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Sat, November 2nd, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
HassConsult launches new property information system
HassConsult has unveiled a live property price research app which includes real-time price geo-mapping, created after the company expanded its data collection. → Read more
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Sat, November 2nd, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Countries adopt Smart Africa Manifesto
African countries have committed to ensuring ICT remains at the centre of their national agendas after agreeing to the Smart Africa Manifesto at the Transform Africa Summit, in Kigali, Rwanda. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 20:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN most engaging South African provider on social media
MTN is performing best in terms of fan engagement on Facebook, doubling the likes, shares and comments of leading operator Vodacom in spite of having less followers. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 19:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Top phone companies sued over patent infringement
A number of global mobile phone manufacturers including Google, Samsung, HTC and Huawei are being sued in the United States by the Rockstar Consortium over a range of alleged patent infringements. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 19:00 · Kamau Mbote
Google praise Chief Kariuki for his use of social media
Kenya’s Chief Kariuki, a local administrator in Lanet Umoja, Nakuru North district, has been praised at the annual Google Ideas conference in the United States for his impact through technology. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 18:30 · Winfred Kuria
52 students graduate with SAP certification
SAP Africa’s Skills for Africa Programme has presented its first group of 52 students with SAP certification at a graduation ceremony at Nairobi’s Multimedia University. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s IT professionals are marginalised – NCS
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has declared IT professionals in the West African nation are highly marginalised and not enjoying full recognition from the government in critical aspects of the economy. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SABC announces free-to-air set-top boxes
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced its set-top boxes for digital terrestrial television (DTT) will be free-to-air and not conditional, prompting praise from the Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA). → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
iHub partners with JKUAT to fill information gap for farmers
Nairobi startup incubator iHub has received a KSh4.5 million (US$52,000) grant from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to be channelled towards research into the needs of Kenyan maize farmers. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Twitter IPO set to be oversubscribed
Twitter’s initial public offering (IPO) is reportedly highly likely to be oversubscribed following the lower than expected pricing of its shares. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
E-toll collection firm CEO resigns
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Electronic Tolling Collection (ETC), Salahdin Yacoubi, has resigned from his position at the company responsible for e-toll collections in Gauteng. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Everlytic social inbox workshop focuses on successful social marketing
Unified messaging platform Everlytic hosted its Kenya edition of the Social Inbox Workshop yesterday (Thursday), with digital marketers, agencies and startups benefitting from how integrating social media and email marketing may make their businesses successful. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Orange interested in Vodafone’s African operations – report
French telecoms firm Orange has expressed an interest in acquiring some of Vodafone’s African operations, according to a Bloomberg report. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 14:32 · Selipha Kihagi
Rwandan government launches website to record development
The government of Rwanda has unveiled a new website to document and archive past, present and future events of the country to enlighten people around the globe about the country’s development. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
MainOne begins work on West Africa’s largest data centre
MainOne, a West African submarine cable company, has begun work on its US$25 million Tier-III Data Centre in Lagos, the biggest in the region. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 13:40 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom to give out 40,000 free SIM cards to students
Telkom Business has partnered with Damelin, a leading South African private education provider, to hand out 40,000 free SIMS cards to students. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Nokia Lumia 1020 debuts in Kenya with Safaricom partnership
Nokia has launched its latest Lumia device in Kenya, the Nokia Lumia 1020, through a partnership with Safaricom. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Rwanda in talks to extend laptop programme to teachers
Rodrigo Arboleda, chief executive officer (CEO) of Rwanda’s One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) programme, has revealed it intends to enter a partnership to benefit teachers as well as pupils. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher
Etisalat exploring third-party tower deal in Nigeria
Etisalat Nigeria could be the next African operator to sell its telecommunications towers to a third party after a report claimed they were looking to raise around US$400 million from any sell-off. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher
Growth reported from struggling Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent has reported a 7 per cent year-on-year revenue increase for the third quarter, with the global telecommunications company claiming its restructuring, including substantial job lay-offs, is having a positive effect. → Read more
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