SA Post Office Warns Customers of New Email Scam

The South African Post Office has sent an alarm to customers about fraudulent e-mails that are designed to make the receiver pay money into a scam account. The bogus emails…
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Kenya Airways Planes Grounded: Everything We Know

Kenya Airways planes were grounded amid disagreements about lease fees with two leasing firms. The two lessors were opposed to Kenya Airways’ new payment terms. As a result, the lessors…
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Google to Shut Down Call Recording Apps on Android, According to New Policies

Google has reportedly made some changes to its developer policies. It will no longer allow third-party recording apps on Android starting on 11 May 2022. According to Android Authority, a…
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Financial Inclusion in Africa with Vipaso & Horizon – ITNA Digital Innovation Podcast EP 2

This week on IT News Africa’s Digital Innovation Podcast, Luis Monzon interviews Peter Neubauer, CEO of Austrian fintech startup Vipaso. Vipaso has recently released its digital payments innovation “Horizon” in…
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Construction Begins on New $250-Million Hyperscale Data Centre in Lagos

Nigerian company Kasi Cloud Ltd has announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony in Lekki, Lagos on 19 April 2022, to signal the beginning of construction on the company’s first…
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China Wants to Help Build a High Speed Rail from Johannesburg to Durban

China is reportedly in active talks with South African authorities about the construction of a high-speed rail linking two of the country’s economic hubs – Johannesburg and Durban. The plan…
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The Importance of Gender Equality in the Tech Industry

While there has been headway toward greater workplace diversity in recent years, there is still much more work to be done. In all businesses, there is undeniably a gender divide,…
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Google to Open Tech Hub in Kenya

Google announced on Tuesday that it is investing in a product development hub in Kenya as part of its Sh115.5 billion ($1-billion) investment in Africa over the next five years.…
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Crypto Scams on the Rise in SA: Here’s How to Protect Yourself

The world seems to have gone ‘crypto-mad’. Digital currencies like bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum, and even Dogecoin, are all over the internet. Their soaring value promises big wins for investors (if…
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Altron Appoints New Acting CEO

Altron, the JSE-listed technology company, has announced the appointment of Stewart van Graan as new executive chairman and acting CEO effective 1 July 2022. In January, Altron announced that CEO…
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