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Tue, March 18th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
New operator launches in Uganda
Smart Telecom has launched to become the seventh operator in Uganda, promising the cheapest calling rates in the country as it seeks to provide competition for the likes of Airtel and MTN. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 10:30 · Agatha Nduku
Airtel pledges commitment to Nigerian broadband
Airtel Nigeria has pledged its commitment to the Nigerian Federal Government’s plan to address the penetration and utilisation of broadband. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
WhatsApp privacy accusations unfounded – CEO
Instant messaging (IM) platform WhatsApp has hit back at groups claiming its sale to Facebook will undermine the privacy of its users. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 09:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
TeleKom Networks Malawi customers to buy airtime on credit
South Africa’s Net1 Mobile Solutions and Supa Pesa have expanded their “Advance Airtime” offering into Malawi, allowing TeleKom Networks Malawi (TNM) customers to buy prepaid airtime on credit and pay for the voucher at a later stage. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Jennifer Haroon, principal, Access Strategy & Operations, Google
Last week, the world celebrated 25 years of the internet. In an interview with HumanIPO, Google’s principal for Access Strategy & Operations Jennifer Haroon shed more light on the company’s various efforts aimed at promoting internet and information access across the world. She also spoke on how the company’s mission is connected to those of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4A1). → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FNB adds credit card functionality to banking app
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has enhanced its banking app, adding additional credit card functionality to users on tablets and smartphones. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 07:00 · Agatha Nduku
IBM hosting international scientific conference in Kenya
IBM Research - Africa is today hosting an international scientific colloquium dubbed “IBM Africa in the New Era of Cognitive Computing” in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at bringing together key stakeholders in the scientific community to discuss how new technologies can transform lives across Africa. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 06:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
RAEng unveils inaugural Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has announced the launch of the first Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, calling for entries from engineers connected with universities and research institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
New gTLDs will disrupt trademark protection strategies – WIPO
The introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLD) will be responsible for a disruption in existing strategies for trademark protection on the web, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Wozniak urges Nigerian youths to be innovative
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has urged Nigerian youths to be innovative and part of the process of accelerating Nigeria’s technology growth. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
eThekwini pays $10k for 10-day social media campaign – report
Durban’s eThekwini Municipality has awarded a tender for a social media campaign paying the contractor ZAR500,000 (US$46,400) for ten days of promotion online, according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Zuma rejects Zille call for televised election debate
The leader of South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) Helen Zille says president Jacob Zuma has turned down her challenge to a live televised debate ahead of the country’s May elections. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN, Ecobank extend mobile money services
MTN has announced a partnership with Ecobank for the expansion of services to MTN Mobile Money users who are also Ecobank customers in 12 African countries. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius channel viewers peak at 191k
Viewership of MultiChoice’s dedicated pop-out channel covering the murder trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius peaked at 191,000 viewers in a day, the broadcaster has said. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom exploring NFC-enabled SIM cards
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom is investigating the possibility of rolling out near field communication (NFC)-enabled SIM cards, chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has said. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 16:30 · Agatha Nduku
DEMO Africa applications open
Applications are open for the DEMO African 2014 startup event, which will take place in Nigeria this year, the first time the event has moved outside of Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Olive appealing PPARB ruling over Kenyan laptops
Olive Telecommunications has gone to court to appeal against a ruling by the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) to revoke the award of the tender for the supply of devices for Kenya’s laptops for schools programme. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft appoints new country manager for Nigeria
Kabelo Makwane has been appointed as the new country manager for Microsoft in Nigeria, focused on addressing the challenge of local innovation in the country. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Laikipia county seeks payments partnership with Safaricom
Kenya’s Laikipia county will soon start buying maize and other cereals through a warehouse receipting system, and is looking to partner Safaricom in order to make payment for deliveries through M-Pesa. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN advertising campaign hits back at Cell C
South Africa’s second operator MTN has launched an advertising campaign hitting back at rival Cell C, admitting to being “guilty” of making high profits which it says it reinvests in the country in a bid to improve communications. → Read more
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