Alan Winde impresses at Net Prophet 2013

[Sindy Peters] Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Alan Winde impressed yesterday, 23 May 2013, at the Net Prophet conference with news of exciting tech innovations for the province. Winde's announcement of the Bandwidth Barn ICT business incubator model being spread throughout the rest of Africa was met with resounding applause from attendees at the Artscape. 24 May 2013 19:00

Submarine cable to connect Tunisia to Europe

Tunisiana and Orange Tunisia have announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Interoute, the owner operator of Europe's next generation network, for the commissioning of a submarine cable, called Didon, connecting the city of Kélibia, Tunisia to Interoute's pan European fiber optic network, via its landing station in Mazara del Vallo, Siciliy, Italy. 21 May 2013 11:56

Initiative to create digital jobs in Africa

Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa. 14 May 2013 11:02

Tunisie Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent takes step to faster broadband

Alcatel-Lucent and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia's telecommunications provider, have successfully completed the trial of superfast broadband services using advanced Alcatel-Lucent's VDSL2 Vectoring technology. 9 Apr 2013 09:59

Entries open for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards

CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards. 14 Mar 2013 12:34

Microsoft launches the 4Afrika Initiative

Microsoft Corporation on Tuesday, 5 February 2013, introduced the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa's economic development to improve its global competitiveness. 6 Feb 2013 11:40

[2013 trends] Africa's dynamic markets

[Obaika Consulting Team] The year 2013 for most brands, especially the ones coping with saturated markets in developed countries, will be a decisive one. Incorporating Africa into their corporate brand strategy, if they haven't done so, will be the better part of valour, so to speak. 31 Jan 2013 13:20

[2013 trends] Out-of-the-box branding

[HKLM Exco Team] No, the concepts of "tribalism", "gamification" and "engagement" aren't a promo for the latest computer game, but are in fact the trends that will characterise the way companies and consumers interact in 2013. The branding industry is constantly developing and. while the following trends are evolutions rather than dynamic, short-term changes, we believe there are 10 areas that will define the brandscape over the next year. 31 Jan 2013 12:33

Alcatel-Lucent, Tunisiana partner to provide broadband services across Tunisia

Tunisiana, a provider of wireless communications services in Tunisia, and Alcatel-Lucent have announced a four-year agreement to build a wireline broadband access network that will bring high-speed internet access and high-quality voice and video services to millions of Tunisian consumers and business customers. 18 Dec 2012 11:36

Hacker halts three SA websites

A hacker has claimed responsibility for disrupting SA's Department of Social Development's website and hacking those of the National Planning Commission and the National Population Unit. 11 Dec 2012 06:29

SEACOM services now protected across Egypt

After extensive testing, SEACOM, last week, activated the second of its two terrestrial routes across Egypt. It is reported that SEACOM is the only East Africa cable system to have the capability of providing resilience across Egypt to its customers for traffic routed to Europe and the US. 14 Nov 2012 10:19

Africa Media Online

Africa Media Online partners with Google to tell stories of our history

[Issued by Africa Media Online] Africa Media Online was invited by the Google Cultural Institute earlier this year to become a key partner in the Google History Project, an initiative that showcases a collection of stories of important 20th century events. 15 Oct 2012 11:54

Liviserver

Exciting tech developments in Africa

[Issued by Liviserver] As we adapt to Africa's consumer landscape and connectivity infrastructure, the rest of the world is looking to the continent for new models and ways of finding solutions through mobile technology from m-health and m-education to m-commerce or mobile apps. Tech4Africa 2012 is playing an important role in bringing this ecosystem together. 10 Oct 2012 12:45

2012 Cairo ICT begins tomorrow

Showcasing Egypt's growing reputation for ICT excellence, the country will host the Cairo ICT 2012 under the theme 'The Spring of Technologies - From Dreams to Needs' from tomorrow, 26 April 2012, and will culminate with the World Summit Awards (WSA). 25 Apr 2012 12:33