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Mon, November 11th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
SMS introduced to Nigerian MNP scheme
World Telecom Labs (WTL) has developed Text To Change, a vital component of the mobile number portability (MNP) in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
VimpelCom sees earnings drop in Africa
VimpelCom, the telecommunications group with operations around the world, has reported a disappointing set of third quarter results including a drop in earnings in Africa. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 10:30 · Brandon Gregory
City Power ready to implement smart meters
City Power, the South African electricity distributor, is ready to implement an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), or smart meters, throughout Johannesburg. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 10:01 · Winfred Kuria
Entrepreneurs see us as “easy target” for court action – Collymore
Bob Collymore, chief executive officer of Safaricom, has said innovators and entrepreneurs see Kenya’s leading mobile mobile network as an “easy target” for accusations of intellectual property theft. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 09:32 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom doubles international data revenue, M-Pesa takes off
Vodacom Group, which operates networks in four African countries outside of South Africa, has reported more than 100 per cent data revenue growth in those markets, another indication of the continent’s rapidly increasing mobile data usage. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Uber Cape Town puts Fords, Chevys and Toyotas on the road, price increase
A handful of Uber users in Cape Town have expressed dismay at being greeted by lower-end vehicles after using the mobile app only to be delivered a Chevy or a Toyota. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 08:30 · Richard Cutcher
Hackers snatch Bitcoins valued more than $1m
Bitcoin wallet Inputs.io has been hacked to the tune of more than US$1 billion it has conceded, with the site “unable to pay all user balances”. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
New app launched to enhance Nigerian church communications and growth
ARPPY, a new app designed to ease church and business communications, has been launched by a Lagos IT firm. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Porsche launches online platform to lure African investors
Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE, a subsidiary of Porsche AG, has launched an online communication platform for investors as it extends its business across the region with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Samsung launches six weeks promotion campaign in Tanzania
Samsung has launched a new promotion campaign in Tanzania which will see 15 winners get rewarded each week as part of its efforts to strengthen its commitment to the public. → Read more
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Sun, November 10th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 10/11/2013
Following the iROKING drama of last week, this one was destined to be a little quieter, but HumanIPO still found time to touch base with startups and programmes in Cameroon, Botswana and Uganda, among others. → Read more
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Sat, November 9th, 12:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s WordCamp 2013 forum begins today
The WordCamp 2013 Kenya Forum is taking place this weekend with the aim of assessing the state of ICT leadership in Africa, as well as how blogging can be used as a tool to market Kenya. → Read more
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Sat, November 9th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Liquid Telecom Zambia appoints former Airtel chief
Liquid Telecom Group has appointed Chabuka Kawesha its new managing director of CEC Liquid Telecom in Zambia. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
Essar Kenya decreases market share in key segments
Essar Kenya, which owns Yu network, has lost market share in key segments during the third quarter of 2013, according to figures released by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 19:30 · Brandon Gregory
Creating effective, entertaining online content
Gavin Mannion, founder of Lazygamer.net, discussed creating effective and entertaining online content using the Wordpress platform at the WordCamp conference, in Cape Town, yesterday (Monday). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
Telephones are generation Y’s third choice for communication – Dimension Data
Dimension Data has released it 2013/14 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report, which reveals generation Y has placed the telephone as the third preferred method of communication. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
Girl Geek Dinners looking ahead to 2014
Girl Geek Dinners Cape Town (GGDCPT) held its end of year celebration at Cafe Chic last night, with the organisers already placing the emphasis for 2014 on attracting more members from local schools. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 18:00 · Kamau Mbote
Matiangi outlines ambitious internet speeds target for Kenya
The Kenyan government is planning to deliver higher internet speeds as a way of ensuring citizens can access government services in one portal. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian banks have lost $1b to e-frauds
Nigerian banks have lost around NGN159 billion (US$1 billion) to e-fraud between 2000 and the first quarter of 2013, according to the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlements Systems, (NIBSS). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
South African white space pilot a success
The TV white spaces (TVWS) project with 10 schools in and around Cape Town has been hailed a success by Google and its partners in the initiative which is seeking to boost internet access. → Read more
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