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Tue, April 1st, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL rejects OUTA whistleblower claims
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has rejected the “damning” e-tolling information allegedly provided to the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) by an anonymous informant. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Wananchi to launch Zuku TV in Malawi, targets Ethiopia, Rwanda
Wananchi Group is set to launch its Zuku TV service in Malawi, a move part of the company’s strategy to grow its operations. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian bank opens self-service e-branch in Lagos
Access Bank has joined the growing list of Nigerian banks with self-service e-branches after opening of its own e-branch in Ikota, Lagos state, part of its efforts to promote inclusive banking and the cashless policy. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom, Neotel deal held up by ICASA – report
Leading South African operator Vodacom’s proposed purchase of Neotel from Indian firm Tata Communications is being delayed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 13:00 · Agatha Nduku
Google requests for user information up 120% over 4 years
Google has reported an increase in the user data requests it receives of 120 per cent over the last four years, which it attributes to an increase in the usage of the company’s services every year. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to increase internet penetration by reducing phone costs – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has announced the Nigerian government’s plans to increase internet penetration in the country by reducing the cost of internet-enabled mobile phones. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Business Kenya invests in business communications technologies
MTN Business Kenya has unveiled its Global Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Network (VPN), designed to make it easier for enterprise customers with global operations to easily communicate with their branches and employees worldwide. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Former Safaricom CEO launches M-Pesa in Europe
The former chief executive officer (CEO) of leading Kenyan operator Safaricom, Michael Joseph, has launched M-Pesa in Romania, the first European launch on the mobile money transfer system. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN, Vodacom “vindicated” by court ruling
South Africa’s leading mobile operators Vodacom and MTN feel “vindicated” by yesterday’s court decision ruling the mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations set out by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to be “invalid and unlawful”, while rival Cell C bemoaned the operators’ attempt to “frustrate” market competition. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
MultiChoice CEO steps down
Naspers-owned South African pay-TV company MultiChoice has announced its chief executive officer (CEO) Eben Greyling has stepped down after 18 years working for the group. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
7 Africans win Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Seven Africans from Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique have emerged winners of the Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2014 awards. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 09:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN announces unlimited voice, SMS, data services
South African mobile operator MTN has announced its Sky offering to its contract and prepaid customers, providing users with unlimited voice, SMS and data services. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
African internet “broken” by ship anchor, tech giants scramble to help
The vast majority of African countries are set to be without internet connectivity indefinitely after a ship ferrying agricultural goods from Kenya to Nigeria damaged submarine fibre optic cables landing on the continent. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft, Nokia to host Innovation Forum in Calabar, Nigeria
This year’s edition of the Innovation Forum will take place in Calabar, Cross River state, Nigeria on April 11, hosted by Microsoft and Nokia in partnership with Dahlberg. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 08:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 launched in Kenya
Samsung East Africa has launched the Galaxy Grand 2 into the Kenyan market at a retail price of KSh37,999 (US$440) at all authorised Samsung dealers countrywide. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 07:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Uganda to host Banking Fraud and ICT Security Conference 2014
The 3rd Annual East Africa Banking and ICT Security Summit - themed ‘Strengthening Banking and ICT Development in East Africa’ - will be held on April 25 in Kampala, Uganda. → Read more
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Tue, April 1st, 06:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Gilat Satcom CEO joins WIOCC board
Gilat Satcom chief executive officer (CEO) Dan Zajicek has been appointed to the board of African fibre connectivity provider WIOCC. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
T-Systems SA announces shareholder restructuring
ICT solutions provider T-Systems South Africa has announced a minority shareholder restructuring, buying back a 30 per cent stake owned by African Renaissance Holdings (ARH). → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Top news sites victims of hacks – report
Twenty-one of the world’s top-25 news organisations have been infiltrated by state-sponsored hackers, according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
Tigo Ghana appoints new general manager
Roshi Motman has been appointed as the new general manager for Tigo Ghana, replacing Adil El Youssefi, who has left to take up the role of managing director at Airtel Kenya. → Read more
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