Tue, April 8th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has been licenced by MasterCard to issue its debit, credit and prepaid cards in Kenya, a move expected to increase the adoption of electronic payments in the country, especially in the retail banking sector. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
South Africa’s deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe today inaugurated the e-tolling central operations centre (COC) of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), to be the “nerve centre” for monitoring of the toll roads in Gauteng province. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
App developers in Kenya have been urged to conduct more thorough research before embarking on projects so as to know what competition exists and have an impact in the market. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zambia is ready for digital migration to go ahead and the government is investing in provincial television stations to ease the load of the state broadcaster, according to information and broadcasting services minister Joseph Katema. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
The Nigerian government has said it will not be implementing a recommendation it should amalgamate the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) under a unified Communications Regulatory Authority of Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
Nokia has announced China has approved Microsoft’s purchase of its mobile business, with the deal set to be completed this month. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 15:00 · Agatha Nduku
The meeting has been set for this week between Orange Telkom Kenya and the government to decide whether the company will continue managing the country’s National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) programme, which has seen uptake below 50 per cent despite KSh5 billion (US$57.7 million) investment. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has announced 100,000 telecoms subscribers on the MTN and Airtel networks have been buying microinsurance products every month since last October. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
South African ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) is to appeal against the High Court’s dismissal of its case against the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) over an SMS sent to 1.5 million Gauteng voters accusing president Jacob Zuma of stealing public money. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Submarine cable operator SEACOM has announced the deployment of Akamai clusters and nodes on its network, optimising online content for African internet users. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Safaricom’s acquisition of the core assets of smaller rival yuMobile is “still under discussion”, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore, with the company yet to decide whether it will re-enter the deal. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
The Zambian government is drafting a media policy to address internet abuse and cybercrime, according to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Bert Mushala. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
Security updates and technical support for Windows XP ends today, with security firms advising those using the 13-year-old software to migrate to a modern operating system (OS) such as Windows 8.1 to protect themselves against malware and cybercrime. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Mobile operators MTN and Bharti Airtel have announced a cross border remittance partnership, allowing customers of both networks to transfer money between Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
South African marketing agency Media Corner has said it will cooperate with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) over its probe into a ZAR756 million (US$71.6 million) tender awarded to it by the Department of Communications (DoC), which it is alleged to have invoiced for in spite of having done no billable work. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
The Kenyan Ministry of Devolution and Planning will launch a national electronic monitoring and evaluation framework that will help in tracking progress made in the implementation of its 2013-2017 Medium Term Plan (MTP). → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
South African digital tour guide creator Tourism Radio has released its Windows Phone app, providing location specific audio, images and travel information to individuals using the mobile operating system (OS). → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have formed a joint committee tasked with working out modalities to stem the poor quality of service (QoS) in Nigeria’s telecoms sector. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
The live broadcast and social media coverage of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial serves the important purpose of making the South African justice system accessible for the country’s citizens, by combining unbiased live reporting of a criminal trial with the surge of interest inevitably surrounding a national icon. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 08:30 · Chris Udemans
South African mobile operator MTN has issued a warning to its customers advising them to be wary of a SIM swap scam. → Read more
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