IT personality, visionary CIOs of 2020 revealed
Livestock Wealth’s Ntuthuko Shezi, Assupol’s Nomthi Nelwamondo and Wits University's Stanley Mpofu scooped the top accolades at the 2020 IITPSA President's Awards.
Admire Moyo
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After court defeat, Oracle maintains Google ‘stole’ Java
The Supreme Court rules Google did not commit copyright infringement against Oracle when it copied snippets of Java to build its Android OS.
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Monthly mobile money remittances breach $1bn mark
For the first time, more than $1 billion was sent and received in the form of remittances globally every month via mobile money, says the GSM Association.
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Crypto exchange iCE3X probes Bitcoin, Litecoin discrepancies
The company suspends Bitcoin and Litecoin withdrawals with immediate effect, pending the outcome of a full investigation and reconciliation.
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Luno says funds are safe in Nigeria after crypto crackdown
SA’s biggest crypto exchange and other crypto-currency firms halt deposits in naira after the Nigerian government cracks the whip on crypto-currency players.
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Eswatini becomes Africa’s first to join Trump’s ‘Clean Network’
The US and the kingdom commit to safeguarding each country’s national security by excluding high-risk digital equipment suppliers.
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Board shake-up at MTN
The mobile operator names Nosipho Molope and Noluthando Gosa as non-executive directors of the group, effective 1 April 2021.
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Nigeria suspends sale, registration, activation of new SIM cards
The move is expected to impact SA’s MTN, which is the leading mobile network operator in the west African country.
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Ex-Luno developer launches SA-based Bitcoin exchange
Leon Kowalski, a former software developer at Luno, is establishing his own Bitcoin trading platform called Cape Crypto.
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MTN, Vodacom brands are the most powerful in Africa
MTN is Africa’s most valuable brand, with a value of $3.3 billion, while Vodacom is the continent’s strongest, with a score of 89.5 out of 100, says Brand Finance.
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IBM to split into two companies next year
The company will separate the Managed Infrastructure Services unit of its Global Technology Services division into a new public company – NewCo.
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New York-based Digital Currency Group snaps up Luno
The SA-founded crypto exchange has been acquired by Digital Currency Group, a global enterprise that builds, buys, and invests in blockchain companies.
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COVID-19 drives African states into cashless societies
Cash may have traditionally been king, but the coronavirus pandemic is contributing to a faster pace of mobile money adoption across the continent.