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Tue, February 11th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Cape Town bids to host Wikimania 2015
Cape Town is in the running to host the annual Wikimania conference in 2015, an event organisers hope will boost awareness of Wikimedia projects in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
Russia declares Bitcoin illegal
Russian authorities have warned Bitcoin could be used for money laundering or financing terrorism, saying it as a parallel currency is illegal. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN XtraTime launched in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has introduced XtraTime, a service that allows subscribers to use airtime on credit and pay later, following its launch in other African countries including Ghana, Uganda and Zambia. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Dimension Data scores 94% for climate change strategy
South African information technology (IT) firm Dimension Data has been awarded a score of 94 per cent by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its disclosure of its climate change strategy. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Bandwidth Barn inducted into AfriLabs
Cape Town-based small business incubator Bandwidth Barn has been inducted into AfriLabs’ network of African technology hubs, aiding in the company’s African expansion strategy. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
CfC Stanbic launches Till2Bank mobile payments service
Kenya’s CfC Stanbic Bank has launched its “Till2Bank” service enabling business clients to accept payments via mobile money. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ghanaian, Nigerian startups in top five at Seedstars World
Ghanaian startup Retail Tower and Nigerian startup SimplePay have been selected as two of the top five global startups at the recent Seedstars World competition, although losing out on the number one spot to Korean initiative Flitto. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
SABC dismisses skills shortage report
The chairperson the the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board Zandile Tshabala has dismissed a PwC report which said the state broadcaster was lacking in critical skills. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telecom Egypt to receive $12.5m damages over cut cables
Telecom Egypt has signed a US$12.535 million deal in full and final settlement for the damage to two submarine cables last year by the ship known as “B-Elephant”. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Altech awarded $108m tender for Gauteng broadband network
South African telecoms and IT solutions group Altron subsidiary Altech Alcom Matomo has been awarded a ZAR1.2 billion (US$107.8 million) tender for the construction and operation of a Gauteng province-wide broadband network. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
IXP launched in Djibouti
The Djibouti Data Centre (DCC) has announced the launch of its Internet Exchange Point (IXP), hoping to reduce latency, improve connection speeds and lower costs for network operators and internet users in East Africa. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Weak rand hurting Vodacom – report
The weakness of the South African rand is damaging the country’s leading operator Vodacom, according to a Reuters report, because the bulk of its expenditure is denominated in foreign currencies. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 13:40 · Chris Udemans
Safaricom deal to allow diaspora to send money to M-Pesa accounts
Kenya’s Safaricom is set to sign a deal with Skrill, a US-based remittances and online payment company, allowing Kenyan diaspora to send money directly to M-Pesa accounts. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Study ranks Nigeria’s most active churches on social media
Online intelligence firm Alder Consulting has released a report on the performance of popular Nigerian churches on social media, commending the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) as the most active Nigerian faith organisation on social media. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
MTN Rwanda to invest $20m following towers sale
MTN Rwanda has said it will invest at least US$20 million to consolidate its position as the leading operator in the country, following the sale of its mobile network towers in the country in December. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
46% of Kenyans plan to watch Sochi Winter Olympics
Forty-six per cent of Kenyans surveyed intend to watch the Winter Olympics currently underway in Sochi, Russia, on television, with the main reason for not watching the event lack of access to television broadcast services. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Government requests increasing – Twitter
Twitter has announced government requests for users’ information are on the rise, and more transparency is needed in reporting national security requests. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan government picks Indian firm to provide laptops for schools
Kenya’s Ministry of Education has awarded the tender for the supply of devices for the government’s flagship laptops for schools programme to Indian firm Olive Telecommunications, in spite of reports suggesting the firm did not mean the tender requirements. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers should assert their rights – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged telecoms subscribers in Nigeria to begin to assert their rights and not expect the regulatory body to do everything in the industry. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Nigeria is next for Mxit – CEO
Nigeria is South African mobile social network Mxit’s next target for expansion following its launch in India last month, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Francois Swart. → Read more
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