Pule pulled by Zuma in cabinet reshuffle

Minister of Communications Dina Pule, who has been dogged by controversy for most of her tenure, was yesterday dismissed by President Jacob Zuma in a cabinet reshuffle which sees her replaced by Yunus Carrim. Little is known about Carrim, but an official biography...

Banks prime targets for phishers

Every fifth phishing attack registered between May 2012 and late April 2013 targeted users of banks and other financial organisations, according to Kaspersky Lab. The company says 20,64% of all phishing threats registered between May 2012 and April 2013 were aimed at...

Wireless drives into automotive industry

Wireless technologies like Bluetooth and embedded cellular will gain increasing importance for automotive infotainment and safety purposes over wired solutions, providing solid revenue growth this year and beyond, according to an Automotive Infotainment market tracker...

IS connects Namibia and Nigeria to WACS

Internet Solutions (IS) has boosted its capabilities and reach into West Africa by connecting Namibia – through its local implementation partner, ITN – and Nigeria to the West Africa Cable System (WACS). The company also plans to light up capacity in Ghana...

First 4G LTE for West, Central Africa

Alcatel-Lucent and Surfline Communications have deployed the first commercial 4G LTE network in Ghana and, more generally, in Western and Central Africa. Alcatel-Lucent will provide hardware and software, along with installation, optimisation, maintenance and managed...

Westcon Comztek streamlines Sentronics

Following its recent merger with Comztek, Westcon Comztek has announced that in restructuring the business, Sentronics will now form part of the Westcon Security Solutions – Electronic division.  The rationale behind the name change is to provide customers with a...