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Mon, August 11th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
No e-tolling in Winelands, only conventional tolling – SANRAL
There will be no e-tolling of roads in Cape Town, rather conventional toll booths will be used on the N1 and N2 motorways to cover the cost of road renovations, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) said. → Read more
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Mon, August 11th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
StarTimes launches exclusive Kiswahili programming channel
Pay-TV firm StarTimes has unveiled its self-produced Star Swahili channel in a bid to revamp its offering for Kenyan subscribers to include local content. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ebola Facts website launched to educate public on ebola prevention
Nigerian publishing house Big Cabal Media has launched an educational website focusing on informing the public about Ebola prevention as the virus spreads across West Africa. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 15:03 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom, Virtual City unveil app for goods distribution
Safaricom Business in partnership with Virtual City, a mobility solutions provider, has unveiled an application that will enhance efficiency in distributing fast moving consumer goods. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN records 22% revenue increase in Nigeria, 7% reduction in South Africa
The MTN Group has released its financial months for the six months ended June 30, 2014, revealing 21.5 per cent revenue growth in Nigeria, while South African revenues contracted by seven per cent. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Newspaper apologises for Motsoeneng article
South African newspaper The New Age has apologised for an article published yesterday headlined “No need to punish Hlaudi”, which it said could have been misinterpreted. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya Airways, Airtel sign MVNO agreement
Bharti Airtel and Kenya Airways have announced a partnership that will see Airtel host Kenya Airways as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on its network. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Vodafone’s Michael Joseph receives PICMET Technology Management Award
Vodafone director of mobile money and former Safaricom chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Joseph has received the prestigious Leadership in Technology Management Award from the Portland International Centre for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET). → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Facebook’s Internet.org app now available to Airtel Zambia customers
Airtel Zambia has announced it has become the first mobile operator in the world to offer Facebook’s Internet.org app to customers, a move it says will makes it easier for people to access the internet and a set of basic services without data charges. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
SkyVision to provide VPN service to Bank of Africa in Burkina Faso
Global Communications provider SkyVision Global Networks has announced the successful implementation of the first phase of its project with the Bank of Africa (BOA) Burkina Faso, the country’s second largest financial institution. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SATNAC 2014 to consider transformative potential of broadband
South Africa’s part-state owned operator Telkom has announced its annual Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) event will take place at the end of August, focusing on how universal broadband connectivity has the potential to transform lives. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Africa, BGFI partner to expand money transfer service in Africa
Airtel Africa has entered into a partnership with BGFIBank, a financial services institution present in 10 countries, to expand mobile money access to the bank’s customers. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Motsoeneng should not be punished for old lies – SABC
Controversial South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operations officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng should not be punished for 19-year-old lie, the state broadcaster has said in court papers. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom’s yuMobile acquisition to be complete within months – report
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom expects to complete its joint acquisition of rival yuMobile for around US$120 million within months, chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has told Bloomberg. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Project Isizwe partners Gumtree for free Wi-Fi in Tshwane
South African non-profit internet access initiative Project Isizwe has partnered with classifieds platform Gumtree to bring free Wi-Fi connectivity to low income communities in South Africa’s Tshwane municipality, with the companies promising to connect over one million people by the end of the month. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos residents buying sanitary supplies online following Ebola scare – Kaymu
Nigerian online shopping platform Kaymu has recorded a significant rise in the sale of sanitary supplies on its platform as a result of the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya, CIC Insurance partner to launch Orange Bima
Orange has partnered leading micro-insurer CIC Insurance Group to launch a mobile insurance product, Orange Bima, that gives Orange mobile subscribers the opportunity to insure their mobile devices. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Italian government launches startups visas for techprenuers
The Italian government has launched a startup visa that allows non-European tech innovators to move to Europe, with the starting point being Italy, whose ecosystem has a great deal of growth potential, a growing number of successful startups, programmes and initiatives. → Read more
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Wed, August 6th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Vodafone Egypt chooses Ericsson to enhance network quality in Greater Cairo
Ericsson has penned a three-year managed services agreement with Vodafone Egypt that will see the latter obtain field maintenance services and improve the quality of its network in the greater Cairo area. → Read more
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Wed, August 6th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
VConnect launches discounted deals platform
Nigerian local search engine VConnect.com has announced the launch of a discounted deals platform, deals.vconnect.com, saying the new platform will be a game-changer in the country’s online commerce market. → Read more
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