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Fri, April 4th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
SA’s Incredible Connection launches limited ADSL offer
South African consumer electronics and IT retailer Incredible Connection has launched a limited offer on its capped ADSL, charging ZAR49 (US$4.60) for 20 gigabytes of data per month, representing a ZAR91 (US$8.55) price reduction. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
Telecom Egypt issued mobile licence
Fixed line incumbent Telecom Egypt has been issued a licence by the country’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), enabling it to provide mobile services to residents of the country. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat Nigeria posts record sales for Q1
Etisalat Nigeria recorded 13 per cent growth in commercial performance in the first quarter of this year from the fourth quarter of 2013 on the back of record sales, Matthew Willsher, acting chief executive officer (CEO), has announced. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government in “extraordinary attack” on court over digital migration
Executives of Kenyan media houses Nation Media Group, Standard Group and Royal Media Services have accused the government of launching an “extraordinary attack” on the country’s Court of Appeal following its ruling in favour of the media houses in the longstanding digital migration dispute. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
Court finds in DA favour over Nkandla SMS
The High Court in Johannesburg has ruled an SMS sent by South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) to over 1.5 million Gauteng voters accusing president Jacob Zuma of stealing public money was “fair comment”. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom still considering yuMobile deal
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom is still considering whether to proceed with its purchase of the core assets of smaller rival yuMobile, in spite of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) granting approval to the acquisition. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL undermines parliamentary accountability – OUTA
South Africa’s Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has said comments made by Inge Mulder, chief financial officer (CFO) at the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), regarding its cash flow position undermine parliamentary accountability. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 11:00 · Agatha Nduku
Mozilla CEO steps down over anti-gay marriage donation
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Mozilla Brendan Eich has stepped down following criticism of a donation he made to opponents of gay marriage in 2008. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
Altron expects higher earnings
South African IT and electronics group Allied Electronics (Altron) has announced it is expecting higher earnings following the company’s successful acquisition of Altech minorities and division restructuring. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN to invest $9.2m in metro fibre in Kenya
The Kenyan urban centres of Kisumu, Eldoret and Nakuru are set to be beneficiaries of a KSh800 million (US$9.2 million) metro fibre network from pan-African operator MTN. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
SystemSpecs, Nigeria Computer Society boost cashless policy with partnership
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has announced a partnership with SystemSpecs, a local software company, which will enable over 10,000 members of the society to remit their annual dues through an e-payments system. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL threatens e-toll non-payers with jail – report
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has given road users who have not paid outstanding e-toll bills 30 days to do so or face jail time, according to an Eyewitness News (EWN) report. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Globacom unveils 10 products
Nigerian telecoms operator Globacom has unveiled 10 new products - Glo Game Store, Glo Medicare, Glo Mobile Newspaper, Glo Directory, Glo Borrow Me Credit, Glo Security Tips, Glo Love Zone, Glo Property Tips, Glo Daily Inspiration and Glo Legal Adviser. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Cape Town hosting gaming competition
Cape Town will host the MWEB GameZone Master Series “Call of Duty Ghosts” LAN this weekend as part of an initiative to bring gaming into the mainstream. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Interswitch’s Verve and QuickTeller win awards
Pan-African integrated payments company Interswitch Transnational has announced its Verve and QuickTeller solutions have emerged winners in the Retail Payments and Product & Services Innovation categories at the 2014 ACI Excellence Awards. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwanda to access affordable devices for connectivity
Rwandans will soon have affordable devices for internet connectivity that they can pay for on a long-term basis, according to the country’s director general in charge of ICT in the Ministry of Youth and ICT, Didier Nkurikiyimfura, at the 11th edition of the ICT Literacy and Awareness campaign in Karongi District. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
MasterCard to train 1,500 Nigerian female entrepreneurs
Nigeria’s Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) in partnership with MasterCard is organising technology training for 1,500 female entrepreneurs from the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft has announced a number of new initiatives during its developer conference dubbed Build 2014, including Windows Phone 8.1, the availability of an update for Windows 8.1, a converged developer platform and a free royalty licensing program for OEM and ODM partners developing smartphones and tablets with screens under nine inches. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 18:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN reduces roaming charges
South African mobile operator MTN is amending its roaming charges, allowing its prepaid and contract customers to communicate while travelling at reduced rates. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: Tech investment focus switches to Nigeria
For the past few years, Kenya has deservedly gained a reputation as a tech startup hub in Africa, receiving the bulk of investment into Sub-Saharan Africa and the majority of interest from investors in Europe and the United States. Suddenly, however, this seems to be changing, as the emerging economic powerhouse of Nigeria begins to become the centre of attention. → Read more
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