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Wed, January 8th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
E-tag registrations approaching 1m – SANRAL
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has claimed more than 330,000 e-tags have been registered for by Gauteng road users since the launch of e-tolling, taking the total number of e-tags to near the one million mark. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria denies involvement in hike in prices of recharge cards
Nigeria’s largest telecoms network MTN has told HumanIPO it is not responsible for the hike in the prices of the various denominations of its recharge cards. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s problems are students’ opportunities – Ndemo
Kenya’s biggest problems pose the greatest opportunities for the country’s students, who should focus their technical efforts on finding solutions to help the country progress, according to Dr Bitange Ndemo, former permanent secretary of the old Ministry of Information and Communication. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Interswitch Nigeria’s QuickTeller extended to allow cash deposit in any bank account
Bank account holders in Nigeria can now make cash deposits into any account held at any bank as a result of the extension of the QuickTeller ecosystem by BeyondBranches. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SEACOM seeking African expansion in 2014
SEACOM is looking for expansion opportunities across the African continent in 2014, while completing its transition from cable operator to infrastructure provider, chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Simpson has said. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Android to ship over 1bn devices this year – report
Android will ship over one billion devices in 2014, seeing demand grow by 26 per cent from the last year, according to the latest report by Gartner. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
International biometrics certifications debut in West Africa
Tim Akano, chief executive officer (CEO) of New Horizons, a foremost Information Technology (IT) training institute, has announced the introduction of West Africa’s first international biometrics certification programmes. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 05:00 · Tom Jackson
BlackBerry announces another executive appointment
BlackBerry has announced another executive appointment, with former The OpenNMS Group chief executive officer (CEO) Ron Louks joining the company as president of devices and emerging solutions. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers urge operators to set up more BTS
The umbrella body of Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers, the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), has called upon telecoms companies operating in the country to set up more Base Transceiver Stations (BTS). → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
LG, Samsung launch new bendable TVs
LG and Samsung have unveiled new bendable television screens which allow users to control the curvature of the screen via remote control. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 18:20 · Tom Jackson
Rwanda sets new date for digital migration
The Rwandan government has set July 31 as the new date for the country’s migration from analogue broadcasting to digital following problems over the limited number of set-top boxes (STBs). → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zimbabwe operators subject to mobile money tax
A new Zimbabwean government tax on mobile money has taken effect, meaning operators and consumers are now subject to a US$0.05 tax on every transaction. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya overhauling online cargo clearing system
The Kenyan government has started the process of overhauling the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) customs clearing system - the Simba system - by floating a tender for a consultancy firm that will steer the process. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 16:20 · Nick Sato
Uganda telecoms industry braces for tough competition in 2014
Competition in Uganda’s communication industry is set to increase in 2014 following a surge in demographics and a rise in disposable incomes. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 15:40 · Nick Sato
All Kenyan operators fail to meet minimum quality of service
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has released a Quality of Service (Qos) report showing Kenya’s four mobile operators all failed to meet their compliance target for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for 2012-13. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C now available in Kenya
Orange Kenya has officially launched Apple’s latest flagship smartphones - the iPhone 5s and 5c - in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
Ruling party praises Nigerian president for achievements in technology
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has been commended by his political party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), for his efforts aimed at bringing about technological advancements in Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 13:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
African startups to compete in Seedstars World finals
Five African startups have been selected among 20 finalists to compete at the Seedstars World global startup competition, with the chance of winning US$500,000 equity investment. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s free laptops to be delivered in 90 days, officials to visit shortlisted firms
Kenya’s flagship one laptop per child programme will commence in the next three months as government officials from the Ministry of Education are set to travel abroad to assess shortlisted firms for the procurement of the 1.3 million laptops. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
SA matric results website crashes
The South African Department of Basic Education’s (DBE’s) website is currently inaccessible as students visit the site to discover their matriculation (matric) examination results. → Read more
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