangote who hails from Nigeria. Dangote initially made his money in cement, sugar, and flour; however, Africa’s…
DDoS attacks often coincide with other threats
A survey undertaken by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has demonstrated that, in most cases, a DDoS attack is only the tip of the iceberg. 74% of respondents representing the corporate sector reported that DDoS attacks against their companies coincided…
Halo 5: Guardians launch trailer revealed
A mysterious and unstoppable force threatens the galaxy, the Master Chief is missing and his loyalty questioned. Experience the most dramatic Halo story to date through the eyes of the Master Chief, Blue Team, Spartan Locke and Fireteam Osiris –…
Finalists revealed for 2015 Appsafrica Innovation Awards
The Appsafrica Innovation Awards 2015, according to the organiser, has attracted over 200 entries from 21 countries, across 3 continents in Africa. With over 200 entries in hand, Appsafrica has now revealed the finalists selected for the Cape Town awards…
Managing the common risks in cyber security
Cybercrime is hitting epidemic proportions. 2015 has already seen a large increase in the volume of global cyber security incidents with the likes of Sony and AshleyMadison.com amongst the high profile victims. However, a recent PWC Global State of Information…
Imagine Dragons and SAP introduce the One4Project to Assist Refugees
With hundreds of thousands of refugees in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, particularly across the Middle East and Europe, Imagine Dragons and SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) are joining forces to introduce the One4 Project to support refugee relief efforts. The…
IT News Africa: Top Tech Stories of the Week
This week in technology has been another exceptionally busy one. Not only did we attend the GSMA: Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference in Cape Town, but we will also be attending the 2015 rAge expo in Johannesburg, South Africa.…
Facebook testing Reaction emoticons
According to a report via Engadget, Facebook is currently testing a new feature which has been dubbed “Reactions.” The feature is expected to extend the functionality of the Like button. The report reveals that the emoticons will allow users to…
Applications now open for GovTech 2015 ICT awards
This is the 10th year since South Africa’s Government Technology (GovTech) conferences were launched and, according to the organisers, they have become a landmark in the SA ICT landscape. To celebrate, ICT innovators are invited to enter now for the…
Financial services organisations take 100 days to identify cyber threats
Although financial services organisation are well aware that they are the targets of serious and advanced security threats, they struggle to identify attacks once they are inside their network. This is according to a new Ponemon Institute Survey. Known as…
