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Huawei inks deal with African Telecommunication Union
According to a report via chinadaily.com.cn, Chinese technology firm Huawei and the African Telecommunication Union (ATU) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) capability and literacy in Africa. It was revealed within…
Rise of the Tomb Raider – “Descent Into Legend” Trailer
Rise of the Tomb Raider is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Microsoft Studios and Square Enix. It is the sequel to the 2013 video game Tomb Raider. Rise of the Tomb Raider is…
LTE Voice Service launched in Nigeria
Smile Communications Nigeria, in partnership with Samsung Electronics West Africa, has launched a LTE voice over broadband service in the country. According to both parties: “This is proof that the LTE ecosystem is set to become the global standard for delivering voice over…
Ericsson launches Wi-Fi calling for multi-device
Ericsson recently announced the addition of a new functionality, Wi-Fi calling for multi-device, to the existing Ericsson Wi-Fi calling solution. This functionality enables operators to extend voice service coverage from smartphones to millions of Wi-Fi-only devices such as tablets and…
South Africa: MTN Zakhele prepares for listing on JSE
MTN Zakhele has revealed that it plans to list its ordinary shares as BEE Securities on the BEE Segment of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on 5 November 2015. MTN Zakhele, with a market capitalisation of R9 billion, will be the…
Governments will have to invest in the fight against cybercrime
Governments will have to invest in the fight against cybercrime if we are to mitigate the increasing risks brought on by the Internet of Things (IoT). If our South African law enforcement is to stand any chance in winning the…
Healthcare Innovation Summit: Telemedicine – Is Africa ready for care at a distance?
Drawing in a large number of decision makers, the African Innovator: Healthcare Innovation Summit addressed the theme – “Transforming Healthcare with Technology.” Hosted by IT News Africa, and sponsored by Telkom, the Healthcare Innovation Summit was held at the Protea Fire & Ice…
Why Deep Dives into SA’s townships could change FinTech innovation
The marked increase in activity around the disruption of digital currency and fintech in South Africa is partly due to two factors: firstly, large banking is waking up to the fact that more nimble and versatile finance platforms will soon…
South Africa’s Android device users beware
Mobile malware is on the rise and attackers have made the Android Operating System (OS) their number one target. With South Africa ranking amongst the top most affected countries in the world when it comes to incidents of mobile malware…
Uganda: Aitel unveils new internet device
In a move to continue its dominance as Uganda’s Smartphone Network, Airtel Uganda has unveiled a one of a kind pocket friendly internet connection device named The Airtel Wingle. The Airtel Wingle is a 3G Wi-Fi/Internet device that can connect…
10th Annual eCommerce award winners revealed
What was once a predominately online event has manifested into a night of glitz and glamour at RoomFive in Rivonia, where the who’s who and the up and coming entrepreneurs of the eCommerce industry celebrate the 10th year of the…
NetApp reveals new head of South Africa and SADC Region
NetApp has revealed that Gary de Menezes has been appointed to head-up the NetApp team in South Africa. In addition to this, he will also lead the SADC region. An experienced leader who has over 28 years’ experience in the…
SAP Announces the Simplified Front Office
SAP SE has announced future integrated digital enterprise technologies that are intended to transform the relationships companies have with their customers. SAP plans to unleash a powerful portfolio of SAP hybris tools that are envisioned to enable in-the-moment customer profiling,…
Lenovo appoints Marc Godin to lead Middle East & Africa region
Lenovo has appointed Marc Godin as Vice President and General Manager MEA to lead the company’s business in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, effective immediately. Marc succeeds Oliver Ebel who has moved to head up Lenovo’s smartphone business…
Competition Commission gives go ahead for Infrasol acquisition
Datacentrix has been given the Competition Commission’s green light for its purchase of Infrasol, an infrastructure design and deployment business. The deal will see the company bolster its existing network and communications, datacentre and outsourcing businesses. Infrasol focuses on four…
Microsoft sets new standard for cloud security and data privacy
In the cloud-first, mobile-first era, companies in every industry around the globe are using cloud computing to power their transformation into digital businesses. Organisations are turning to the cloud due to the business benefits that the technology unlocks and enables…
