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Mon, March 31st, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Times Media under investigation over alleged illegal trading
South Africa’s Times Media Group (TMG) is under investigation for alleged insider trading during a closed period, according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 17:33 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to take digital migration case to Supreme Court
The Kenyan government has decided to go to the Supreme Court in an attempt to have today’s Court of Appeal ruling in favour of three media houses overturned. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 16:49 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA’s “invalid and unlawful” MTR cuts can proceed
Cuts to mobile termination rates (MTRs) as well as asymmetric pricing for South African operators proposed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) are “invalid and unlawful”, but may be implemented nonetheless, a court has ruled, dismissing applications by leading operators MTN and Vodacom. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Millicom launching Rwandan tech incubator
Millicom is to launch a tech incubator in Kigali, Rwanda, which will build business in which the global mobile, television and broadband giant will take equity stakes. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Thuraya, Airtel in satellite partnership
Thuraya Telecommunications Company has partnered with Bharti Airtel to provide Airtel subscribers with mobile satellite products and services in 17 countries in Africa through Thuraya’s satellite network in Africa’s most remote areas. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Traffic-monitoring drones trialled in SA
South Africa’s Kagiso New Media and Jacaranda FM have launched a two-week trial of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in road traffic reporting, with a view to operating a fleet of drones to improve real-time news and information coverage. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN launches dormant SIM programme
South African mobile operator MTN has launched a programme rewarding subscribers for reviving dormant SIM cards. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Global device sales to grow 7% this year – Gartner
Worldwide combined shipments of devices will see a seven per cent increase this year from last year’s numbers, with overall growth being hampered by stagnant PC sales, according to a study. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lamudi Nigeria exceeds 10,000 listings, offers wider property selection
Africa Internet Holding (AIH)-founded online real estate platform Lamudi Nigeria has announced it now has more than 10,000 listings on the platform nine months after its launch, while it has also extended its services to provide wider property selections in major Nigerian cities such as Lagos, Abuja and Ibadan. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nakuru first Kenyan free Wi-Fi town
Nakuru has become the first town in Kenya to become a free Wi-Fi zone through a partnership between the State House Digital Team and the Nakuru county government. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
SA announces VAT amendment for foreign e-services
South Africa’s National Treasury today published amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, changing how foreign electronic services will be taxed in the future. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
West African entertainment platform MajeOfficial launched
MajeOfficial.com, a West African entertainment platform that offers users free access to independent series, movies and visual art has been officially launched following months of beta testing. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
Blackberry reports $5.9bn annual loss
Smartphone maker Blackberry has reported a net loss of US$5.9 billion for the last financial year. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MultiChoice takes down Pistorius trial channel
MultiChoice has pulled down the pop-up channel dedicated to the coverage of paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial following a delay in court proceedings. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Interswitch, Western Union launch account-based money transfer in Nigeria
Integrated payments company Interswitch Transnational, and international payment services firm Western Union have announced the introduction of an account-based money transfer service (ABMT) in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan court awards media houses digital licences, migration set for September
The Kenyan Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Standard Group, Nation Media Group and Royal Media Services, awarding the media houses digital licences and setting a new deadline for digital migration of September 30. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
OUTA receives “damning” e-tolling information from “whistleblower”
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has claimed to have received “damning” information regarding mismanagement from a source inside South Africa’s e-tolling system, prompting it to lodge a subsidiary complaint with the public protector. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Tomi Ahonen to speak at Mobile West Africa 2014
All Amber, organisers of Mobile West Africa 2014, has revealed the list of speakers for this year’s edition, taking place in Lagos from May 13-16, will include mobile expert Tomi Ahonen. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 09:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Facebook confirms lab working on drone connectivity
Facebook has shared more details on the work its Connectivity Lab is doing in building drones, satellites and lasers to deliver the internet to everyone. → Read more
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Mon, March 31st, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nokia X on sale on Konga.com
Nigerian e-commerce platform, Konga.com has announced its customers can now the purchase Nokia X, which runs on the Android operating system, for NGN19,200 (US$120). → Read more
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