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Tue, February 18th, 20:00 · Guest Post
MTN stamps on low prices: Jose Dos Santos, acting CEO, Cell C
Dominant incumbents are typically defensive when any attempt is made to curb their otherwise abusive behaviour, but isn’t MTN taking it a bit far? Not content to make “super-normal profits” (more than normal profits, or the amount of revenue generated after paying costs, by a monopoly) for nearly 15 years, MTN wants to choke the consumer further by refusing to accept regulatory intervention under law, by the sector regulator, ICASA. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Google Africa Connected finalists selected
The 10 finalists in Google’s Africa Connected competition have been selected, with members of the public now asked to vote for five winners who will be rewarded with US$25,000 each. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa “incredibly exciting” for Facebook
Facebook finds Africa “incredibly exciting” and believes Africans will use its platform in ways nobody has yet imagined, with Africans making use of new tech tools in the most innovative ways. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju
Social media generates 20% of daily traffic – Jumia Nigeria
Twenty per cent of daily traffic on e-commerce site Jumia Nigeria is generated from social media, according to Opeyemi Adetomiwa, the company’s community manager. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Transport committee should see through SANRAL claims – OUTA
The South African parliament’s transport portfolio committee should see beyond what it is told by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in a briefing today, according to the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 16:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Biometric system to promote accountability in Kenyan parliament
A biometric system introduced in Kenya’s parliament last week will monitor attendance of parliamentarians in a bid to curb absenteeism. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
NCC announces bidders for 2.3 GHz spectrum licence
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced two approved bidders for the auction of the 2.3 GHz band spectrum licence. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
GOtv Zimbabwe offering refunds over switchoff
GOtv Zimbabwe is offering its customers US$75 refunds due to the pay-TV service having been off air since January 31, though there is still no information on why the service is unavailable or when it might return. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 14:20 · Chris Udemans
m:lab wins grant for job creation
Kenyan business incubator m:lab has won a grant for its contribution in creating jobs within underserved sectors, a move that will provide capital to Kenya’s startup culture. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Johnson sacks NigComSat MD during SMW Lagos
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has directed the managing director of Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) Limited, Engr Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, to go on indefinite leave to pave the way for an investigation into the finances of the company. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Baba Jukwa page still live despite closure threat
The Facebook page of Zimbabwean online whistleblower Baba Jukwa remains live in spite of the anonymous poster saying over the weekend he would close the page due to having been “let down”. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN wants to keep costs high – Cell C
South Africa’s second operator MTN uses litigation to question regulations that may challenge its market dominance, and wants to maintain high costs of communication in South Africa, according to Jose Dos Santos, acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Cell C. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan laptop tender rigged – HP
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has claimed Indian company Olive Telecommunications was awarded the tender for the supply of devices for Kenya’s laptops for schools programme unfairly after senior government officials colluded to inflate prices. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
LIMU allows parents to access children’s grades
South African startup LIMU allows parents to access their children’s marks on the go, allowing them to keep track of their children’s performance. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
ICASA extends submissions deadline for subscriber service charter
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has extended the deadline for submissions over the draft review of the End-User and Subscriber Service Charter to March 14 from January 21. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
Proper monetisation of Africa’s content will make billionaires – AFC
Andrew Alli, chief executive officer (CEO) of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has identified monetisation of Africa’s content as the last mile challenge for entrepreneurs, with the solving of this problem likely to lead to large returns. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan healthcare tech firm showcased at Sankalp Africa Summit
Kenyan healthcare technologies company MicroClinic Technologies has been named one of the top four high-impact small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa at the Sankalp Africa Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tech, science education crucial to tackling food insecurity, poverty – startup
Good technology and science education is the key to achieving food security, poverty alleviation, and community development in rural areas of South Africa, according to local mobile laboratory inventors Kusile Labs & Technology. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN Ghana launches Huawei Ascend Y220
Mobile operator MTN Ghana has launched the Huawei Ascend Y220 smartphone in Accra, hoping to provide a cheap entry-level device to the African market. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Webfluential can link brands to 6m SA consumers
Webfluential, an online platform for linking brands to consumers through influencers on social media, has announced it can now link brands, marketing agencies and media buyers with six million consumers across South Africa. → Read more
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