Date archive forJune, 2019
By On Friday, June 28th, 2019
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Africa’s progress on data privacy under the spotlight

Data security from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, Ghana ACCRA – AFRICAN governments must enact effective data privacy laws to enhance the continent’s mobile economy fulfill its potential to reach over More...

By On Friday, June 28th, 2019
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P30 powers Huawei to 100 million units sold

Huawei P30 Series by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – BESEIGED smartphone maker, Huawei, has sold 100 million units as of May 31, a senior official disclosed. Sales were powered by the P30 series, which sold More...

Internet blockade
By On Thursday, June 27th, 2019
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ISPs accused of complicity in internet shutdowns

Internet blocked from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, Ghana ACCRA – A pro-democracy organisation believes internet service providers (ISPs) are complicit in the violation of human rights in the African continent More...

Angola oil production
By On Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
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New administration fails to inspire comatose Angola economy

Angola oil production from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA – BALLOONING government debt, downward revision of the country’s economic growth as well as a plummeting oil industry, the Angolan economy More...

By On Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
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Business builds bridges between Nigeria, South Africa

Nigeria , South Africa intensify economic co-operation by MTHULISI SIBANDA  JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH Africa and Nigeria – the continent’s biggest economies and sometimes bitter enemies – have More...

Multichoice
By On Tuesday, June 25th, 2019
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Digitilisation partly blamed for latest SA job losses

Public outrage over MultiChoice’s plans to retrench workers by SAVIOUS KWINIKA  JOHANNESBURG – THE loss of thousands of jobs, partly because of digitilisation, in South Africa in recent days, does More...

Cybercrime
By On Monday, June 24th, 2019
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Tech crucial in future SA polls but cybercrooks lurk

Cybercrime by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – TECHNOLOGY offers the greatest promise of overcoming the challenges encountered in South Africa’s recent elections but cybercrime is a major risk to these More...

By On Friday, June 21st, 2019
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Coding prepares girls for a digital future

Participants at a Code like a Girl initiative by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – MORE than 500 school-going female learners will in the coming days learn the language of coding as part of efforts to narrow More...

By On Friday, June 21st, 2019
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Equatorial Guinea entry to Portuguese bloc under spotlight

Oil and Gas Mozambique from JEAN OSCAR-PIERRE in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea MALABO – THE Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) is exploring the capacity of the oil and gas industry in Equatorial More...

By On Thursday, June 20th, 2019
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Distrust deters South Africa adoption of cryptocurrencies

Bitcoins trading not trusted by Africans by AKANI CHAUKE  JOHANNESBURG – A LACK of understanding and trust are hindering South Africans from using cryptocurrencies. This is according to a report by a global More...