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Tue, January 7th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian newspaper survives major cyberattack
Nigerian newspaper Premium Times has suffered a major cyberattack targeting its online news platform, which prevented visitors from accessing the site on Sunday, January 5. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
TMG sells Nu Metro cinemas for $7m
South Africa’s Times Media Group (TMG) has sold the country’s second largest cinema chain Nu Metro to local independent private equity firm One Fifty Capital for ZAR75 million (US$7.03 million). → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Safaricom takes on CCK over licence renewal terms
Kenya’s largest mobile service provider Safaricom has aired its displeasure at the terms laid down by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ahead of its licence renewal in June 2014. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Q&A: Afam Anyika, head of offline marketing, Jumia Nigeria
In the year and a half since its inception, e-commerce platform Jumia has seen its reputation grow as the pioneer of the African e-commerce market, and made particular headway in getting online shopping in Nigeria off the ground. HumanIPO spoke to Jumia Nigeria head of offline marketing Afam Anyika about the successes and lessons of 2013, and the market going forward in 2014. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Ugandan media houses targeted by anti-porn bill
Ugandan media houses are set to be closed and their editors prosecuted once president Yoweri Museveni assents to the Anti-Pornography Bill passed by parliament at the end of last year. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
HTC reports smaller than expected Q4 profits
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has reported fourth quarter profits of T$0.3 billion (US$10 million), lower than expected despite cost cutting at the company. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
MEA external storage market declines, SA and Egypt badly hit
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) external storage market declined 8.8 per cent year-on-year during the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest figures from International Data Corporation (IDC), with particularly large declines in South Africa and Egypt. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
Google acquires Bitspin
Google has acquired Bitspin, known mainly for its Android alarm clock Timely, as it continues a flurry of recent acquisitions. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian state to establish 44 e-learning centres
The government of Kano state in northern Nigeria has announced its readiness to establish 44 e-learning centres this year. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 18:30 · Tom Jackson
Digital music sales fall in 2013 for first time
Digital music sales declined in 2013 from the previous year, the first time since the launch of iTunes the industry has failed to register growth. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA matric results available via SMS through SABC
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has launched a new service allowing students awaiting their matriculation (matric) examination results tomorrow to register to receive their personal results via SMS. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 16:40 · Nick Sato
CCK set to be overhauled in next 3 months
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is set to be rebranded and overhauled following the successfully passing and assenting into law of the Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill 2013. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA broadcasters criticise compulsory STB control systems
South African broadcasters and business associations have spoken out against the government’s decision to install a control system on all set-top boxes (STBs) in the forthcoming digital migration, questioning the decision’s legality and saying it places an “extra burden on consumers”. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 15:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Smartphones at centre of Nigerian e-commerce – Jumia
Smartphones are the most popular products purchased online in Nigeria, seeing the biggest uptake in 2013, according to local e-commerce site Jumia. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 14:40 · Nick Sato
Kenyan analogue switch-off postponed pending appeal
The Kenyan Court of Appeal has ordered the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) to switch back on analogue broadcasting signal pending an appeal by media houses, with the transition to digital broadcasting in and around Nairobi now postponed until February 6. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom CEO sells shares
Vodacom chief executive officer (CEO) Shameel Joosub has sold over ZAR6 million (US$560,735) in ordinary shares in South Africa’s largest telecoms company. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 13:20 · Paul Adepoju
Most health and fitness mobile apps useless in Africa – HIFA2015
A large number of the mobile health and fitness apps used in Africa are useless in such low-resource settings, in spite of their rising popularity, according to Health Information For All by 2015 (HIFA2015). → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 12:40 · Nick Sato
Nailab rebrands, targets expansion
Kenyan startup incubator Nailab has rebranded to incorporate a new logo and vision, in a move that will see the hub expand its reach by targeting more entrepreneurs from other urban centres. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Facebook sued over private message mining
Facebook is being sued by two users claiming the social networking site intercepts private messages and shares the data with third parties. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
Government agency demands to blame for poor service – Nigerian operators
Telecoms companies in Nigeria have blamed excessive demands by various government agencies for the poor quality of service (QOS) in the sector. → Read more
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