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Thu, December 12th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL fabricated e-tag sale numbers – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has accused the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) of fabricating its figures for e-tag sales, saying its own research showed sales were less than half those claimed by the state-owned company. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
SABC denies allegations it censored Zuma ‘booing’
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has denied allegations by the City Press newspaper it banned broadcasts of President Jacob Zuma being booed during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg on Tuesday. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
NCC could take back spectrum
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is considering recalling spectrum currently being under-used by broadband providers as it tries to increase web access. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft sells 2m Xbox Ones in 18 days
Microsoft has said it has sold more than two million Xbox One consoles since its launch, catching up with Sony’s PlayStation 4 (PS4). → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Twitter best tech company to work for in 2014
Twitter has been ranked as the best global tech company to work for in 2014 by the annual Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards, having not even been in the top 50 the year before. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Rdio expands to SA
Music streaming service Rdio has expanded to South Africa along with 19 other new countries, taking its total reach to 51 countries across six continents. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
LG launches first Google Play Edition tablet
LG Electronics has launched the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet, the first device to be designated a Google Play Edition tablet and the first tablet to be launched under Google’s Android Open Source Project. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s energy ministry launches journalism awards
Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has launched its Journalism Excellence Awards (EJEA), aimed at promoting accurate and comprehensive coverage of energy matters in the country. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
East Africa goes live with payments system
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have gone live with the East African Payments System (EAPS), with Rwanda and Burundi to follow later, allowing for faster cross-border transfers. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom launches fixed-rate roaming offer
South Africa’s largest operator Vodacom has launched its “Travel Saver” product, giving contract customers the opportunity to save on roaming charges through the opt-in fixed-rate offer. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
WASPA welcomes MTN and Cell C cooperation
The Wireless Applications Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has praised MTN and Cell C for finally catching up with Vodacom in implementing a double opt-in system for value added services. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Kenya’s digital migration chaotic until the end
The ruling issued by Kenya’s High Court to temporarily suspend Nairobi’s planned analogue broadcasting switch-off to December 23 while a suit filed by three media houses challenging the migration is held casts further doubt on the likelihood of the move going ahead before next year. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 17:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Airtel to give free airtime, data for Kenya@50 celebrations
Airtel Kenya has announced it will give free airtime and data to all its prepaid customers as part of its efforts to contribute to the country’s fiftieth anniversary of independence. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Google adds more African languages to Translate
Google Translate has added five more African languages and four others to bring the total number now served to 80. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Twitter allows sending of pictures via DM
Twitter now allows users to send photographs via direct message (DM), one of a number of updates primarily intended to make the Twitter mobile app easier to use. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom unconvincing in LLU submissions, must be more efficient – ICASA
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has cast doubt on information submitted by Telkom concerning the value of its Access Line Deficit (ALD), resulting in the regulator telling the fixed-line operator to bring the cost of its operations down. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta unveils Nairobi CCTV command centre
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto has officially opened Nairobi’s new command centre that will coordinate traffic operations and crime management using CCTV cameras. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Nokia building Android phone – report
Nokia is building its own Android-powered phone, codenamed “Normandy”, according to a report, though it is unclear if it will ever see the light of day once Microsoft’s acquisition of its mobile section is completed. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 14:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Nigeria’s central bank set to boost internet services
The Central Bank of Nigeria, through its governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said it will partner satellite system companies as part of its efforts to boost international telecommunication services in the country. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN pilots internet access on feature phones
MTN South Africa has launched a pilot project allowing customers with feature or Java-enabled phones to access the internet via their mobiles. → Read more
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