Tefo Mohapi to Followers250,000 Twitter accounts were hacked due to the "Zero Day Java vulnerabiity". Here's "How To Disable Java" ---> http://www.tefomohapi.com/how-to-disable-java/

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INTERVIEW: Christo Davel and Carlton Hood speak about 22seven & Old Mutual deal

Last night saw the announcement that Old Mutual Plc had purchased South African tech startup 22seven, “as part of its strategy to develop digital support for its customers.”

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Confirmed: Old Mutual Plc acquires 100% of 22seven

The rumours surrounding Old Mutual plc have been proved true after the investment group officially acquired 100 percent of South African money management service 22seven “as part of its strategy to develop digital support for its customers”.

Tefo Mohapi to FollowersTechnology in Africa – 2013 Digest [Free eBook with insightful analysis of Technology in Africa]

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In the book, Erik Hersman (Kenya) observes what differentiates the various technology communities across the continent but also offers insights into what makes for a competitive tech community. On a similar topic, Victor Asemota (Ghana) talks about building technology ecosystems as he further narrates how technology ecosystems are similar to natural ecosystems.

With his fund management experience, Mbwana Alliy (Tanzania) goes on to explain on an efficient method that technology start-ups should adopt to raise funding. I go on to elaborate on the various options that technology start-ups have for funding with emphasis that they explore bootstrapping.

Tim Katlic (United States of America) goes on and argues that collecting accurate internet user data is very critical to government policy making. Whilst on the same subject of governments, Will Mutua (Kenya) ” makes the point that technology, led by the Internet, is giving “power to the people” and assisting with governance by helping the citizens hold the politicians accountable given the amount of information they have at their fingertips.
To conclude the book, Jonathan MacDonald (United Kingdom) in the penultimate chapter contributes his perspective on Mobile Advertising and Marketing as he curiously points out how advertisers up to this day value “reach” over “specificity” despite the fact that mobile phone increase the chances of “specificity” and reaching the right potential customers with a very low margin of error.

Jon Hoehler (South Africa) then concludes by offering his advice on how to set off in mobile advertising in Africa. He starts with SMS based examples right up to mobile internet and app based advertising.

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Millionaire 24-year-old Algerian Hacker wanted by the FBI arrested in Bangkok

Hamza Bendelladj, a 24-year-old alleged hacker has been arrested by police in Thailand and has been on the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) for three years.

Tefo Mohapi to FollowersBootstraps, Seeds, Angels, Adventurous Capitalists and Sharks

The past couple of years have seen what can be said to be a boom in technology startups, technology startup competitions and funding activity related to technology startups.

Amidst all this activity, the bottom line is that these are businesses and they should be run as such irrespective of the hype around technology startups. So let’s look at the various ways technology startup entrepreneurs can fund their businesses and the possible consequences of each method.

Technology Startup Entrepreneurs need to be aware of the options they have and choose one that is suitable to their business and future plans.

[http://www.tefomohapi.com/bootstraps-seeds-angels-adventurous-capitalists-and-sharks/]

Tefo Mohapi to FollowersFuture of Technology in South Africa is Pale and Male, blame the government

In the foreword of the recent 2012 report, South Africa’s Basic Education Minister, Mrs. Angie Motshekga says “It is my proud privilege to announce the performance of learners who wrote the Annual National Assessment (ANA) during the week of 18–21 September 2012.” There is nothing to be proud of, especially as far as the Mathematics…

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The Curious Case of Nyagaka Anyona Ouko, Safaricom responds - Part III

Having delivered his Mobile Cash Transfer proposal to Safaricom Ltd’s then Chief Executive Officer, Michael Joseph, Nyagaka Anyona Ouko was told to wait a few months as the company looked into it.

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Full Safaricom Ltd response on the M-PESA series

From Nzioka Waita, Director, Corporate Affairs: Thanks again for reaching out to us to seek our comments on the development of M-PESA. It gives us a useful platform to put to rest some of the misconceptions that have existed within the tech community.

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INTERVIEW: Mark Kaigwa on Kenya’s Tech Startup scene

Kenya has received a lot of attention and investment in its technology startup scene. Yet so far we are yet to see a truly Kenyan startup - apart from Ushahidi - that either dominates on the continent or has a successful exit deal.

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African Union objects to DotConnectAfrica Trust’s application for .africa

According to ICANN’s GAC Early warning system, the African Union Commission (AUC) and several African governments have objected to DotConnectAfrica Trust’s (DCA) application for the .africa gTLD, saying the trust does not have the mandate and support of African governments to administer the geographical name gTLD.

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ICANN announces initiative aimed at increasing African participation

ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, announced on Friday an initiative aimed at increasing African participation and influence within the organisation.

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Twitter Olympic records

Twitter reports that over the 16 days that the Olympic games took place, it saw more than 150 million Tweets being sent about the games on its platform.

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Applications open for Google RISE Awards

Google last week announced that applications are now open for its RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering) Awards.