Articles by Jack Barton
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Wed, September 11th, 12:30 · Jack Barton
Q&A: SnapScan co-founder Kobus Ehlers
Mobile payments app SnapScan was awarded the prestigious Best App award at the MTN Business awards last month. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 19:30 · Jack Barton
SnapScan looks to expand services and reach
Exciting times lie ahead for mobile payments app SnapScan as it prepares national rollout and new features, according to co-founder Kobus Ehlers. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 18:30 · Jack Barton
Q&A: Instabug co-founder Moataz Soliman
Egyptian virus detection app Instabug was recently revealed as one of 15 finalists in The Next Web’s Mobile Startup Rally, the only nomination from Africa, having also been a finalist of MobileBeat 2013. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 14:40 · Jack Barton
Startups “not aware of what the media can do for them” – Jackson
South African tech startups lack the media awareness to fully exploit their relations with the press, according to Tom Jackson, managing editor of HumanIPO. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 13:00 · Jack Barton
Flat6Labs launches new startup programme in Egypt
An Egyptian accelerator has launched a new programme to provide more funding and support to a greater number of tech startups in the region. → Read more
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Wed, September 4th, 11:00 · Jack Barton
Innovation expert calls for greater “cross-pollination” between research and industry
Technical innovation will only rise to the required levels if there is greater collaboration between research institutes and industry heavyweights to make research profitable, according to Willem Clarke, chief executive officer (CEO) of Resolution Circle. → Read more
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Tue, September 3rd, 16:00 · Jack Barton
Experts call on techpreneurs to communicate and collaborate
Startup founders need to communicate and share knowledge to be successful both individually and as a community, according to speakers at the HumanIPO Academy launch in Cape Town, on Friday. → Read more
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Tue, September 3rd, 13:30 · Jack Barton
Digital divide in Africa getting wider – Suraj Ramlall
Suraj Ramlall, chief technical officer (CTO) of Saab Grintek, has said the African digital divide is getting wider due to the high price of broadband. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 20:00 · Jack Barton
Promoting entrepreneurs the only way to fulfil the NDP – Clem Sunter
The only way South Africa will meet the goals of the National Development Plan (NDP) is by promoting entrepreneurship, according to Clem Sunter, author and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Anglo American. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 17:00 · Jack Barton
Startups need to consider Africa “a totally different market” – Zapacab CEO
Many people underestimate the challenges of transferring a successful business model to African markets, according to Rupert Sully, chief executive officer (CEO) of South Africa taxi calling mobi site Zapacab. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 09:00 · Jack Barton
Telkom Mobile operating largest Wi-Fi network in South Africa
Telkom Mobile says it is now operating South Africa’s biggest Wi-Fi network, with hotspots in 1,500 locations nationwide. → Read more
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Mon, September 2nd, 05:00 · Jack Barton
Orange appoints new VP for mergers and acquisitions
Arnaud Castille has replaced Vincent Benoit as vice president (VP) for mergers and acquisitions at telecommunications giant Orange. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 20:00 · Jack Barton
Instabug creators “honoured” to represent Africa at TNW awards
Virus detection app Instabug is honoured to be the African representative at The Next Web (TNW) Conference USA in New York, according to co-founder Moataz Soliman. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 19:00 · Jack Barton
Cell C limits BlackBerry data usage
South African operator Cell C faces anger from customers after it set a data usage limit of two gigabytes per month for its BlackBerry users. → Read more
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Fri, August 30th, 15:00 · Jack Barton
Vodacom sues Telfree for over $5 million
Vodacom has initiated legal action against bulk messaging service Telfree over failure to pay for SMS deliveries worth over ZAR54 million (US$5.2 million). → Read more
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Thu, August 29th, 18:00 · Jack Barton
19-year-old the suspected leader of SEA
Documents have been revealed linking 19-year-old Syrian Hatem Deeb to the pseudonym Th3Pr0, known as leader of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). → Read more
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Thu, August 29th, 16:30 · Jack Barton
Telkom launches innovation competition
Telkom has launched the “Open Innovation Mega Challenge” for South Africans to create new technologies and online solutions. → Read more
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Thu, August 29th, 15:00 · Jack Barton
ANN7 faces legal action over “derogatory” billboard
The South African Older Persons Forum (SAOPF) has said a billboard advertising new 24-hour news channel ANN7 perpetuates negative stereotypes. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 19:30 · Jack Barton
Syrian Electronic Army attacks New York Times and Twitter
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has taken responsibility on Twitter for a hack which forced the New York Times website offline for three hours yesterday (Tuesday) and affected picture services on Twitter. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 17:00 · Jack Barton
SnapScan named best app at MTN Business Awards
MTN Business held its second annual app of the year awards in Cape Town last night (August 27), awarding SnapScan in the competitive Best HTML 5 App category. → Read more
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