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Thu, November 7th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
Google e-books arrive in SA
South African users has become the first on the continent to have access to Google’s e-books on the company’s native Play Store site. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan banks downplay fake currency dispensing ATMs
Kenya’s banks have downplayed allegations some ATMs in the country are issuing fake currencies to customers, but have urged customers to report any suspicious activity. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Bitcoin value reaches new high
Bitcoin has reached its highest ever value, trading at US$278 this morning and beating its previous record of US$267 reached in April 2013. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
No legs in KT Corp deal for iWayAfrica
South African part state-owned telecommunications provider Telkom has confirmed it has ended negotiations with KT Corp over the sale of iWayAfrica. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
DISCOPRO conference Kicks off in South Africa
Around 1,500 delegates are attending the Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, for the eighth edition of DISCOP Africa, an event geared towards driving content business and digital changes across Africa. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 06:00 · Winfred Kuria
Microsoft warns on hacker attacks
Microsoft has cautioned its consumers on vulnerabilities in some of its operating systems that could be used by hackers to obtain user rights. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 05:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Technical Aid Corps gets new DG
Dr Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi has been appointed the new director general and chief executive officer of Nigeria’s Technical Aid Corps (TAC). → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
HTC One Mini available in SA
The HTC One Mini is being launched in South Africa on the Cell C and Vodacom networks, with MTN and Telkom Mobile to join the party shortly. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 19:00 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft, Kenya Red Cross hold ICT seminar for NGO’s
Microsoft, in partnership with the Kenya Red Cross, hosted the sixth NGO Connection day with the theme ‘youth, technology empowerment through NGO’s’ today. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
Technology is changing the face of journalism
Technology is changing journalism and editorial processes at large and the Daily Maverick, a South African online news publication, serves as an example of this, according to Chris Borain, its commercial director. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Zomato adds Durban to growing SA presence
Zomato, an Indian-founded online restaurant directory, is expanding across South Africa following completion of a US$37 million fund raising round. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
CCK agrees to renew Safaricom operational license for 10 years
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has officially agreed to renew Safaricom’s operational license for the next 10 years at a fee of KSh2.36 billion (US$27.6 million). → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Western Cape to award provincial broadband tender
The Western Cape provincial government expects to award an internet service provider (ISP) the tender for Stream One of its Broadband Initiative (WCBBI) by the end of the month and plans to have connected every government building to its high speed network by the end of 2015. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to tackle insecurity with BRISIN
The Nigerian government is set to deploy a new national integrated data and information infrastructure system in its fight against insecurity, labelled the Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN). → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Azam TV to launch in Tanzania
Azam Media will launch its new TV venture AzamTV into Sub-Saharan Africa, starting in East Africa, from its base Tanzania at the end of the month, following a long term contract for capacity signed with Eutelsat. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
The need for a digital reading platform in SA
In South Africa there is a need for a digital reading platform which operates both online and offline within the academic industry, said Malcolm Seegers, digital publisher for Macmillan. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 14:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Government of Zambia set to fight cyber crime
The government of Zambia has said it is committed to ensure citizens have access to secure and high quality communication services free of cybercriminals and other related threats. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom pledges free internet for schools if regulator allocates spectrum
Safaricom will provide free broadband connectivity to all public schools to complement the government’s one laptop per child programme, if the regulator provides it with more spectrum. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzania launches e-system for residence permits
Tanzania has rolled out a biometric enrollment system for residence permits that will allow the country’s immigration department to capture biometric samples from the applicants and to register applicants’ data in an electronic database. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria suffers 1,200 fibre cuts in a “few months”, NCC raises alarm
Okechukwu Itanyi, an executive commissioner at the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), has raised alarm over the current level of vandalism in the telecommunications sector, while 1,200 cable cuts have been recorded in the past few months due to roadworks. → Read more
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