Sweden commits to African ICT

Business Sweden, Ericsson and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs have announced a strategic partnership for a two-year ICT venture in sub-Saharan Africa. The programme aims to share knowledge and increase collaboration and trade between key countries and Sweden,...

Hackers impersonate Dlamini-Zuma

African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Dr Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma has become the victim of social media impersonators. The African Union has issued a statement confirming that hackers in the social media space are masquerading as Dlamini-Zuma. “The AU...

New telecoms firm enters SA market

Next generation telecommunications firm, Tele-Enterprise, has launched in South Africa, aiming to meet the need for end-to-end telecommunications services from a single service provider. Tele-Enterprise designs, implements and operates fully integrated, world-class...

ZACR highlights dotAfrica value proposition

The 10th annual Innovation Africa Digital Summit was recently concluded in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. One of Africa’s largest ICT gatherings, the summit’s goal is to promote digital connectivity across all spectrums to the benefit of Africa as a whole. It...

Wantitall.co.za invests in Citymob

Wantitall.co.za, one of South Africa’s largest online retailers with over 14-million products available online, has invested in online design retailer Citymob.co.za. The investment brings Citymob improved systems, logistics, warehousing facilities, increased...

Poor Q1, but notebooks set to pick up

Notebook sales didn’t have a good first quarter – as many pundits had predicted – with sales expected to hit 35,2-million in the first quarter of 2013, representing a 15% decrease from the 41,4-million notched up in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to...