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Fri, December 6th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
SA broadband goals realistic, collaboration necessary – Akamai
The goals set out in South Africa’s National Broadband Policy, Strategy and Plan are realistic, but public-private collaboration will be needed to achieve them according to David Belson, editor of Akamai’s State of the Internet report. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher
TTCL upgrades management system
Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) has launched its new business and operational support system after collaboration with ZTE, Huawei and local vendors. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
DStv launches Mandela memorial channel
MultiChoice has announced the launch of a Nelson Mandela memorial channel on DStv, paying tribute to the former South African president who died yesterday at the age of 95. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Twitter to be available on mobile without internet
Twitter has linked up with Singapore-based startup U2opia Mobile to make its service available to users in emerging markets on phones without internet access. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
NCC to engage consumers through social media
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to utilise social media to monitor consumer complaints of poor service from telecommunications. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
MWEB providing free Wi-Fi in Cape Town
South African internet service provider (ISP) is providing free high-speed uncapped Wi-Fi to Canal Walk shopping centre in Cape Town over the festive season. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana data centre delay angers minister
Edward Omane Boamah, Ghana’s minister of communications, has fired a warning shot at Top International Engineering Limited over the delays to the US$40 million data centre project it was contracted to carry out on behalf of the government. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 08:30 · Nick Sato
Intel Kenya showcases future in technology innovations
Intel hosted chief information officers (CIOs) from the Kenyan IT ecosystem last week, in a bid to shed light on how the company is preparing the country’s enterprise market to fit into the future of dynamic IT and shared its next generation technology vision to its partners. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 08:00 · Winfred Kuria
Airtel Kenya partners DStv mobile
Airtel Kenya has partnered DStv mobile to enable customers to enjoy 16 mobile package channels available on the Premium bouquet for three months free subscription. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Microsoft, Google race to track Santa Claus
Microsoft has partnered with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to launch a new website to help children track Santa’s journey around the world during the Christmas season. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tecno Mobile launches Phantom AIII in Nigeria
Tecno Mobile Nigeria has unveiled its latest addition to its Phantom series of devices, the Phantom AIII, as part of its efforts to increase its smartphone penetration and market share in the West African country. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 05:00 · Nick Sato
Travelport appoints head of OTA to drive online business across Africa
Travelport, a distribution services and e-commerce provider for the global travel industry, has appointed Michael van der Ende as head of OTA (Online Travel Agencies) for the Middle East, Africa (MEA) and India, in a move to reinforce the company’s commitment to the region’s online travel trade. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers lose $4.6bn annually
Nigerian telecommunications users lose over NGN730 billion (US$4.6 billion) each year to quality of service problems caused by poor network infrastructure, vandalism and billing issues, a professional forum in Lagos has heard. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 19:30 · Tom Jackson
Maimane likens SANRAL CEO to PW Botha
South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) chief executive officer (CEO) Nazir Alli has been likened to apartheid-era president PW Botha by Democratic Alliance (DA) premier candidate for Gauteng Mmusi Maimane. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Google lifts the lid on its own robotics development
Google is reportedly developing its own man-like robots to transport and deliver packages, further evidence that the world’s biggest technology companies are taking the future adoption of drones seriously. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 18:30 · Nick Sato
CCK to start auditing Quality of Service on Non-Voice parameters
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has announced it will start auditing quality of service (QoS) on non-voice communication services after a huge influx of customers using devices for non-voice. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigeria mulls jail terms for social media dissenters
The Nigerian Senate is considering passing a bill which provides for a seven-year jail sentence for those found guilty of criticising the government via social media and electronic messaging. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 17:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenyan firm competes in Global Startup Battle
SooTano, a micro-jobs online platform allowing young people in Kenya to make an income by outsourcing their tasks and skillset, has entered the Global Startup Battle challenge after fending off 25 other applicants. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
IBM to hold Virtual Recruiting Event
IBM’s recruiting team has announced that it is inviting professors, scientists and qualified university students to participate in a Research Virtual Recruiting Event today (Thursday) for several open positions at the recently opened IBM Research Africa Laboratory, in Nairobi. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Zuma must expel Pule – DA
Marian Shinn, the Democratic Alliance’s shadow minister for communications, has called on President Jacob Zuma to expel South Africa’s former minister of communications Dina Pule from parliament after the public protector published a scathing assessment of the latter’s conduct. → Read more
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