Sep 23, 2013
South African mobile social network, Mxit, has appointed Francois Swart as its CEO. Swart has been the acting CEO since October 2012. Shareholder Paul Harris comments: “Francois has been the de facto CEO for almost a year now and has the respect and trust of his...
Sep 23, 2013
Mark Davison at Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco – While Oracle is looking to transform businesses with its latest technologies, in Africa it is looking at the potential to transform whole economies – and seems prepared to put its money where its mouth is. Loic le...
Sep 23, 2013
Consumers around the world are increasingly using alternative payment methods to purchase video games instead of credit or debit card, according to research findings unveiled today by WorldPay, a global vendor of payment processing, risk and alternative payments....
Sep 23, 2013
ADSL users are set to benefit from Telkom’s planned speed upgrades at no additional cost. Casper Kondo Chihaka, Telkom’s managing executive of wholesale services, says: “As part of the company’s network transformation programme, deploying our exchange infrastructure...
Sep 23, 2013
South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is involved in another “world first” project that is in the process of being launched commercially. The social impact of this project is expected to be huge, both in South Africa and globally, as it...
Sep 23, 2013
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, factory revenue rose in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13) compared to the second quarter of 2012, while unit shipments declined over the same period. Worldwide...
