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Tue, March 4th, 09:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Ole! Media adjusting well in Kenya
South Africa’s Ole! Media Group has received a warm welcome in Kenya in the six months since it launched in the East African country, according to the group chief marketing officer (CMO) and managing director (MD) of MobiMedia Desere Orill. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL CEO lied on radio – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has claimed information made public by South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) chief executive officer (CEO) Nazir Alli on Friday was dishonest. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s Momentum Core launches Tuktuk Mania game
Kenyan mobile game developing startup Momentum Core has launched its latest game, Tuktuk Mania, with players racing through the streets in the popular three-wheeled vehicle. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Vodacom promotes ICT education with tour on cloud computing
Vodacom Business Nigeria through its “Power to You” initiative is exposing Nigerian students to its resources as part of its efforts aimed at promoting ICT education in the country. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Online courses increase by 390% since 2009 – UNITAR
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has launched its 2014 online training courses in financial management, international trade and intellectual property, saying the number of online learning programmes has increased by 390 per cent since 2009. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Apple launches CarPlay
Apple has announced a number of automobile partners will be rolling out CarPlay, a system to integrate the iPhone into cars. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
MultiChoice announces DStv price rises
South Africa’s MultiChoice has announced its annual DStv price increases, with its the cost of its Compact and Premium bouquets being raised by over six per cent → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Liquid Telecom increases its satellite operations in Africa
Liquid Telecom has built a satellite hub at Teraco’s vendor-neutral earth station in South Africa, enabling the company to route African traffic in Africa rather than backhauling it via Europe as many operators need to do. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s first email newsletter platform launched
MailCliq.com has launched in Nigeria, the country’s first platform that allows users to send trackable email campaigns and newsletters at a low price. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 17:40 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Buni TV launches premium subscription service
African video-on-demand (VoD) platform Buni TV has launched its premium subscription service Buni+. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA government must ensure access to tech – Carrim
Government must keep its policies and legislation up to date and relevant to ensure the whole of society benefits equally from the progress brought about by technological advances, according to South Africa’s minister of communications Yunus Carrim. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 16:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom, Bharti Airtel join Etisalat SmartHub
Kenya's largest telecommunications operator Safaricom and India's Bharti Airtel, which operates in a number of African countries, have joined Etisalat’s SmartHub network, a move aimed at expanding their global multi-services network. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 15:40 · Tom Jackson
IHS secures $490m to fund expansion across Africa
African tower management firm IHS has secured a funding round of US$490 million from investors including Goldman Sachs to be used for acquisitions and investment in infrastructure to build the company’s footprint in Africa. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Arab Spring was an historic period in social media – Femi Oke
Femi Oke, journalist and host of Al Jazeera’s social media show “The Stream”, has described the Arab Spring in 2011 as a historic period in social media. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
An open letter to Vodacom and MTN – Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko
As the dispute over the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA’s) new mobile termination rates (MTRs) continues and heads to court, the chief executive officer (CEO) of part state-owned operator Telkom, Sipho Maseko, joins the fray with an open letter to the CEOs of the two largest operators in the country, published in full below. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 13:40 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nailab showcases third batch of startups
Kenyan incubator Nailab has unveiled its third batch of startups in a event officiated by Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi, with the young entrepreneurs showcasing their innovations in governance, business, social enterprise, community and entertainment. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA’s Triggerfish launches Khumba game
South African animation film company Triggerfish Animation Studios has released a mobile game modelled on its successful film Khumba, in partnership with local game developers Sijo Studios. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 12:20 · Chris Udemans
Safaricom, Airtel acquire yuMobile
Kenyan mobile operators Safaricom and Airtel have bought Essar Telkom’s yuMobile for KSh8 billion (US$93 million), according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom has subsidised Vodacom, MTN for 2 decades – CEO
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has subsidised bigger rivals Vodacom and MTN for over two decades, chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko said in an open letter to the operators urging them to stop opposing the lowering of mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
440 accelerator programme launched in Lagos
The 440 accelerator programme, a joint venture between African seed investment companies 88mph and L5Lab, has formally launched in Lagos, to invest a minimum of US$1.5 million in mobile and internet startups in Nigeria over two years. → Read more
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