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Wed, February 12th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Smartphones to drive installation of Wi-Fi infrastructure – WAPA
The South African market will see the introduction of very affordable low-end smartphones during 2014 resulting in the widespread installation of Wi-Fi infrastructure, according to predictions by the Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA). → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
BAKE extends submissions for Kenyan blog awards
The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has extended the deadline for submissions for its annual awards by seven days to February 17, giving bloggers more time to enter into any of the 17 categories → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Over 100,000 properties now listed on Lamudi
Rocket Internet’s real estate classifieds platform Lamudi, which is present in 17 countries including nine in Africa, has announced its worldwide listings have crossed the 100,000 mark. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Effectively deployed tech can fight crime – IDC
Technology should be deployed in an effective way in order to combat crime, said Mark Walker director of insight and vertical industries of the International Data Corporation (IDC) at a Motorola Solutions conference today. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi
M-Pesa, MoneyGram in money transfer service agreement
M-Pesa - through its parent company Vodafone - and global money transfer and payment services firm MoneyGram have signed an agreement enabling consumers to transfer funds directly from around 200 countries to the millions of M-Pesa users → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zambia to construct 169 GSM sites this year
The US$24 million construction of 169 GSM sites across rural Zambia will be completed by the end of 2014 bringing mobile connectivity to over 200,000 citizens, according to the country’s president Michael Sata. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 17:40 · Tom Jackson
PIVOT East 2014 applications open
Applications are now open for the fourth edition of mobile startup competition PIVOT East 2014, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on June 24 and 25. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN to challenge ICASA over MTRs
South Africa’s second mobile operator MTN is to challenge the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) announced recently and has initiated legal discussions with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
NetOne blames SPB for lack of competitiveness
Zimbabwean state-owned mobile operator NetOne has blamed the fact it has to procure goods and service from the State Procurement Board (SPB) for its lack of competitiveness in the market. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
24.com hits out at Google for non-payment of taxes
South African online media organisation 24.com, owned by Naspers, has hit out at Google for operating in the country without paying taxes, saying the multinational should be paying up to ZAR240 million (US$21.8 million) in taxes per year. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
OUTA submits e-tolling complaint to public protector
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has submitted a 10,000 word complaint about the handling of e-tolling by the South African National Road Agency (SANRAL) to the public protector, accusing the state-owned company of breaching seven of the human rights contained in the country’s constitution. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Paynet merges PesaPoint network with Pep Intermedius
Kenyan payments provider Paynet has merged its PesaPoint agent network with that of Pep Intermedius, aimed at growing the PesaPoint brand and expanding its network → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
NCC expresses readiness to implement National Broadband Policy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its readiness to implement the nation’s recently approved broadband policy, which includes the open auction of the 2.3GHz spectrum next week. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Twitter tracks Sochi discussions, Ghana leads in Africa
Twitter has launched a range of real-time visual features tracking discussions around the world on the microblogging site surrounding the Winter Olympics currently taking place in Sochi, Russia, with Ghana leading the Twitter noise in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 12:20 · Susan Mwenesi
New Huduma Centres to be launched in Machakos
The Kenyan government is to open Huduma Centres in Machakos county, providing residents with digital access to government services → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson
Nokia launching low-cost Android phone – report
Nokia is to launch a low-cost Android smartphone this month, in spite of the fact its mobile business is set to be acquired by Microsoft, according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Mobile East Africa begins in Nairobi tomorrow
The rebranded Mobile East Africa, the fourth event of its kind, begins in Nairobi, Kenya, tomorrow, with appearance by former permanent secretary at the Ministry of Information and Communication Dr Bitange Ndemo and mobile expert Tomi Ahonen. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
Zambian operators ordered to set up toll-free lines over SIM registration
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has had a technical team monitoring MTN, Airtel and Zamtel in their compliance with the new SIM card regulations, and has instructed the operators to establish dedicated toll-free lines at attend to queries. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
Most SA companies not assisting employees with e-toll costs
The majority of South African companies have no budgets for e-tolls and are not assisting employees with toll fees, according to a survey carried out by P-E Corporate Services. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian online learning platform targets 20,000 users in 2014
Nigerian online learning platform Tutor.ng is targeting a minimum of 20,000 users before the end of 2014. → Read more
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