The South African government have condemned the recent resurgence of racist posts on social media, particularly on Twitter and Facebook, which they say undermines the gains that the society has made towards nation-building and strengthening social cohesion
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Teraco raises R1.2bn in debt funding for further investment into South African data centres
Teraco, Africas largest carrier and cloud neutral co-location data centre and home to NAPAfrica, Africa’s largest Internet exchange point (IXP), announced that it has raised a medium-term funding facility from Absa amounting to R1.2bn
Capumen expands into Africa's telecoms, broadcasting and digital sectors
Vaseem Ahmed, CEO of UK based international C level executive recruiter Capumen, has revealed record half year results with significant growth in Africa
Paratus Telecom has brought Radwin jet wireless broadband to Zambia
Paratus Telecom, the largest privately owned Pan-African telecoms operator and a leading service provider in Zambia, has installed cutting-edge wireless broadband technology that reduces signal interference and enables greater coverage with less infrastructure
Facebook chief product officer inspired by West Africa visit
Chris Cox, chief product officer at Facebook will be using feedback from the developer and content creator communities back to California following his visits to Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal this week