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Fri, January 31st, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
Lenovo to purchase Motorola Mobility from Google
Lenovo has agreed to purchase Motorola Mobility from Google, marking its entrance into the smartphone industry currently dominated by Samsung and Apple. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Jumia Nigeria wins best online retail brand of the year award
Nigerian e-commerce firm Jumia has won the best Online Retail Brand of the Year award at the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN) Awards. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 05:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN appoints new chief legal counsel
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Michael Fleischer as chief legal counsel, with the appointment effective from February 1. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Facebook ad revenue up 76%
Facebook has announced its fourth quarter advertising revenue was up 76 per cent from last year, with 53 per cent of that coming from mobile advertising. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN considering options over new MTRs
South African mobile operator MTN has said it is “considering all its options” after the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) announced its new mobile termination rates (MTR). → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 18:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian telecoms to lose billions due to ban on SMS lotteries
Telecoms companies operating in Nigeria are expected to lose billions of naira as a result of the ban the government has placed on all forms of short message service (SMS) promotional lotteries, according to Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON). → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 17:40 · Chris Udemans
Kigali to host Silicon Valley TechWomen
Rwandan capital Kigali will host over 20 Silicon Valley-based TechWomen delegates for the Women in Technology Executive Seminar on February 3, which hopes to close the gender gap in the Rwandan technology sector. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
SA internet speeds decline in Q3 2013 – Akamai
South African internet is underperforming when compared countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), showing a 1.1 per cent decline in internet speed in the third quarter of 2013. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju
Jumia Nigeria appoints new CEOs
E-commerce platform Jumia Nigeria has announced Nicolas Martin and Jérémy Doutté as chief executive officers (CEOs), replacing former managing directors Tunde Kehinde and Raphael Afaedor who have decided to leave to start their own business. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 15:40 · Paul Adepoju
NGClusterMap launched to uncover pockets of industry clusters in Nigeria
NGClusterMap, a new platform sponsored by the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has been launched to uncover the pockets of industry clusters where companies with similar attributes co-exist in Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
SA mobile data revenue to pass $5bn in 2018
South Africa’s mobile data revenue will surpass US$5 billion in 2018, almost double the US$2.8 billion in revenues in 2011. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria launches Open Data Initiative
Nigeria has launched its Open Data Development Initiative, with the goal of driving innovation, investment and economic growth by enabling access to government data. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 13:40 · Chris Udemans
Telecom Egypt to provide new city with fibre connectivity
Telecom Egypt (TE) has signed a deal to provide Egypt’s newly designed Madinaty city with a fibre optic network, increasing connectivity in the area. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
SABC silent on rumours of CEO resignation
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has neither confirmed nor denied rumours group chief executive officer (CEO) Lulama Mokhobo has handed in her resignation. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Zinox Technologies launches online retail store
Nigerian computer manufacturer Zinox Technologies has launched Task Direct, an e-commerce platform that allows the company to offer its customers products from global manufacturers such Dell, Lenovo, HP and Samsung. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson
Kenyans transferred $22bn through mobile in 2013
Kenyans transferred KSh1.9 trillion (US$22 billion) through their mobile phones last year, according to new statistics from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Man arrested over SANRAL bomb scare
A South African man will appear in court tomorrow for acts of terrorism in connection with the bomb scare at the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) operations centre over the weekend, the third terrorism-related scare in the space of a week. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s cybercrime bill will invade consumers’ privacy – telecoms
Nigerian telecoms have expressed their dissatisfaction with the cybercrime bill currently before the legislative arm of government, saying it would allow for surveillance of consumers. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
EMC extends educational services to Nigeria with new training facility
IT storage solutions company EMC is extending its educational services to Nigeria with the opening of its new training facility in Lagos, in order to provide support for the company’s growing market demands in the country and meet the needs of its customers. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
IBM opens client centre in Johannesburg
IBM has announced the opening of a client centre in Johannesburg, hoping it will foster innovation for South African businesses and IT skills development. → Read more
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