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Internet.org still focused on connecting Africa to the internet
Facebook is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the Internet.org app by hosting a Developer Day at iHub in Nairobi, Kenya on 27 July, 2015. According to the social media giant, over the last year it has worked closely with…
Data leak prevention is essential for securing email communication
The business world has become increasingly digital, and email is the most prevalent means of communication in many organisations. While email offers many benefits, such as improved efficiency and overall productivity, it can also prove to be the single biggest…
IT News Africa: Top Tech Stories of the Week
IT News Africa and PlayStation South Africa will be giving away a 365-Day PlayStation Plus Voucher to one lucky winner; however, the competition ends at midnight tonight. Find out how to enter by clicking here. Making the headlines this week was…
Sentech announces opening for DTT expert
SENTECH is a Schedule 3B State Owned Company (SOC) operating in the broadcasting signal distribution and telecommunications sector in terms of the SENTECH Act No 63 of 1996 (“SENTECH Act”) and the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005. The company’s…
Video Interview: Guy Golan – CEO Performanta
Guy Golan is the CEO of the Performanta Group, a position he has held since August 2011. The Performanta group is an established South African Information Security organisation that comprises Performanta Technologies, Performanta Services, Performanta Consulting, Performanta UK, Performanta Netherlands,…
Kenya’s TV white spaces network to be expanded
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution, has signed a mandate letter to begin financing discussions with Mawingu Networks, a provider of solar-powered wireless Internet across rural Kenya. OPIC’s President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield is…
South Africa: rAge expo heads to Cape Town
The rAge expo has always been an exclusive event, which is held in Johannesburg at the Dome in Northgate. However, this is about to change. According to Michael James, who is the senior project manager for the expo, rAge will…
SAP Africa bolsters Leadership Team
SAP Africa has announced that after seven years of successfully leading and growing the Africa business, current CEO, Pfungwa Serima, has been promoted to the role Chairman of SAP Africa. As a result of this development, current SAP Southern Africa…
Exclusive Interview: Chris Kwekowe – Co-founder of Slatecube
The 2015 MITx Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is set to be held between 23 & 28 August 2015. The bootcamp will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and will host 5 startups hailing from Nigeria. According to MITx, 50 candidates were selected from 24…
Connected car owners urged to update vehicle software
Researchers reported a remote control vulnerability in connected cars. The demo remote attack was said to be performed on a Jeep Cherokee onboard computer. Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek from Wired.com were reported to have found the vulnerability in the…
Exclusive Review: Intel Compute Stick
At the Intel Solutions Summit 2015 (ISS 2015) which was held at the Yas Marina Formula One Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Intel gave IT News Africa an exclusive first look at its latest innovation – the Intel Compute Stick. After spending…
Global mobile data levels set to reach 173 million TB in 2018
Global mobile data traffic is set to reach 52 million terabytes (TB) in 2015, an increase of 59 per cent from 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. The rapid growth is set to continue through 2018, when mobile data levels are…
Burundi Elections: Vote count underway, social media reacts
According to a report via Aljazeera.com, the results for the Burundi elections are not expected to be announced until Thursday, 24 July 2015; however, incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza is widely expected to win his third term. Electoral Commission president Pierre-Claver Ndayiragije…
Huawei revenues up 30% to USD 28 bln in H1 results
Huawei has revealed its business results for the first half of 2015 on 20 July 2015. In the first six months of this year, Huawei generated sales revenue of CNY175.9 billion (USD 28 billion), an increase of 30% year-on-year. Meanwhile,…
Obama to attend Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya
United States President Barack Obama is set to visit Kenya in order to attend the upcoming 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES). MultiChoice Africa will cover US President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya from 24-26 July via a dedicated channels on DStv…
Demo Africa reveals top 30 technology start-ups
Demo Africa has revealed a list of the thirty technology start-ups from across Africa that will pitch at the 2015 edition of the Demo Africa event. Nigeria is currently top of the list with 8 representatives followed by Kenya with…
