Dark Fibre Africa refinances debt facilities

Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has entered into a refinancing agreement with a syndicate of lenders to provide R3,5-billion of corporate debt facilities. “We are pleased to be receiving this refinancing from a syndicate of lenders made up of existing and new funders,” says...

Financial malware grows in popularity

A new report from Kaspersky Lab has found that users in Brazil, Russia and Italy are most frequently attacked by malware aimed at stealing money. In the reporting period, from 19 April to 19 May 2014, Kaspersky Lab solutions blocked 126 600 attempts on computers to...

Mobile broadcasts with Tuluntulu app

Tuluntulu, a mobile broadcast app, has launched on the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app delivers more than 10 TV-type channels, ranging in content from international news to African documentaries. The app offers users cheap, fast and easy access to mobile...

Print-on-demand could solve textbook crisis

The challenge of getting the right textbooks to the right schools has become perennial in South Africa, especially in hard-to-reach rural schools. New print-on-demand technology from Riso Africa has the capability to help solve this crisis in South Africa’s schools...

Mobile shipments set for growth

Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultra-mobiles and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2,4-billion units in 2014 – a 4,2% increase from 2013, according to Gartner. “2014 will be marked by a relative revival of the global PC...

All change for Acer management

Acer has announced that Luca Rossi will be appointed president for Acer Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Current Acer EMEA president, Oliver Ahrens, will embark on a new challenge as president of the newly formed Pan-Asia Pacific regional operation which will...