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Wed, February 26th, 13:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zuma authorises SIU to investigate DoC tender
South African president Jacob Zuma has authorised the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate the award of a digital migration public awareness tender by the Department of Communications (DoC) to Media Corner. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 12:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom follows MTN in legal case against ICASA
South Africa’s leading mobile operator Vodacom has followed rival MTN in launching legal proceedings against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) over the recently published mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations, saying ICASA did not follow legislated processes in deciding on the new rates. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom CFO loan unlawful – CIPC
South Africa’s Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission (CIPC) has told part state-owned Telkom the loan granted to the company’s suspended chief financial officer (CFO) Jacques Schindehutte was unlawful, requiring reparative action from the company and chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom takes on Orange Kenya over advert
Safaricom, through its advertising firm Scanad, has made a formal complaint against Orange Kenya to the Advertising Standards Body of Kenya (ASBK) over an advertisement making use of its corporate colours to market Orange services. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN and Ecobank offer Ghana subscribers access to cardless ATM services
MTN Ghana has partnered with Ecobank for the extension of cardless services to the bank’s ATMs across Ghana, allowing more than two million mobile money subscribers in the country to withdraw from Ecobank ATMs without using a card. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
Deadline extended for governments to reserve dotAfrica domains
ZA Central Registry (ZACR) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have extended the deadline for the submission of names for inclusion in the dotAfrica Reserved Names List (RNL) process, saying governments have been slow on the uptake. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 09:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda Telecom relaunches Voice SMS service
Uganda Telecom has relaunched its Voice SMS service, which will be hosted on Kirusa platforms and is targeted at enabling the carrier’s subscribers to “have a voice → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
E-tolling hitting SA food prices – DA
E-tolling has led to higher food prices for customers in the Gauteng province, regardless of whether they use toll roads or not, opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has said. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 08:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
BlackBerry unveils Q20
BlackBerry has revealed the BlackBerry Q20 smartphone, designed to deliver a full and distinctive QWERTY experience on the BlackBerry 10 platform. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to host policy dialogue on science, technology and innovation
Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja will next month host a high level policy dialogue on the theme “Science, Technology, and Innovation and the African Transformation Agenda”, organised by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa in collaboration with the Nigerian government. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 06:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Facebook scraps email service
Facebook has called it a day on its email address service, opting to focus on improving its mobile messaging. → Read more
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Wed, February 26th, 05:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya donates $25k to Laisamis project
Kenyan integrated telecommunications provider Orange Telkom has injected KSh2.19 million (US$25,000) to the second phase of the Laisamis Livelihood Improvement project through World Vision Kenya → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Second annual Google Days held in Ghana
The second edition of Google Days has been held in Accra, Ghana, with hundreds of entrepreneurs and developers in attendance. → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
NITDA signs agreement with Indian firm on Nigerian e-governance
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and NIHILENT Ltd, a leading Indian company, on the effective implementation of the e-governance programme of the Nigerian government. → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
OUTA disrespecting SA legal processes – SANRAL
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) is showing disrespect for legal judgment and questioning the capability of the auditor general by calling into question the veracity of official e-tolling figures, according to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL). → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN launches low-cost bundle offering
South African mobile operator MTN has launched a new low-cost offering for prepaid customers, with discounted voice tariffs on purchasing a ZAR30 (US$2.76) credit bundle. → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Samsung unveils Galaxy S5
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S5 handset, saying the device is designed based on “what matters most” to consumers. → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank applies for telecoms licence
Kenya’s Equity Bank of Kenya has applied for a licence to start mobile phone operations, though it is yet to be approved by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom Twitter account suffers bot attack
South Africa’s leading mobile operator Vodacom has confirmed its Twitter account was hacked last night, attributing the disturbance to a bot attack. → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan number plates to be fitted with electronic chips
The Kenyan government has to install vehicle registration plates with security features such as microchips, which will be engraved on vehicles’ windscreens, engines and chassis → Read more
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