Articles by Selipha Kihagi
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Fri, December 20th, 17:00 · Selipha Kihagi
88mph to launch in Nigeria next year
African accelerator and investment fund 88mph will expand its operations to Nigeria in the first quarter of 2014, adding to the programmes it has already run in Kenya and South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 14:00 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN partners Rocket to develop internet businesses in Middle East
MTN Group has announced it has entered into partnership with internet incubator Rocket Internet, as part of its efforts to expand its online and digital services to the Middle East. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Google snubs SA agency’s request to remove blog post
The Counter Intelligence Agency of South Africa submitted a request to Google asking it to remove a blog post which it said was infringing copyright by criticising a media release the agency had issued. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania drafts cybersecurity laws
The government of Tanzania is currently preparing three cybersecurity bills hoped to be passed into law by April next year, allowing for cybercriminals to be hunted within and outside the country. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Big Data threatens a large percentage of Africa’s population – report
Big data poses a major threat to a large percentage of Africa’s population who remain on big data’s periphery for their use of feature phones, a research report by Convergence Partners has said. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Rwanda, Congo sign MoU on ICT development
The government of Rwanda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Congo which will see the two countries cooperate in promoting trade relations through information exchange on ICT products. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 11:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Zambian bank to offer customers internet banking
The Cavmont Bank of Zambia has entered into a partnership with International Turnkey Systems (ITS) in a bid to offer its clients an opportunity to access banking services on their mobile devices via internet. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Uchumi shoppers in Tanzania to pay via M-Pesa
Vodacom Tanzania has entered into a partnership with the Uchumi supermarket chain that will give its customers an opportunity to pay for goods using its mobile money service M-Pesa. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Ethiopian bank to get ATMs, PoS by June 2014
The Bank of Abyssinia (BOA) in Ethiopia is set to offer its clients ATM and Point of Sale (PoS) services by June next year in a bid to expand its services. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Samsung Ghana launches two-month promotional campaign
Samsung Ghana has announced a new two-month promotion campaign to reward its customers during the festive season, with winners receiving an all-expenses paid trip to South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 18:00 · Selipha Kihagi
iPad Mini with Retina display in SA from December 18
Apple’s iPad Mini with Retina display is set to debut in Africa, with the first launch in South Africa set for December 18, Core Group, the official distributor of Apple products in the country, has revealed. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 16:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Online aggregator offers Africans fast access to latest news
A news aggregator, Cavegoat.com, has been launched seeking to offer Africans fast access to the latest news by collecting stories from various publications, sites and blogs and arranging them into various categories for readers. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 13:20 · Selipha Kihagi
Cameroon holds sensitisation seminar for telecom operators
The Telecommunications Regulatory Board (TRB) of Cameroon has held a two-day sensitisation seminar on the regulatory procedures for use of spectrum for radio-electrical frequencies, bringing together operators from different regions in the country. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Spectranet to expand 4G service in more cities
Nigerian internet service provider (ISP) Spectranet has said it is planning to launch its high speed 4G internet services to more cities across the country in the first quarter of 2014. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 19:30 · Selipha Kihagi
LTA seizes company’s equipment, arrests supervisor
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has announced it has seized SIM box equipment from the newly established GSM company Novafone and arrested the company’s ISP technical supervisor for illegally operating the device. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 16:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Nokia extends DVLUP program to Nigeria, Ghana
Nokia is extending its DVLUP rewards programme for Windows Phone developers to Nigeria and Ghana, enabling them to create, book and manage their own app promotions and build better apps. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 14:20 · Selipha Kihagi
iTunes giftcards set for South African entry
Leading global prepaid payment network Blackhawk Network has partnered with Opengate Technologies, a gift cards distributor based in South Africa, to bring iTunes gift cards into the country. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 13:30 · Selipha Kihagi
MTC Namibia launches Netman 4G prepaid
Namibian telecommunications operator MTC has unveiled a new service to its Netman product which allows prepaid customers to access high speed internet charged per time intervals rather than per megabytes (MB) usage. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 17:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Airtel to give free airtime, data for Kenya@50 celebrations
Airtel Kenya has announced it will give free airtime and data to all its prepaid customers as part of its efforts to contribute to the country’s fiftieth anniversary of independence. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 14:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Nigeria’s central bank set to boost internet services
The Central Bank of Nigeria, through its governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said it will partner satellite system companies as part of its efforts to boost international telecommunication services in the country. → Read more
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