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Mon, September 30th, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
GTBank and Clickatell offer bank customers virtual airtime
Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has partnered with Clickatell to allow customers to access virtual airtime top-up (VTU). → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 19:30 · Nick Sato
Internet connection restored in Sudan
Internet access in Sudan was restored after more than 24 hours of downtime caused by a blackout believed to have been ordered by the government due to the violent rioting in the country over lifted fuel subsidies → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 19:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Apple knocks Coca-Cola off top global brand spot
Apple has been ranked the most valuable global brand with a value of US$98.3 billion in a new study, knocking Coca-Cola off the top of the rankings for the first time. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
Zambians to pay water bills with mobile money
MTN Zambia has partnered with Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) to enable customers to pay water bills using mobile money. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Kaymu online marketplace launched in Morocco and Ghana
Kaymu, an online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers with one click, has opened operations in Morocco and Ghana less than a year after it launched in Nigeria and Pakistan. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Gijima hopeful of turnaround strategy
South Africa’s giant ICT services company Gijima has praised its turnaround strategy despite reporting an almost ZAR211 million (US$21 million) loss in its end of year results. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel launches Africa Connect network
Bharti Airtel has launched its Africa Connect network with the aim of enhancing the continent’s connectivity to the rest of the world in addition to increasing data capacity. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Egyptian developer creates blood donation app
Egyptian Samir Ali has built a mobile app that will help connect hospitals with blood banks, enabling them to receive different blood types on demand. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom in Neotel acquisition bid
Vodacom has confirmed it is in negotiations to acquire 100 per cent of Neotel’s shares, in a deal which would substantially strengthen the mobile network operator’s ability to provide high quality data services. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 15:30 · Kamau Mbote
Nairobi’s CCTV procurement to be completed by November
The closed circuit television (CCTV) project in Nairobi could finally begin moving forward after Joseph Ole Lenku, Kenya’s interior cabinet secretary, said the tender will be awarded in a month’s time. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
SA smart ID rollout to cost $530 million
The rollout of South Africa’s new smart ID cards will cost approximately ZAR5.34 billion (US$530 million), according to home affairs minister Naledi Pandor. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 14:40 · Winfred Kuria
Tanzanian minister emphasises importance of broadband infrastructure
Makame Mbarawa, Tanzania’s minister for communication, science and technology, has said the public need to make the most of National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) to accelerate the state’s development. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 14:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Twitter to release IPO info
Social media network Twitter will be releasing its IPO files to the public to kick off its trading on the New York Stock Exchange before Thanksgiving. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Carrim calls for collaboration on digital migration
South Africa’s communications minister Yunus Carrim has told the broadcast industry to work with the government to speed up South Africa’s delayed digital migration, which was meant to have been completed in November 2011. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 13:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Qurio to launch new features
Digital assessment tool Qurio will be releasing upgrades next month, featuring device adaptability and simplified use. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s chief justice claims email and Twitter accounts hacked
Willy Mutunga, Kenya’s chief justice and president of the Supreme Court, has claimed his email and Twitter accounts have been hacked. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote
Tanzanian networks go to court over SIM duty
Tanzania’s mobile networks have sought an injunction barring the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) from implementing a SIM card duty that would require phone users to pay TZS1,000 (US$0.62) every month. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 12:40 · Tom Jackson
e.tv, DA criticise SABC deal with MultiChoice
e.tv has criticised a deal between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and MultiChoice which stops the state broadcaster from offering its channels over encrypted platforms, with Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow communications minister Marian Shinn calling for clarification in parliament. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 12:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Zimbabwean banks not embracing mobile money
Mobile payments are seeing slow uptake among Zimbabwean banks, indicating a need for higher levels of integration. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia to launch 6 new devices in October
Nokia is set to launch six new devices in October at an event to be held in Abu Dhabi, with the company’s first phablet amongst them. → Read more
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