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Mon, December 16th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher

ConvergeNet reports increasing losses

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed ICT firm ConvergeNet has posted an operating loss of ZAR98.7 million (US$9.5 million) for the year ended August 2013, ZAR30 million (US$2.9 million) more than in 2012. → Read more
Mon, December 16th, 06:00 · Richard Cutcher

Vodacom Tanzania continues bike and cash giveaway

Vodacom Tanzania has given away TZS142 million (US$88,300) and 230 motorcycles as part of its Tikka na Boda Boda promotion, which will continue until the end of January 2014. → Read more
Sun, December 15th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 15/12/2013

Despite Christmas being just around the corner, the startup world never stops, with this week no different as HumanIPO caught up with tech entrepreneurs around Africa. → Read more
Fri, December 13th, 14:20 · Richard Cutcher

Etisalat asks banks for more time to complete Maroc deal – reports

Etisalat, the Abu-Dhabi-based network operator, has asked banks to extend commitments on a US$8 billion loan which has been put aside to fund its acquisition of a majority stake in Moroccan operator Maroc Telecom. → Read more
Fri, December 13th, 13:40 · Richard Cutcher

Botswana wholesale fibre to drop in price

Botswana Fibre Networks (Bofinet), the country’s new telecommunications wholesale provider, will bring prices down by around 20 per cent in the next six months. → Read more
Fri, December 13th, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher

Delay in move to Delphi teaching in SA schools

The move to standardise the syllabus for computer programming in South African schools has been put on hold by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) due to pressure from stakeholders. → Read more
Fri, December 13th, 11:41 · Richard Cutcher

HackMoz develops tourism apps for Mozambique

SoftFeng, an app that helps tourists find and book points of interests, has won the third Mozambican Tourism Hackathon (HackMoz), bagging US$2,670. → Read more
Fri, December 13th, 10:20 · Richard Cutcher

Ghana introduces standard for STBs

Ghana’s communications regulator has introduced a standard quality for the set-top boxes needed for the digital migration that must take place by June 2015. → Read more
Fri, December 13th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher

YouTube predicted to double ads revenue

YouTube’s advertising revenue is predicted to rise by more than 50 per cent to US$5.6 billion in 2013, according to a report by eMarketer. → Read more
Fri, December 13th, 07:00 · Richard Cutcher

iPad Air on the shelf in Ghana

The iPad Air has been released in Ghana today by Apple distributor Core Group Africa, available at authorised resellers. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher

Spectranet publish Abuja LTE prices

Spectranet has released the prices for its LTE services in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, confirming it is now offering services outside of Lagos. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher

LTE device costs reduced by Smile in Tanzania

Smile Communications, an LTE network operator in Tanzania, has reduced the price of its pocket-sized Mi-Fi devices for the next two months in a bid to get more people and businesses connected to faster internet speeds. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher

Rancard secures further investment

West African mobile cloud solutions provider Rancard has secured second round investment lead by Peninsula Capital and including Intel Capital and Adlevo VAS Holdings. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom in talks with MTN over mobile business – reports

South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has been linked with rival MTN over a potential infrastructure sharing deal to boost the former’s mobile business. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher

Ghana MPs not bribed for ZTE contract – speaker

Edward Doe Adjaho, Ghana’s speaker of parliament, has denied the allegation that some MPs were bribed to approve a US$129.9 million contract with Chinese technology company ZTE for a national security system. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher

Vodacom cannot prove “widest 3G network” claim – ASA

Vodacom have been told to stop describing its 3G data network as South Africa’s “widest” by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after MTN complained to the regulator. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher

ICT leaders praise Egypt strategy

Private sector leaders have praised the development of Egypt’s ICT strategy for 2017, after Atefy Helmy, minister of ICT, outlined its key features. → Read more
Thu, December 12th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher

NCC could take back spectrum

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is considering recalling spectrum currently being under-used by broadband providers as it tries to increase web access. → Read more
Wed, December 11th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher

East Africa goes live with payments system

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have gone live with the East African Payments System (EAPS), with Rwanda and Burundi to follow later, allowing for faster cross-border transfers. → Read more
Wed, December 11th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher

WASPA welcomes MTN and Cell C cooperation

The Wireless Applications Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has praised MTN and Cell C for finally catching up with Vodacom in implementing a double opt-in system for value added services. → Read more

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