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South Africa: Telkom struck down by illegal industrial action
According to a statement released by Telkom, the company has revealed that it will proceed with the automatic transfer of staff from its call centre, supply chain and IT environments to new employers on 31 March after unions failed to…
IT News Africa delivers successful IT Leadership Workshop
Industry leaders facilitated discussions at IT News Africa‘s Principles of IT Leadership Seminar, which was held on 17 & 18 March 2015 at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. These highly influential leaders included: Pieter Du Toit Oosthuizen, who is…
TAG Heuer, Google & Intel reveal Smartwatch Collaboration
TAG Heuer, Google and Intel have revealed a partnership to launch a Swiss smartwatch powered by Intel technology and Android Wear. The effort signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley, bringing together each company’s respective…
Ghana: Parliament unveils new online digital platform
The Government Assurance Committee (CGA) of the Parliament of Ghana, has unveiled a new online digital platform project in order to engage with citizens and amplify their voices on promises made by Ministers to ensure accountability. The online platform can…
Ghana: MTN details contribution of telecoms industry to Ghanaian economy
The Telecom industry in Ghana has been a driver for economic growth, representing 7 per cent of investment in Ghana, 10 per cent of government income and 2 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010. The Chief Executive…
Ghana: Govt. optimistic about meeting digital switchover deadline
According to a report by myjoyonline, the Ghanaian Government is optimistic that it will meet the digital switchover deadline. The statement comes after a commercial Court in Accra threw out an injunction application seeking to prevent government from going ahead…
Study reveals that E-commerce is on the rise in South Africa
A recent study conducted in South Africa by global market research company Ipsos, on behalf of PayPal and FNB, has revealed a growing interest by South African internet users to shop online. The study reveals that 22 percent of South…
Video Interview: Andile Ngcaba Details Wi-Fi Forum SA
An inaugural conference of the Wi-Fi Forum of South Africa was held on 12 March 2015 in Johannesburg, officially establishing the Forum as an active player in the development of the country’s Wi-Fi sector. The association aims to represent the…
DJI Phantom Drone showcases the beauty of Africa
Technology is fast becoming an essential part of life. While some use technology to keep in contact, do business, or share the latest news on social media – Relais & Châteaux Africa has used it in order to showcase the…
SAP & Samsung South Africa seal enterprise system partnership
Samsung South Africa and SAP have revealed plans to deliver enterprise mobility systems for a number of industries. Once implemented, the systems is set to help create an ecosystem based on Samsung mobile devices. According to Samsung, the new ecosystem…
OTT Debate: Challenging operators to remain relevant in the market
Over-the-Top (OTT) services delivered via the Internet have become part and parcel of the lives of consumers today. From converged multimedia services such as High Definition (HD) audio and video to social platforms, screen sharing and other bandwidth-intensive, high data…
Cloud Lending Solutions & BDO partner to Power Non-Bank Lending Globally
Cloud Lending Solutions, the only end-to-end lending platform built natively on salesforce.com, today announced a strategic agreement with BDO Solutions to bring the company’s non-bank online lending platform to East Africa and the Indian Ocean. Nearly three billion individuals, entrepreneurs…
CIO Roadmap 2015: Britehouse takes the lead as Platinum Sponsor
Africa’s foremost ICT publication ITNewsAfrica.com, today announced that Britehouse and IT News Africa have partnered for the upcoming 2015 CIO Roadmap. About CIO Roadmap 2015 CIO Roadmap 2015 is expected to bring you a day of learning, peer sharing and…
Tanzania: Airtel appoints Mwapachu as new Chairman
Airtel Tanzania has appointed Juma Mwapachu as its new chairman. Mwapachu is the immediate past Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC). He was also Tanzania’s ambassador to France. According to Airtel Tanzania, Mwapachu brings a vast amount of…
Kenya: 2 mln households move to digital broadcasting platform
According to Capital FM Kenya, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has revealed that more than 2 million households have moved to a digital broadcasting platform across the country since the migration process kicked off. In the report, CA Director…
Rise in mobile malware calls for efficient monitoring
Africa-based smartphone users must be savvier about the sites they visit, what they download, and the apps they use on their devices. Mobile malware is becoming more prevalent. So says Richard Broeke from IT security services vendor, Securicom. “Designed to…
