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Mobile technology key to closing Africa's digital divide
[Brendan McAravey] The Internet has undeniably become the lifeblood of our society... read


ICT
Johannesburg welcomes 7th IT Leaders Africa Summit
Now in its seventh year running, the IT Leaders Africa Summit will take place on 15 and 16 March at Vodacom World in Johannesburg... read



App and website development
University of Pretoria partners with Vodacom to launch hearZA App
This week saw the launch in South Africa of a National Hearing Test for World Hearing Day. The hearZA App, developed and validated by the University of Pretoria, will provide users with a free hearing test... read
Cyber Security
Cultivate internal job candidates for IT security roles

Eric Bloom

Data security has been on the minds of information technology (IT), business, risk, and audit professionals for as long as data has been stored on magnetic drums, tapes, discs, and other storage... read
Data Management
SA sectors that should reap big data benefits
As corporates increasingly harness the power of big data analytics to improve productivity, gain market share and a competitive edge, there are sectors that are lagging behind by not fully capitalising... read
The modern data centre is software-defined
Global big data revenues are expected to grow to just under $38 billion and cloud computing service revenues to more than $4 billion in 2016 resulting in local companies rethinking their data centre... read
Internet
The Always-On Africa is a matter of if, not when
With global cloud traffic expected to quadruple from current levels to 8.6 zettabytes (one zettabyte is equal to a billion terabytes), by the end of 2019, there is significant potential for Africa to capitalise... read
Services
Amazon puts roots in SA
While global online retail company Amazon.com widens its net with online food shopping and walk-in bookstores, its web services division is making inroads in South Africa... read
Tech Startups
Kiro'o Games to release first African-inspired action-RPG

Jamie Matroos

Game design and the gaming culture might not be synonymous with Africa, but a Cameroonian startup is set to change that perception with the release of its inaugural African-themed game... read
Technology
Bitcoin faces make-or-break 2016 - Vinny Lingham

Gareth van Zyl

Digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin faces a key year ahead that could seal the fate of its long-term adoption, says South African-born Silicon Valley entrepreneur Vinny Lingham... read
Google tests digital wallets that can stay in pockets
Google said it is testing ways to let people use digital wallets without having to even take smartphones out of their pockets. The Internet colossus is dabbling with ways to make its Android Pay system... read
Ideco waving into the future

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Ideco, local biometrics provider and Morpho (Safran) premier partner, has launched MorphoWave Tower, the market's first biometric solution delivering secure, frictionless access control... read
Telecommunications
Cell C welcomes High Court judgment

Jose Dos Santos

It is hard to paint a rosy picture of telecommunications in South Africa. The environment is dominated by two players and policed by a regulator that does not always meet its mandate... read
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