[Mark Schefermann] A sad reality is that in 2013 there are still brands wanting to set Facebook "Likes" as their main objective. The question is not how many "Likes" you have but rather what you do with them and whether they come from relevant "fans" - ultimately brand advocates. (video)
12 Jun 2013 07:03Great strides have been made to grow broadband connectivity in Africa in the past five years. However, despite this growth, West Africa still has to overcome massive challenges to fully integrate into the digital age.
11 Jun 2013 21:17
[Duncan McLeod] A year after having its offer to buy 20% of Telkom spurned by the South African government, Korea's KT Corp has agreed to pour US$140m into building a national fourth-generation (4G) mobile network in Rwanda that will serve 95% of that country's population.
11 Jun 2013 19:50[Pius Rugonziba] Digital broadcasting operators have been instructed to observe licensing conditions and best practices governing the sector, as Tanzania struggles to spread the service across the country.
11 Jun 2013 19:20 
[Duncan McLeod] South Africa appears to be losing its status as the preferred investment destination on the continent for international technology companies. That honour, increasingly, is going to Kenya, which may be on the cusp of a technology-fuelled era of economic growth.
10 Jun 2013 09:09
The 2013 Broadcast, Film and Music Africa (BFMA) conference, a creative content and electronic broadcasting event in East Africa that promotes knowledge sharing and networking among high-level electronic media professionals is scheduled to take place in Nairobi at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre from 26-27 June 2013, has released its programme.
6 Jun 2013 10:24
[Craig Wilson] Though parts of Africa already have 4G networks, 2G will remain the most common form of connectivity on the continent for the rest of the decade, according to a new report from Ericsson.
5 Jun 2013 14:28
Local open access dark fibre infrastructure provider, Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), has been awarded the 'Backhaul Provider of the Year 2013' at the recent
SatCom Africa Awards.
4 Jun 2013 15:00
[Nick Durrant] As enterprises clamour to own a piece of the mobile and social media space, digital agencies are quickly springing forth to meet growing demands. But will local agencies remain sustainable once supply begins to outweigh demand in South Africa?
4 Jun 2013 06:07
In the pursuit of future growth and sustainability, Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has begun to bolster its top management capabilities with the appointment of two senior executives. Reshaad Sha has been appointed as DFA's chief strategy officer whilst Brian Alwar joined as chief sales and marketing officer.
3 Jun 2013 11:28A new report shows that laptops and mobile phones are now far and away the most popular new learning devices in Africa - while, despite the hype, tablets are still lagging, only being used regularly by 20% of eLearning practitioners.
31 May 2013 10:37The vibrant sub-Saharan market is growing rapidly, and telecom service providers need to meet a wide range of connectivity requirements for enterprise, government, corporate, military and consumer customers across urban and rural communities.
30 May 2013 14:41"The world is changing and there are different ways of gaining knowledge. Information is immediately available through the internet that can be accessed through iPads, smartphones and laptops", says Prof Johannes Cronjé, Dean of Informatics and Design at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), who is part of the line-up of speakers at the 7th
African Education Week to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa from 20-22 June 2013.
30 May 2013 12:39
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