Articles by Gabriella Mulligan, Page 18
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Wed, February 19th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ericsson to manage 75% of MTN Nigeria network infrastructure
MTN Nigeria has selected Ericsson as the managed services provider for 75 per cent of its network infrastructure, making Ericsson MTN’s biggest managed services provider across Africa. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius trial broadcast judgment postponed
The judge hearing arguments for and against the live broadcasting of the trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius has reserved judgment until next week, with MultiChoice requesting permission to broadcast the trial using tiny spy cameras. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
SEACOM boosting services to meet demand
SEACOM has upgraded its network, acquired new subsea capacity, and revamped backhaul networks in a bid to meet consumer demand and provide high-quality services across Africa. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Google Africa Connected finalists selected
The 10 finalists in Google’s Africa Connected competition have been selected, with members of the public now asked to vote for five winners who will be rewarded with US$25,000 each. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa “incredibly exciting” for Facebook
Facebook finds Africa “incredibly exciting” and believes Africans will use its platform in ways nobody has yet imagined, with Africans making use of new tech tools in the most innovative ways. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN wants to keep costs high – Cell C
South Africa’s second operator MTN uses litigation to question regulations that may challenge its market dominance, and wants to maintain high costs of communication in South Africa, according to Jose Dos Santos, acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Cell C. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan healthcare tech firm showcased at Sankalp Africa Summit
Kenyan healthcare technologies company MicroClinic Technologies has been named one of the top four high-impact small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa at the Sankalp Africa Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tech, science education crucial to tackling food insecurity, poverty – startup
Good technology and science education is the key to achieving food security, poverty alleviation, and community development in rural areas of South Africa, according to local mobile laboratory inventors Kusile Labs & Technology. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Konga.com launches universal Marketplace platform
Nigerian e-commerce site Konga.com has opened its platform to all businesses in the country in a bid to fuel e-commerce through structured universal particpation, naming its new service Konga Marketplace. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Public protector report condemns SABC, Motsoeneng appointment
A report by South Africa’s public protector into various allegations against the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), has found irregular employment practices, massive financial losses, and unlawful conduct at the state broadcaster. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zambia computer assembly plant uneconomical – PSDA
The Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) has told Zambia’s government the lack of specially trained workers makes the establishment of a computer assembly plant in the country uneconomical. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Internet Solutions buys stake in Antfarm
South African internet service provider (ISP) Internet Solutions has acquired a “significant stake” in local streaming media service provider Antfarm, in a bid to prepare for the boom in online video content. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pamoja partners Symantec for cloud distribution
SEACOM subsidiary cloud provider Pamoja Africa has announced a partnership with Symantec for the distribution of Symantec cloud services on the Pamoja network. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
71% have not registered for e-tolling – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has said 71 per cent of toll road users in the Gauteng province of South Africa have not registered for e-tags, and has called on President Jacob Zuma to repeal the policy. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zambia to construct 169 GSM sites this year
The US$24 million construction of 169 GSM sites across rural Zambia will be completed by the end of 2014 bringing mobile connectivity to over 200,000 citizens, according to the country’s president Michael Sata. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN to challenge ICASA over MTRs
South Africa’s second mobile operator MTN is to challenge the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) announced recently and has initiated legal discussions with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
24.com hits out at Google for non-payment of taxes
South African online media organisation 24.com, owned by Naspers, has hit out at Google for operating in the country without paying taxes, saying the multinational should be paying up to ZAR240 million (US$21.8 million) in taxes per year. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Twitter tracks Sochi discussions, Ghana leads in Africa
Twitter has launched a range of real-time visual features tracking discussions around the world on the microblogging site surrounding the Winter Olympics currently taking place in Sochi, Russia, with Ghana leading the Twitter noise in Africa. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
CfC Stanbic launches Till2Bank mobile payments service
Kenya’s CfC Stanbic Bank has launched its “Till2Bank” service enabling business clients to accept payments via mobile money. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ghanaian, Nigerian startups in top five at Seedstars World
Ghanaian startup Retail Tower and Nigerian startup SimplePay have been selected as two of the top five global startups at the recent Seedstars World competition, although losing out on the number one spot to Korean initiative Flitto. → Read more
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