Articles by Elly Okutoyi

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Thu, August 2nd, 09:30 · Elly Okutoyi

Samsung Africa launches its third engineering academy in Nigeria

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under global ‘Hope for Children’ initiative, Samsung Electronics West Africa has launched its third African engineering academy in Nigeria. → Read more
Thu, August 2nd, 05:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Eskimi overtakes Google, Yahoo, BBC as most visited site in Nigeria and Namibia

Social networking site Eskimi has overtaken Internet giants Google, Yahoo, BBC and Goal.com, to become second most visited site after Facebook in Nigeria and Namibia, according to Opera Software monthly report. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 14:10 · Elly Okutoyi

Tanzanian government halts India-owned OnMobile’s operations

The Tanzanian government has stopped an India-based data and value-added services [VAS] company OnMobile from operating in the country following accusations that it [OnMobile] has no trading license. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 10:13 · Elly Okutoyi

Presidential candidate in Kenya turns to Twitter and MPesa to raise funds

Thanks to the penetration of technology in Kenya, presidential candidates are now turning to social media and mobile money transfers to source for funds ahead of the country’s general elections set for March 2013. → Read more
Wed, August 1st, 05:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Africa’s top clothing retailer Mr Price opens online store

A leading clothing retailer Mr Price has started an online store to boost sales as well as serve target customers who have become ‘incredibly tech-savvy.’ → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 10:40 · Elly Okutoyi

Fifth Mobile phone operator coming to Kenya soon

Kenya is set to have its fifth mobile services provider after a Vietnamese mobile operator announced plans to set up its operations in the country, three months after launching in Mozambique. → Read more
Tue, July 31st, 09:52 · Elly Okutoyi

Rwanda to register SIM cards electronically

Rwanda’s government has issued a directive calling for registration of SIM cards electronically, even as the country aims to beat the mid-2012 deadline to have all Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards in East Africa registered. → Read more
Fri, July 20th, 09:48 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyan electoral body’s website goes down days after daring hackers

Barely a week after daring hackers to crack its electoral systems, Kenya’s electoral body the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has its website down. → Read more
Fri, July 20th, 04:00 · Elly Okutoyi

New app to help Kenyan farmers foretell crop yield

After experiencing one of the worst crop failures to draught, farmers in Kenya can now predict their crop yields, soil fertility, and expected crop diseases thanks to a new web-based application developed by students from Strathmore University. → Read more
Thu, July 19th, 08:25 · Elly Okutoyi

Mobile technology strapped to sheep that scares rustlers stiff

Faced with the perpetual disappearance of livestock from his vast farm, a South African farmer decided to devise a way of using mobile technology to monitor his flock. → Read more
Wed, July 18th, 14:51 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya to join African countries with 4G LTE technology this year

Kenya’s government has announced that it will start rolling out its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) infrastructure before the end of this year. → Read more
Wed, July 18th, 13:07 · Elly Okutoyi

Free TV decoders to be offered in Tanzania

Tanzanians may soon receive free decoders from a Chinese pay TV network operator called StarTimes for digital television services access. → Read more
Mon, July 16th, 11:55 · Elly Okutoyi

Exams in Zimbabwe to be marked electronically for first time ever

Zimbabwe’s secondary school examinations will be evaluated using the electronic marking technology for the first time ever, even as the country takes strides to completely computerize its education system. → Read more
Mon, July 16th, 09:55 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya’s electoral body dares hackers to breach its systems

In an unexpected move, Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the body responsible for management of voting in the country, has announced that it will invite hackers to tamper with its electronic system, in a bid to assure voters of “maximum security.” → Read more
Wed, July 4th, 10:01 · Elly Okutoyi

South Africa Revenue Service upgrades its technology portfolio

South Africa Revenue Service (SARS), South Africa’s tax authority, has unveiled five new technologies on its technology portfolio aimed at returning assessments in less than three minutes to the country’s tax payers. → Read more
Wed, July 4th, 07:03 · Elly Okutoyi

Vodafone’s headstart fibre network project now connects Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso

Vodafone has launched its fibre network that now connects of Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso in the first of its kind project in West Africa. → Read more
Tue, July 3rd, 07:08 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyans to wait a little longer for slashed termination rates

Kenyans will have to wait longer for mobile calling rates to come down, after the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) board failed to approve the new charges as expected. → Read more
Mon, July 2nd, 10:05 · Elly Okutoyi

Vodacom partners with Microsoft to offer Office 365 to South African businesses

South Africa’s telecom giant Vodacom today announced a partnership with Microsoft South Africa to offer Office 365 to the country’s businesses. → Read more
Mon, July 2nd, 06:43 · Elly Okutoyi

SA’s City of Tshwane bags this year’s Dynamic Enterprise Award

South Africa’s City of Tshwane has emerged the overall winner of Alcatel-Lucent 2012 Dynamic Enterprise Award. → Read more
Fri, June 29th, 07:04 · Elly Okutoyi

Communications authority intensifies campaign to quash fake phone use in Kenya

Kenya’s communication regulator, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), on Tuesday launched a public awareness campaign focused on ensuring Kenyans are educated on the risks associated with using counterfeit mobile phones -- before they are switched off later this year. → Read more