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Tue, March 25th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius trial focuses on iPhone messages
The trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius today focused on evidence and data collected from a range of personal devices, including analysis of thousands of WhatsApp and iMessage messages shared between the accused and his deceased girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 18:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN partners PriceCheck to release app
South African mobile operator MTN has partnered Naspers-owned PriceCheck.co.za to release a mobile application for price comparison in the country. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange launches low-cost wireless internet at Kenyatta University
Orange Kenya has launched a low-cost wireless internet solution at Nairobi’s Kenyatta University, promising reliability and convenience of high-speed internet. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
SA cloud computing adoption vital to African app usage – Oracle
South Africa’s adoption of cloud computing is imperative to the adoption of cloud applications in Africa, according Sudarshan Roongta, vice-president of Oracle’s Industry Strategy and Insight programme for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 17:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenya Wildlife Service seeking funding for drones
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is seeking help from non-profit groups to fund the procurement of drones to be used for surveillance in the country’s national parks. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
SABC appoints acting CEO, CFO
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has announced the appointments of a new acting chief executive officer (CEO) and acting chief financial officer (CFO), following the resignation of Lulama Mokhobo and dismissal of Gugu Duda. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s Ahonya.com secures funding from Rio Partners and Savannah Fund
Ahonya.com, Ghana’s premier online shopping platform, has announced it has secured seed funding from Rio Technology Partners and Savannah Fund. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA broadband policy urgently needed – Carrim
South African minister of communications Yunus Carrim has told ICT Green Paper public hearings in Polokwane the country urgently needs to implement its broadband policy in order to accelerate development. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 15:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Worldreader donates $200k for e-readers project in Kenya
E-books non-profit Worldreader will donate KSh17.5 million (US$200,000) to Kenyan counties for a one-year e-reader project with an aim of eradicating illiteracy. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
This week “make or break” in SA telecoms – Knott-Craig Sr
This week will be “make or break for affordable mobile communications in South Africa”, according to Cell C chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Knott-Craig Sr, as legal challenges to new mobile termination rates (MTRs) are heard in court. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank, VFX in money transfer deal between Kenya, UK
Kenya’s Equity Bank has partnered with VFX Financial to launch a real-time, cross-border and multi-currency money transfer service between Kenya and the United Kingdom (UK). → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
SABC chair must quit over pro-ANC speech – Shinn
The non-executive chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Ellen Tshabalala must resign over a speech she made yesterday urging people to vote for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), according to Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow minister of communications Marian Shinn. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM awards Mombasa, Abuja, Durban with funds after global challenge
Kenya’s Mombasa, Nigeria’s Abuja and South Africa’s Durban have been declared “Smarter Cities” after winning an IBM challenge, earning US$500,000 as well as help from the company to address issues such as clean water, healthy food, revenue generation, job development, efficient transportation, and public safety. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Helios Towers Africa gets OSHAS 18001 standard in DRC
Helios Towers Africa (HTA), a major independent telecoms towers company in Africa, has received the internationally recognised OSHAS 18001 standard in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Google Kenya picks new policy and government manager
Michael Murungi is the new public policy and government relations manager in for Google Kenya, taking over from Ory Okolloh. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian Stock Exchange launches X-Whistle portal
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched a whistleblowing portal - X-Whistle - with the aims of curtailing fraud and making the exchange a global market. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Broadband important for sustainable development – Kagame
Broadband has been instrumental in helping Rwanda achieve its development goals, president Paul Kagame told the ninth meeting of the United Nations (UN) Broadband Commission for Digital Development in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA faces MTN, Vodacom in court
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will today attend court to face legal claims by dominant operators MTN and Vodacom, challenging the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) to become effective as of April 1. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya ICT Authority CEO appointment unconstitutional – COFEK
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has said the recent appointment of Victor Kyalo as chief executive officer (CEO) of the ICT Authority of Kenya (ICTA) is unconstitutional. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian broadcasting commission to sanction denial of access to opposition parties
Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) will not hesitate to sanction media houses, especially radio stations, that do not give opposition parties access to their channels, according to Emeka Mba, director-general of the commission. → Read more
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