Blue Label invests in sports analysis start-up
Blue Label Telecoms’ Blue Label Ventures has invested in technology start-up Mobii Systems, which provides rugby match analysis to teams and coaches to help them plan their game strategies.
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Criminals are destroying South Africa’s mobile infrastructure
There has been an alarming rise in incidents of battery theft from cellphone towers in South Africa and urgent action is needed to address the situation, MTN said on Monday.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise hires Dimension Data executive as SA MD
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has appointed President Ntuli as its new MD for South Africa, effective 1 August, it said on Monday.
Icasa moves to value high-demand spectrum
Communications regulator Icasa has issued an invitation to apply for a tender to help it value high-demand spectrum bands ahead of a planned assignment of the valuable radio frequencies.
Naspers leads $30-million funding round in Brainly
Naspers said on Thursday that it’s leading a new investment round, worth $30-million, in Polish-founded peer-to-peer learning community Brainly. Other investors are Runa Capital and Manta Ray.
Lessons to be learnt from City Power’s crippling ransomware attack
The ransomware attack that has crippled City Power’s IT systems holds valuable lessons for companies about disaster management and backup, a Swiss-based software specialist has said.
Office 365 now serving from Microsoft’s SA data centres
Microsoft’s cloud-orientated productivity suite, Office 365, is now being delivered locally through the software giant’s new South African data centres.
Homegrown e-hailing app hopes to take on Uber, Bolt
South Africans have yet another electronic ride-hailing option available to them with the launch of a homegrown e-hailing app called Taxi Live Africa.
Sassa website down for days following hack
The website of the South African Social Security Agency, which is responsible for paying social grants, has been down for days following a hacking incident.
Showmax tackles Nigerian market
MultiChoice Group’s video-on-demand service, Showmax, has been launched in Nigeria with local content and naira-based pricing.