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Overcoming the digital skills gap with social media education
Overcoming the digital skills gap with social media education. With 13 million South Africans on Facebook, 2.68 million on Instagram and 7.4 million users on Twitter, social media marketing is a key...
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Blockchain fraud schemes on the rise
Blockchain fraud schemes on the rise - Kaspersky Report. While cryptocurrency holders search for new investment opportunities and ways to increase their savings, and enthusiasts look to learn more...
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AfricaCom 2017: Tizeti and Facebook to expand Wi-Fi express in Nigeria
Tizeti Co-founder, Kendall Ananyi. On Wednesday 8 November 2017, wireless internet service provider, Tizeti, announced a partnership to expand Express Wi-Fi through Facebook in Nigeria, with plans to...
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Technology in the workplace: Cause for panic or technology goldmine?
Corine Mbiaketcha Nana, Managing Director Kenya Hub covering East, Central and West Africa at Oracle. “Beware of the robots! No office job is safe” - or so reads the headline of yet another article...
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Opera adds new features to their browser
Krystian Kolondra, head of the Opera browser. (image source: YouTube) Opera has launched a new version of the Opera browser. The Reborn browser features include a fun snapshot editing tool, a handy...
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Top 4 ways to tackle smartphone addiction
4 ways to tackle smartphone addiction. Okay, let's be honest here, would you survive without your smartphone? I am not talking about the essential use of your phone, perhaps for business...
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Will South Africa get an open access wireless network?
Eckart Zollner, Head of Business Development at the Jasco Group. An open access wholesale-only wireless (3G and 4G/LTE) network (OAWN) can, within just a few years, connect the 40% of people in South...
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Why Africa needs blockchain
Why Africa needs blockchain. Bitcoin may make headlines when its value crashes or climbs, but the blockchain technology behind the controversial cryptocurrency could help Africa overcome some of its...
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Twitter expands character cap to 280
Twitter expands to 280 characters. Twitter announced on Tuesday 7 November 2017 that the platform would double the limit for tweets from 140 to 280 characters. According to the company, the move has...
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South Africa: MTN and Ericsson to trial 5G in early 2018
South Africa: MTN and Ericsson to trial 5G in early 2018. Ericsson and MTN announced on Thursday 9 November 2017 that the first 5G trial in South Africa is set to start to start in the first quarter...
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Business doomed without IT at the strategy table
Business doomed without IT at the strategy table. With the emergence of Industry 4.0 and the consumerisation of IT, it is becoming increasingly important for IT and business to sit together at the...
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Cybersecurity is a strategic issue, not just an IT investment
Paul Williams Country Manager - SADC at Fortinet. As organisations embark on their digital transformation journeys, they are seeking to tap new business opportunities, improve operational...
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Allianz trials blockchain tech for insurance market
Allianz trials blockchain tech for the insurance market. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has successfully trialed blockchain technology for an insurance program including cash...
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Angola Cables amplifies South African presence
Angola Cables amplifies South African presence. In an attempt to further expand its network reach and peering capabilities, Angola Cables announced on Wednesday 8 November 2017 that it expects to...
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AfricaCom 2017: Know-How is the key to driving the 4th Industrial Revolution
AfricaCom 2017: Know-How is the key to driving the 4th Industrial Revolution. (Photography by Darryl Linington). The 20th staging of AfricaCom opened doors in Cape Town, South Africa and began to...
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South Africa: Uber to charge late passengers extra
South Africa: Uber to charge late passengers extra (Image Source: technokrata.hu). There has been a lot of controversies in South Africa surrounding the e-hailing taxi service, Uber, in 2017. The...
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Uganda: Telecom operators deny airtime price hike allegations
Uganda: Telecom operators deny airtime price hike allegations. Ugandan telecommunications operators have denied allegations of hiking airtime prices in the country. Customers were warned not to pay an...
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South Africa is the fastest growing market for Truecaller in Africa
South Africa is the fastest growing market for Truecaller in Africa. This week Truecaller held an exclusive event in Cape Town, South Africa. At the event, the company revealed it will be setting up...
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Millennials prefer digital touchpoints for financial activities, says Forrester
Millennials prefer digital touchpoints for financial activities, says Forrester. A study conducted by Forrester has revealed that millennials are actively looking for financial guidance more than...
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Retailers need to use digital tools to improve operations
Retailers need to use digital tools to improve operations. Few could argue that South African retailers are having a torrid time. Faced with a slowing economy and an increasingly cautious consumer,...
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