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Wed, April 2nd, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya to power Nakuru’s free Wi-Fi
Orange Kenya in conjunction with innovations group Infonet will power the free Wi-Fi project in Nakuru, the first of its kind in the country. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan government develops portal for e-governance
The Ugandan government has developed an e-governance portal allowing Ugandans to access government information directly, a move expected to ease communications with all government departments. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Nigerians lead Google Africa Connected winners
Two Nigerians, a Ghanaian, a Ugandan and a Kenyan have been announced as the winners of Google’s Africa Connected competition, walking away with US$25,000 each in prize money. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 09:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Orange selects African remittance platform in startup accelerator
Global mobile operator Orange has launched its first startup accelerator programme, with African money remittance platform Afrimarket included in the seven-strong class of startups. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Transferbee offers free money transfer from UK to Nigeria
Transferbee, a United Kingdom (UK)-based money transfer company, has launched a campaign allowing individuals in UK to send money to Nigeria free of charge. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 08:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Huawei reports 8.5% sales revenue increase
Huawei has released its audited 2013 financial results, recording an 8.5 per cent year-on-year increase in sales revenue and net profits of CNY21 billion (US$3.4 billion). → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Okigbo elected Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria president
Pius Okigbo Jr has been elected the new president of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) following the election of a new National Executive Council (NEC) that will run the institute till 2016. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
Apple increasing SA App Store prices
Apple has announced it will be increasing prices in the App Store in South Africa to “account for foreign exchange rates”. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Intelsat wins Vodacom Africa-wide broadband service deal
Vodacom has awarded the contract for the provision of managed broadband services across Africa to satellite operator Intelsat, which will assist Vodacom in offering a differentiated broadband service targeting small office/home office (SOHO) and small and medium enterprise (SME) users. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku
Apple, Samsung patent row back in court
Apple is suing rival Samsung for up to US$2 billion for allegedly copying distinctive features from its devices, resuming the longstanding legal row between the two companies. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Gijima reports “significant progress” in turnaround
South African ICT firm Gijima has seen “significant progress” thanks to its turnaround strategy, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Eileen Wilton. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 19:30 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft CEO shakes up management
Recently appointed Microsoft chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella has made his first management shakeup, appointing new heads of the company’s cloud, devices and Xbox divisions. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi
KRA denies iTax system failures
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has denied its iTax system for collection of taxes has been jammed for the last month. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 18:30 · Agatha Nduku
Dating site protests against Firefox over CEO’s anti-gay marriage donation
Dating site OkCupid is reaching out to its users to boycott Mozilla-owned search engine Firefox in protest at Mozilla's new chief executive officer (CEO), Brendan Eich, who supported an anti-same-sex marriage campaign. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Spurring competition behind SA High Court MTR ruling
MTN and Vodacom’s “commercial” intentions, as well as the “burden” carried by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to spur market competition supported the High Court decision to temporarily implement the mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations even though it declared them invalid. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
Facebook, Google most popular internet services in Africa – Opera
Social media platform Facebook and internet search giant Google are the two most popular internet services in Africa, according to mobile software provider Opera. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigerians, Kenyans believe internet access fosters freedom
Internet users in Nigeria and Kenya lead the world in terms of believing internet access fosters freedom, feeling safe to express their opinions online and feeling free from government surveillance online, according to a new study. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
SA data centre revenue to grow 70% by 2018
Revenue from South Africa’s data centre market is set to increase by 70 per cent in the next four years, providing more resources for hosted services, according a study. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Internet affordability, accessibility key for Africa’s development – Microsoft
Internet connectivity and affordability are what will help Africa’s development, especially through young people and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) known to drive economic development, according to Louis Otieno, director at Microsoft 4Afrika. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Central Bank of Nigeria developing e-referencing system
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is developing an electronic referencing system designed to quicken the process of opening bank accounts in Nigeria. → Read more
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